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Work in Progress

I have been working on a

block of the month for a while now and finally have it ready to quilt. 

This was a free BOM from Morning Glory Designs but if you want

the pattern now, there is a fee.

The border is appliqued.  I was suppose to make

assorted flowers but instead I chose

to do them all the same design

but made them the colours of the squares

in the quilt.

When I have finished quilting it I will post a full picture.  The flowers really make the quilt stand out.

TESSELLATING SQUARES OR TWISTER

Another work in progress.

 I am getting ready to practice making the Twister pattern.

I have the squares sewn together

and the border attached.

5" squares and 3" border.

This is really going to be interesting.

Alva is going to show me how

to cut out the twisters.



Peggy.

8 Quilt Shops to visit

On the trip to Eau Claire Wisconsin we had the pleasure of stopping at 8 Quilt Shops on the way there and on the way home.

Thimbles Quilt Shop, Trego, WI
Busy Bobbin Quilt Shop, Rice Lake, WI
Cotton Club, Chippewa Falls, WI
Quilt Yard, Osseo, WI
The Calico Shoppe, Eau Claire, WI
Creatons Quilt Shop, Duluth, MN
Kelly J's, Duluth, MN
Crystal's Log Cabin Quilts, Grand Marais, MN

I used my couch to showcase all my goodies.

Fons & Porter Ergonomic Seam ripper (really nice to use)

Alex Anderson's Handy 4 in 1 tool

Alex's Piecing Tips and Tricks

Carole Doak's Foundation Paper

A Box of Candy Bars from Moda

Aurifil Thread

Crib size Quilt Kit for a great niece who will soon be a new mama

Table topper pattern, Quilt pattern,Strip Therapy #7 for Bali Pops

Stonehenge fabric and charm squares

Bali Pops Grasshopper

Garden panel and background for placemats

Fat quarters

Christmas wreath pattern using twister tool

Tri Recs Ruler

Moda Pattern

Quilt kit for Twister tool using a Layer Cake

4 kits for placemats

Blue, Orange & Horse fabric for a convergence

4 yards of Batik fabric

Ricky Tims bag

1 yard of label fabric (always handy to have)

I tried to restrain myself on this trip and not buy too much new fabric and patterns.  I now have enough fabric and patterns to last me a long long time.

I guess I better get to work soon.

Peggy.



Ricky Tims Quilt Seminar

If you ever get a chance to go to one of Ricky Tims seminar, NEVER, NEVER pass it up.  I never thought I could learn so much and be so entertained about quilting as I was over those three days.   We were up every morning by 6:30, as we were not staying at the hotel that the seminar was at,  and did not get back to our hotel until 9pm each night. 

Every minute was totally worth it.  Here I am with Alex Anderson.

The seminar featured Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman.

Alex Anderson, Libby Lehman and Ricky Tims.

There was one sad part of the seminar and that was that Ricky ended up in the hospital with a kidney and Urinary Infection.  Alex and Libby filled in and he did some of the lectures and demonstrations but I'm sure it would have been better if he could have taken part in more of the seminars.

We learned:

Caveman Style Quilting

Convergence Quilts

Rhapsody Quilts

Kool Kaleidoscope

and so much more that

there isn't room to describe it all.

Libby Lehman putting together the Kaleidoscope Quilt.

It looks hard, but they showed us an easy way.

Alex is from Wisconsin and someone gave her a cheese head.

Alex taught us Hand Quilting & Choosing Fabric.

Libby taught us Sheer Ribbon Illusions and Potluck Applique.

They both filled in for Ricky also and did his portion of the Seminar.

Libby kept us in 'stitches' with her many jokes and off handed expressions.

No one slept through the first few hours of the morning

we were too busy

laughing.



Peggy

Ricky Tims Quilt Seminar

Tomorrow I leave for Eau Claire Wisconsin for a Quilt Seminar with Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman.  It is being held at the Ramada Inn Convention Centre. 

The Thunder Bay Quilter's Guild has hired a bus and we are leaving a day ahead of the seminar so that we can get in some quality shopping.  There are 8 quilt shops lined up for us to visit, and I have a list.  Not that I need anymore fabric but I have to make  a quilt for one of my grandsons and I heard
to-day that one of my great nieces is pregnant so I will be getting a baby quilt organized for her little one.  That means more fabric to purchase.

I may not be able to blog while I am away but I will have lots to write when I get back.  I will keep a diary for the trip.

Peggy

Women's United Run, Stroll or Roll 2011

To-day was the 32 annual Royal LePage 5 Km Women's Run.  I have been doing this run for the last 20 years.  The last few years my friend Maria and I have been walking or strolling but we still get out there and do it. 

It always takes place the Saturday before Mother's Day to Honour the Women of the World.

This year was a very special year because men of the community were invited to participate and

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.

and walk they did.

I didn't have my camera so I missed a great opportunity for a picture of our Mayor and a dozen firefighters in high heel shoes.

Peggy





Snow Chateau is finished and O Canada

I received this kit for Christmas

and was finally able

to start working on it in March.

I finished quilting it yesterday.

The Kit contained 2 centre panels because you had to

be careful how you cut the pieces.

Note how the picture flows from the right

and from the left.

The rocks also run horizontal and vertical. 

It was tricky cutting them

as

you had to cut them across the width

and

across the length of the fabric.

O CANADA

This pattern is one that was developed

by our local Quilt shop.

I have made it before and now this is a

gift.

I like to display mine on May 24th week-end which

we celebrate here in Canada as Victoria Day Week-end

in honour of Queen Victoria.

I also like to hang it on my door in July to

celebrate Canada Day which is July 1st.

Peggy

New Fabric

Of course I had to purchase fabric from some of the out of town vendors at the Quilt Show. 

I really like this table topper pattern that I have had for a long time from Pieced Tree Patterns.

I have only made this pattern once,

 but these new fabrics will be used to make it again.

This is the Table Topper that I sent to my

sister for her birthday. 

She saw it on the slide show and admired it

so

 it is hers.

Here are the new fabrics I purchased.

I just love the colours here

Already kitted up and ready to be made.

These Iris's were calling out to me to be purchased.

I saw them on the first day

and went back on Sunday

just before the

Show closed.

I just had to have them.

Whenever I give a gift I make a bag for it instead of buying

paper that just gets thrown away.

The cats on this bag look like Farouk, Christine's cat.

The bag pattern isn't fancy

but the bag is great for

groceries or just

incidentals.

Peggy

The Quilt Show Continued

Thunder Bay Quilters' Guild Logo

This Banner hung over the Guild Merchandise Booth.

I took a few more picture today of the beautiful quilts.

This is a beautiful Stained Glass wall hanging. 

One day I will make one of these.

A Striking Quilt

I'd like to find a pattern for this table topper

If anyone out there in Blog land has a pattern,

could you

please

contact me.

The Thunder Bay Quilter's Guild

30th Anniversary Banquet

Last night was the Banquet to celebrate the quilt show.

The highlight of the evening was the guest speaker.

Paulette Eccleston

She is a quilter and teacher who has been teaching and designing patterns for her own

classes since 1992.

What a treat she had in store for us.

She brought 30 of her 100 quilt tops.  None were quilted so they were easy

to transport since she came from Kamloops, B.C.

Her specialty is scrap quits and often does not use the same fabric

twice in one quilt.

These were large bed quilts so needless to say she had a lot of

scraps and fabric.

Strips sewn into blocks

Strips again but forming a very unique block.

A beautiful use of lights and darks.

I love the green in this one.

Very effective.

Every year she makes a Valentine Quilt.

Half Square Triangles in Lights and Darks.



I think the Quilt Show this year was a great success with all the work that went into it from the many volunteers and the Vendors that came out.  There were vendors from Thunder Bay, Red Lake, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, and Stonewall Manitoba.

Feel free the check out the Thunder Bay Quilter's Guild website.

Peggy.

The Quilt Show

It has been a very busy 3 days.  On Thursday we had to bring our quilts in to the CLE so that the hanging committee could get them all organized and hung for the show which started on Friday.

On Friday Maria and I went over and had a quick look but I forgot my camera so I went back today and took a few pictures.

one grouping

Lots of Maple Leaves

Alva with the quilt she made for

her granddaughter.

My Charmed Hearts

There were over 100 quilts altogether, and then in the side cases and on the ends of the booths there were a lot of tablerunners and wall hangings to fill the spaces.

There is also a featured quilter.  Helen Knights brought a lot of her quilts in for the show.  Helen is 99 years young (and that is not a misprint) and she has been quilting for over 50 years.  I think there is alot she can teach us new quilters.

Peggy

Getting ready for the quilt show

All the hanging sleeves have been sewn

 on to my 3 quilts

 so they are ready to go to the show. 

 We also tested the dowels and they are strong enough. 

All stacked and ready to go.

The Guild is also looking for small items

 so I am going to take

a few table runners

and

Patchabilities door hangings

and see if they

would like to have some

for the small display cases.

My Cotton Theory Table runner

Snowman Table runner

Fall Table runner

Pieced and Appliqued Runner

January and February

March and May

October and November

December

I think I will also take

my Miniature Quilt also.

I hope other members also bring

in some small

quilted things to display.

Peggy.