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A quilt for Barb

I have fallen in love with quilting. This was fun to whip together. Barb, my mom in law, before Covid19 would spend the cold Canadian winters in Mexico. With travel restricted or non existent, Bill and I thought it would be nice to bring the warmth of Mexico to Barb in Halifax and this is what we came up with.

Bill and the wind holding up the queen quilt
the back
a look at the top from the back – almost like stained glass
the quilt top before the quilting
Still have the boarders to add

This is the Mirror Mirror pattern that is a free pattern from Jordan Fabrics, here is the link

https://ca-jordanfabrics.glopalstore.com/pages/mirror-mirror

Barb sent photos of the new quilt on her bed, she loves it 🙂

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the basin – day 458

simple pleasures in the sun – be kind, stay safe, be well

the basin – day 449

baby bumps – young mergansers on a family outing – be kind, stay safe, be well

the basin – day 446

a little star shine for a stellar day – be kind, stay safe, be well
some drama on the water as the swan chases the geese away last night while these geese were putting the goslings to bed – bad swan, he is mean after his mate died and will kill the goslings
young goslings with their care givers heading to land to protect them from the swan

two Quilts – one for each twin

Just over a year ago, my niece gave birth to twins. They are beautiful the way that all babies are, fresh and unsculptured. One of each, a boy and a girl. I have only seen pictures and little bit of face time with them. They live on the prairies and I on the coast.

I have been sewing since I was a teenager and have made numerous skirts, dresses, pants, coats and a few costumes along the way. So, quilting was a natural extension for pandemic sewing. These are quilts 4 and 5 that I have made this year.