my quilt

this is my house quilt. really. where i live, house prices are out of my world. so for me to have a house i have made one – a house on my quilt.

being a house quilt, i started with the house

needed some green to represent our lush neighbourhood – it’s a start

Some blue was added to represent the sky in amongst the green

Looking more like a quilt top with the sun, more sky both day and twilight at the top

added some water at the lower left and 3 bears

the sun was applicated to the quilt with extra layers of batting to give it more depth

here it has been quilted with a wool batting with the excess batting and back cloth laid out for a trim

for the binding, i used the blue that represents water

the finished product – it came together quit nicely

the back shows the different stiches that i used to quilt the water with waves

I did take this for a test nap yesterday and it was awesome, light and warm.

a couple of quilts just finished

These were fun to make. Both are made using the strips to make half square triangles – lots of pieces and fun to work with. My main sewing machine was just back from the shop so I was finally able to finish the quilting of both.

The back in gold was pieced together on a 1947 Singer Featherweight machine while the Pfaff was in the shop. The Pfaff is back and once again works beautifully.

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

a look at the top from the back – almost like stained glass

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 🙂

the basin – day 449

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

the basin – day 448

rays of hope fill the air – be kind, stay safe, be well

the basin – day 447

pieces of you, you are everywhere – 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

the basin – day 445

a little sun in a park like setting – be kind, stay safe, be well

take care and kindness with you always.

Betty’s Garden – a quilt for my Gran on her 99th birthday

My Gran, Betty R is turning 99 on the 29th of March. As the quilting bug has taken hold of me for this pandemic, I decided to make her a lap quilt. Like all projects, it took a little longer then expected to finish and I was finally able to post it to her yesterday. As there is a pandemic, it will take two weeks to arrive.

Being as old as she is her eyes are failing. And she loves purple. When she was younger she always had a garden. So a purple flower was in order. Mostly purple, with a few pinks. Some green and blue to top the petals and bold colours that are reminiscent of her wonderful gardens. This is a lap quilt – 36*44 inches. Just enough to keep her warm and light enough for her not to be lost under it. I added some ruffle flowers so she can run her fingers through and around them. It was fun to make.

My next project will be two more quilts for my grand niece and nephew (twins) who will be turning 1 in early may. These quilts will most likely arrive late – too early to tell just yet, but my day jobs will keep me busy too.

What are your projects? I would like to know. It is fun to share. Thanks for dropping by :-). Be kind, stay safe, be well.

the basin – day 176

not in black and white – be kind, stay safe, be well

The grey vastness of the smoke that fills our sky is very disheartening. The warmth of the sun is hidden somewhere above, an instant change of seasons for us below.