the basin – day 553 – mirror

the basin – day 552

the basin – day 551- 1st day of fall

the basin – day 550

the basin – day 549 – pinked again

there is a certain realness to the pink sun rises that bring a smile of wonder

the basin – day 548

the basin – day 547

the basin – day 546 – the rain

and the geese at the start of our first big storm of the fall but not yet fall

bonus moose block for the next quilt that will be predominantly black and white with a splash of red accented in a grey scale

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 🙂

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.