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    CRAZY QUILTING

    My new CRAZY QUILTING project, “Black Butterflies”.   I took photos of some of my blocks in the preliminary stages for this project so this is the start of Block #6.  I mentioned in previous posts that I tend to get quite a few crazy quilting questions so thought I would share a bit of my process. The photo…

  • TEMARI

    A new TEMARI ball to add to my growing collection and it is a beauty. I have mentioned before that Verna, a fellow Canadian loves creating Temari balls. I have started to see Temari “swirl” patterns of late so Verna opted to do a swirl against a brown/rust background. The pattern is an original and…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    Bloomin Beauties Block #22!  Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE version of Bloomin Beauties pattern by Kim Schaefer. You can find this in Kim’s Flower Festival book. She has used a heavy black flannel for her background. Kathleen has used Colour Complements threads. We are nearing the end of this project with only a couple of blocks remaining….

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    Only a few more blocks to go in Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE project Bloomin Beauties. I have mentioned previously that purples and greens are some of the most popular colour combinations in my shop.  Kathleen has started with a solid green wool for her leaves and embellished with elongated fly stitch – simple but effective.  The flower petals…

  • EMBROIDERY

    A lovely example of EMBROIDERY today, specifically ART QUILTING. Karen wrote me some time ago saying she was working on an “orange” project using a variety of my threads as well as others.  Interestingly, I have found orange is not one of the most popular colours – I personally love it as I think it…

  • WOOL APPLIQUE

    Another example of Kathleen’s WOOL APPLIQUE.  This is her version of Bloomin Beauties, a pattern by Kim Schaefer found in the Flower Festival book.  Kathleen has used a heavy black flannel for her background and Colour Complements threads. Kathleen has opted to use a solid green wool for the leaves, bordered with variegated green perle…