What a busy time of year, being a longarm quilter.
Pretty well any quilt done from beginning of November on is an intended Christmas gift. So much pressure to keep on schedule!
One quilt this past week was particularly fun to work on. It was a quilt made from a design by Lorna at Sew Fresh quilts.
The piecing was spot on, and the fabrics were perfect. Here's a couple of pictures...
I bought three of Lorna's patterns when I was lucky enough to see her trunk show...then I won two more thru' a draw at the PEI Modern Quilt Guild Mystery quilt! It will be difficult to choose which one to do first.
I ran in my final race of the year this past weekend....a Santa 5k in Hamilton. It was a lot of fun with lots of children and dogs running also. It certainly felt like being immersed in a Where's Waldo book!
...and a picture of all of us who participated from my running group in Port Dover, the North Shore gang (I'm the one give the peace sign in the back row!)...
I had some nice pictures to share of progress on my Down the Rabbit Hole, but for some reason they are just not transferring over to my blog.....next time, hopefully!
I am linking up with Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social and with Susan at Quilt Fabrication for Midweek Makers.
Have a lovely day!!
Another Sunday morning with some peaceful stitching to start the day. This week just flew by!
My Life is Beautiful embroidery had come to a halt because I couldn't find my thread....luckily I happened to find it, by chance, and could finish off this block, which took way too long...
....and I was able to start the next block.....
I would have liked to be working on the next rabbit for Down the Rabbit Hole, but it wasn't quite ready yet. I have one of the four leaping rabbits completed....
I like him!
We've had a sudden cold snap around here. Can you tell.....
I swear sometimes that Minnie thinks we got a fireplace just so she could snooze in front of it!
I thought this was a nice picture to take on the trail in Port Dover yesterday, but looking at it all I can think is that leaf-less trees have come about too quickly this year!...
I am linking up with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching. Have a visit to see what others are working on today.
What a nice morning to take it slow and get some extra stitching done.
It's a dreary morning....and I'm glad it wasn't like this yesterday morning!
On Saturday morning I ran my first official 10k in the Hamilton Road2Hope. I ran a good strong race and was faster than expected. We ran along the beachfront in Hamilton and for me it was a lovely, reflective run. I thought back over the last year and what I have accomplished and I also thought fondly of people no longer with me.
Here are myself, Paula and Uli ( two wonderful new friends I've made through running ), and my BIL and SIL, Bob and Elaine....who started their running journey in April. All of us feeling nervous for our first 10k!
Here are Paula and I trying to keep warm before racetime...
....and so special to cross the finish line with Bob. We've known each other for 37 years and I'm sure neither of us could imagine in our wildest dreams taking on this adventure.
So, it's been nice to take some extra time this morning and look back on the race while taking some stitches in my Down the Rabbit Hole...
This is certainly the part of slow stitching that is special...the peaceful time that it gives to reflect on the goings on in my life. I will never take this for granted.
I am linking up with Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching and with Cynthia for Oh, Scrap!.
November??? Really???
Now that Hallowe'en is done, get ready for Christmas music in the malls today.
Wasn't it just Summer a couple of days ago?...it sure feels like it!
This morning I put a few stitches into this Life is Beautiful block...
I'd misplaced my embroidery floss for this project, but came across a bit so I could work on the block. I hope I can find more of this variegated floss as the shop that I originally bought it at has closed.
My monthly goal for November is to work on my Down the Rabbit Hole....
My goal is to applique the leaves onto the sunflowers in the corners of the piece and to complete the elongated hexagon border. Should be do-able!
This BOM has been designed and offered by Sarah Fielke. It's the second one I've joined in on. This week, Sarah has revealed the designs offered for 2018. That's right, she's offering two!!
Just this weekend I said I wouldn't take part in the 2018 quilt...but, oh well, a girl can change her mind, right???
You can check out what Sarah has in store for us HERE. When you do one of Sarah's BOM's, you get monthly instruction plus an video tutorial and a great Facebook support system.
Today I am linking up with...
Elm Street Quilts for OMG - One Monthly Goal
Sew Fresh Quilts for Let''s Bee Social
Quilt Fabrication for Midweek Makers
Have a wonderful November day!
This past weekend I was away at a quilting retreat.
Of course, for the week before that as I thought of what I'd like to work on, I was tossing projects into the Retreat bag.
Then, later last week I realised that I was getting close to my monthly goal of having my houses completed for Down the Rabbit Hole. I managed to get them stitched up and packed away for Retreat...
So, of course, Down the Rabbit Hole was added at the last moment to the Retreat bag!!
Everything fell together beautifully...
Now I'm at the "elongated hexagon" border. I love the two fabrics I chose....but sewn together to try out the border I'm not sure the floral fabric shows enough contrast :(
I'll just live with it for a bit since I still have to do a bit of applique on the piece before going forward. I'm telling myself that I could probably make the hexagons "pop" more with some strategic quilting....right??
I also got the next "clue" finished for the Magnolia Mystery offered by Meadow Mist Designs...
I have to say, after having the houses as my monthly goal a few times, it feels very good to have them done and I love how they turned out!
There is even a couple of fussy-cut bit in the windows...
I am linking up with Elm Street Quilts for OMG - One Monthly Goal. Woohoo!!
Have a wonderful Fall day!
Well, today it's finally starting to feel like Autumn.
The bit of rain we had last night brought down a ton of leaves...but still lots to come!
The days certainly fly by. I've still got this week to finish my monthly goal....not sure that's gonna happen. I did manage to squeeze in Clue #2 of the PEI MQG mystery...
Easy-peasy....ready for Month 3!
For my morning applique, I've been poking away at the sunflower blocks for my Down The Rabbit Hole...
Here is a one of the corner blocks....all that's needed are the leaves...
...and here is a corner block I was working on the other day....can anyone see the problem???......
As you may know, I took up running a little over a year ago. I'm still really enjoying it, although I'm not sure I'll ever be a long distance runner....we'll see.
I am training lately for my first official 10k race in a little over a week. Should be fun and is being held in the east end of Hamilton not far from where I grew up.
I've experienced some beautiful scenery the last couple of weeks while out on my long runs....one of the great benefits of running.
I ran a 5k in Caledonia on the Thanksgiving weekend. With the Scottish roots of that town, we were encouraged to dress the part. Not many did....but I found I quite enjoyed running in a kilt!
I even had my own kilt pin from when I was a little girl! I enjoyed running in a kilt....next time will be at the Robbie Burns race in January.
I am linking up with Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social, and with Quilt Fabrication for Midweek Makers.
Well, back to work for me....have a great day!
I'm determined...this is the last month that this will be on the Goal list!!!
I'm talking about the "house" round of my Down the Rabbit Hole. There are ten different houses, repeated four times to go around the quilt.
Here is a picture showing the four houses completed so far...
My fifth set of houses is half done....so I'm getting there!
I'm linking up with Elm Street Quilts for OMG-One Monthly Goal, which you can find HERE.
I had a great day yesterday volunteering at the Norfolk County Fair. I was helping lay out quilts, etc., for the judging of the quilts.
So much fun seeing the process and hearing what the judges have to say about the quilts. I must say, seeing all the people at work to put the Fair together in time for today's opening was amazing. If you have the opportunity to pitch in one day, I say go for it!
While I type this, I'm hearing more music on the TV commemorating Tom Petty on the day after his death. So much talent, and a true artist.
