A Walk Down Memory Lane

I just received these pictures from Diane G. in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. Diane's quilt was a second place winner in her county fair.

This quilt is a 'walk down memory lane' for me because it is a pattern I designed in 1999! The Millennium Quilt was a way to celebrate the start of the new century. It was an online Block of the Month sponsored by Patchworks Studio (one of the only quilting websites in Canada at the time). Quilters were asked to send in pictures of their completed quilts. Perhaps a dozen or so would send pictures............

The flood of pictures was AMAZING! And from all over the world.  I have a photo album full of pictures. Yes, actual photographs! Sending electronic photographs was not easy back then.

Netherlands, Ontario, Michigan

Here are a few pictures of some of the other pages in my album.

California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Iowa, Mississippi!

Maryland (3 quiltrs) and Australia (2 quilters)

Washington State

 

One of the few electronic pictures received from Roxy A.

What's on my Table, Tuesday?

I have projects to finish but.....

can't wait to start URBANOLOGIE by Sew Kind of Wonderful.

I bought this Block of the Month pattern in Houston and I had fun today selecting fabrics for my quilt. This is definitely my NEW YEAR project!

I want to teach this Block of the Month here on Vancouver Island. Interested?  Where?

Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do about scheduling this fun project.

It will happen mid to late 2017 I think. Must get MY quilt done first!

Block of the Month - Donation Quilts

I taught a Block of the Month series at Calico Cupboard Quilt Shop here in Victoria during the last year. Students made extra blocks for donation and recently we got together to turn those donated blocks into quilts. We were joined by several members of my weekly quilting group. 

Here are pictures of the great quilt tops that are being donated to Victoria's Quilts Canada.

Great work everyone!

Yours, Mine & Ours - Donation Quilts

Together with my friend, Peggy, I have been hosting a Block of the Month club at Calico Cupboard quilt shop here in Victoria. We call ourselves the Yours, Mine & Ours Club. The members make one block for themselves and another block to donate.

Today we had our first 'work session' to begin putting the blocks together into quilts.

 First we had to sort through all the blocks and find 12 that we thought would look good together.

Next we framed each block with sashing. We had selected dark blue to be the strip colour for each person to bring. We had a good variety, but they were all dark blue. We had some great sewers (Marjorie, Susan, Sherrie, Vivian, Dixie, Selby & Peggy), we had a 'master presser' (Etiola) and Pat and I trimmed and squared up the blocks. (Hope I didn't miss anyone!) After the blocks were framed, they were sewn into rows and then into the quilt tops.

We worked like a 'well oiled machine' and completed 3 lovely quilt tops. I'm so proud of everyone.

 
Our monthly sessions are continuing on Saturday with a new block for everyone to make (plus a free block for August when we'll take a small break). We have scheduled another work session for early August though....we have lots more beautiful blocks to make into quilts.

Peggy will be hosting in September and we will announce a NEW monthly project to start in October - no we're not giving HINTS but we know you'll love it!