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Care Quilt & Nifty Needlers
This quilt is going to the Westman Women's Shelter, most of the fabric was donated. The quilt back, borders and some blocks are 100% cotton from my stash.The yellow and white checked rectangles are...
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Project Linus Make a Blanket Day - Spiderman Quilt
April 29th, 2017 Project Linus hosted a make a blanket day in Brandon. Forty-five blanketeers showed up to knit, croquet, piece, iron, and quilt. In addition to these volunteers, several people...
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Ruffled Sunbonnet for newborn.
Made this sun bonnet for Élodie today. She's only six weeks & 4 days old. The store bought hats are too big. It is 100% cotton scraps from quilts. It can be made bigger by loosening the back tie. I...
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Serena's first birthday quilt.
Surprise! yes I'm still here, just not blogging as much as previous years, since I retired my time is at a premium. My granddaughter Serena Rose will be one year old in March. The overall size of...
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Care Bear cape for big sister Anastasia.
Anastasia is 3 years old, I sent her pictures of fabric options. She chose care bears with rainbows for her dress up cape. This little cape is reversible and fastens with velcro (hook and loop...
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Accuquilt go appliqué cutting dies with machine embroidery software.
Today's fun project. In March 2018, I bought an Accuquilt Go Cutter starter kit. It makes cutting faster, more accurate and easier. Last week I purchased a few appliqué cutting dies, as well as the...
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Appliqué owl fun
My love affair continues accuquilt go cutter dies and embroidery software. This week is all about owls, cut from flannel scraps then appliquéd on denim squares. Eventually it will be a quilt. Each...
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Spider man and Olaf quilts for Project Linus 2018.
Spider man quilt is 46" by 56", photos were taken on king size bed. The spider man fabric was purchased on-line at Hobby Lobby in the USA. This 100% cotton fabric is fabulous.The spider web fabric...
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Owl appliqué quilt.
Doug's owl quilt is finished! On our king size bed!This quilt is 62" by 48" a good nap size.I have been making quilts for over 30 years, giving them away to relatives, friends and charities. In all...
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Susie's Magic Binding & Project Linus Toddler blanket.
This is for my quilting friends who do not enjoy hand stitching the binding to back side of their quilts. I machine stitch all binding as most of my quilts are utility quilts that will be machine...
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Race Car Toddler quilt
Just finished this is a Project Linus quilt yesterday for a toddler who lost his mom in a car accident. The funeral director told me he likes hot wheels. The race cars blocks and back are flannel...
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Morning Glory wall hanging for Palliative Care
Last month a fellow quilter was downsizing her stash. She donated several blocks as well as other UFOs (unfinished objects) to Nifty Needlers and Project Linus. This Morning Glory was 16 blocks paper...
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Reversible Toddler Bucket hat
Doing some sewing for my grandkids with this fabulous "Hungry Little Caterpillar" print. First things first fabric auditions:The caterpillar and cupcakes are on white, lots of colours to choose from....
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reversible bucket sunhats - adult size
Made sunhats for the grandkids using this free pattern. The pattern was upsized to adult by Jennifer here. The first adult size is for my daughter Shannon. Pinning hats right sides together.Stitching...
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Princess bed curtains for Anastasia's fifth birthday.
My oldest granddaughter Anastasia turned five in October, with her mom's fabulous help we made curtains for her. First we chose the drapery fabric from my stash.Since I live in Manitoba and Shannon...
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Exploding Blocks quilt - great scrapbuster.
My goal for 2020, not resolution is to complete my UFOs (unfinished objects) before starting new projects. Finished this Exploding Block quilt made with 100% cotton scraps from other projects....
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Cloth face masks - covid 19 sucks!
On the plane flying from Toronto to Winnipeg March 24, 2020.Yes I'm still out here. I'm behind in blog posts and staying home to help flatten the curve. While staying home, quilt making is on the back...
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French Tourtière Meat Pie
This is the recipe I followed. Instead of using cinnamon I put in about 2 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh ginger. This meat pie is lean ground beef only as I did not have any ground pork.After dog...
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RIP Lily May 13, 2006 to August 31, 2020
We were truly blessed to have her companionship, devotion and love for 14 years.Lily with her birth mom.She was eight weeks old when we adopted her.Lily pouting after her bath and haircut.She was my...
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Ongoing Covid Pandemic. Sheesh.
While looking up a recipe on my blog I realized I stopped blogging in April 2020, after covid 19 spread like wild fire shutting down not only Canada but the entire world. Prior to March 23, 2020 I had...
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PVC Plumbing Pipe Table Risers for Plastic Folding Table.
I belong to a local quilting group called Nifty Needlers. A few years ago one of members suggested using pvc plumbing pipe and covers to make table risers for plastic folding tables. I experimented...
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Sample Block quilt with Half Square Triangle Zig Zag Border
My objectives for 2022 were to finish my UFOs (unfinished objects) and not buy any more fabric or thread. My stash is so big I will need to live to be 140 years old to use it all up. This sample block...
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Pixelated Heart Quilt Fun.
My dear quilting friend Lise, brought this photo of a pixelated heart quilt to my craft emporium for a play date. This pattern is a scrap-busters dream come true.. Just look at all those lovely...
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Cross body cell phone bags.
Busy playing in the Craft Emporium. I bought this Wanderlust crossbody cell phone bag pattern. It was designed by Jacqueline Pang at Sewing Seeds of Love. The PDF file and you tube video provide...
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Reversible Fabric Bags made with recycled denim jeans and quilting fabric...
I have been making these for many years. When I teach sewing lessons it is the first project we make. They are quick and fun. Start with 4 patches either rectangles or squares. The bag holding the...
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