UFO From 2014 Completed

This was a mystery quilt, "Grand Illusion" in 2014 hosted by Bonnie Hunter. I hadn't done one of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilts before, she does a different one every year. From now on, I'll wait until seeing the reveal before making one again. All of her other ones looked fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I love Bonnie Hunter's quilts and patterns! When the fabric requirements were given, I went out and bought several pinks and aquas because I didn't have those colours in my stash. The rest of the colours I had in plentiful supply. This turned out to not be my favourite quilt. I made most of the blocks and then shoved them away in a box. Years later, I sewed them into a quilt top. Because I hadn't made all the blocks that were required, the top didn't look right on a bed. It was wide enough but not long enough. It was hung up in the quilt top closet for a few more years. One day I hauled it out and wondered what to do with it. I had a brainwave- take a row of blocks off one side and sew it to the bottom. Then the top was long enough but too narrow. I solved the problem by adding a wide border on each side. I certainly wasn't going to make any more blocks because I didn't really enjoy making the existing ones. So now the quilt is completed and I didn't waste all the work that went into making the blocks. One of the reasons I didn't care for this one is, the eyes don't have a place to rest, it's so busy, almost chaotic. Oh well, live and learn.

Pinwheel Quilt By Linda H.

Linda just finished this lovely pinwheel quilt. I really like the blue and yellow combination.

Day Three Of The March 2026 Quilting Retreat

Today I worked on this 25+ year old UFO. It shouldn't take too much longer to finish because it's a wall hanging size.

Day One And Two Of The March 2026 Quilting Retreat

I've been working on three projects this retreat. First of all, we were working on Quilted Hugs to donate. I made mine from a tablecloth that had an unusual print. Next, I sewed a quilt top together, All the blocks had been made previously. After the top was made, I noticed that one of the blocks was sewn in wrong. Out came the stitch ripper after the picture was taken. The 2025 Stash Buster Challenge quilt just needed a binding, so I sewed that on. Tomorrow, I'll be machine quilting a project that's over 25 years old! It'll be great to finally get that thing done.

Half Log Cabin Quilt Is Completed

I obtained the idea for this quilt from the "These Clever Hands" website. I bought their digital download pattern called, "Everything Goes". It's a half log cabin pattern. Or is it a quarter log cabin? Who knows? The blocks were mostly constructed at my Yukon cabin a few years ago, then I completed the top when I got back home. It ripened in the quilt top closet for some time, then I hauled it out to do the finishing. The batik wide backing fabric came from Connecting Threads, they included it in my order by mistake. I contacted them to say there was an extra piece of fabric in the box that I didn't order. They told me that I could keep it instead of sending it back. So here it is, on the back of my quilt. :)

Shoofly Quilt Is Completed

I made this lap-size quilt from a pattern in the book, More Nickel Quilts by Pat Speth. The place where I donate quilts likes the smaller size instead of bed quilts. They requested bright colours, so this should be suitable.

House Quilt By Linda H.

This quilt was 20 or more years in the making. At first, Linda made it about a single bed size, then decided to make more blocks to fit a queen size bed. The project sat there for many years because Linda couldn't decide what kind of quilting design to use on it. We finally came to the conclusion that Baptist Fans would suit the quilt the best. Linda provided backing, batting and thread, I quilted it on the longarm machine with Baptist Fan rulers. It took some time before Linda got the quilt back because we didn't want to mail it- too expensive and the chance that it could get lost. We waited a year until our brother came here to visit, so he took it back to Linda. Linda sewed the binding on, now the quilt is on the bed. Better late than never! :)