Emeralds By Linda H.

This quilt that Linda made is called "Emeralds". The pattern was by Mary Fons In Love of Quilting March/April 2013. Linda did a fantastic job, as usual.

Rope Basket

This is the first time I've made a rope basket. I bought cotton clothesline rope from Home Hardware. It was rather expensive, I'll have to see if I can locate a more affordable source. The sewing machine sewed through the clothesline with no problem at all. It took a bit of figuring to make the handles and finish the top, but I think it turned out ok. I cut the strips of fabric 3/4" wide, that was a good size. The instructions said to cut the strips half an inch wide, but I thought that seemed a little narrow. The strips were joined with a glue stick to hold them until they were stitched in place. My next rope project with probably be a bowl.

Tote Bag By Linda H.

Linda recently created this lovely tote bag for our friend, Brenda. A tote bag makes a great gift, I'm sure Brenda was very pleased to receive it.

Throwback Thursday: Embroidered Picture

I bought this hand-embroidered picture in a second hand store for $8.00 several years ago. It's hanging above the stove in the cabin. I love vintage embroidery! I often wonder who created it and where it was displayed before ending up in the store.

Life At The Cabin 2022

The Bear's Paw quilt that I made last year now has a home on the back of the couch at our Yukon cabin. The seat part is covered with an old sleeping bag so the cushions stay clean. I've been doing a little sewing here and there, but the weather has been too nice to stay indoors.

We went out in the kayak three days in a row. One trip was out on Tarfu Lake. The best part- no people and lots of wildlife. :)

Tote Bag By Linda H.

It's summer cabin time in the Yukon. I went over to the library to use their wifi, so that I can post some pictures Linda designed made this tote bag for her friend. Tote bags always make a nice gift and they are very useful.

Traffic Jam Is Completed

"Traffic Jam" was made from a free pattern on Pat Sloan's blog. This is the first project I attempted on the new longarm machine. What a disaster! Not knowing what I was doing, it was in manual mode and the speed was set too fast. I was completely out of control, my loops were lopsided and the stitches were way too long. The quilting looked awful, so I picked out several of the worst areas. Then I requilted most of it, filling in bare areas and adding an extra small loop inside some of the huge ones. After that, I washed the quilt and put it in the dryer to give it a crinkled look. It's better than it was in the first place, it'll have to do. There is a learning curve with longarm free motion quilting. I hope I get better at it with experience.