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November 12 - 14, 2010

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Are you a golfer? Did you watch "The Masters" final round last Sunday?



In the past, I've never been a great Phil Mickelson fan. Mike Weir, Ernie Ells, Vejay Singh, just to name a few of those talented people sharing their passion with the world and entertaining us at the same time, have been on the top of my fan list.



If you're wondering how I know these names, you may have guessed I'm married to an avid golfer. Although I insist I've been born without the golf gene ( I have the Q gene instead ), I do enjoy watching, either in real life or on TV. It is definitely not a hardship for me to finish off some final hand stitches on my latest project, pracice my tatting, or make a yo yo, while sitting watching a golf tournament on TV.



And I've been fortunate to walk around a golf course while watching Mike Weir last year. He was involved in an IWK fundraising here in Nova Scotia. Halifax to be exact.



I'm sure you're wondering what this has to do with Phil Mickelson.....?



As the world watched, Phil took a golf time out when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. A blow to deal with at any stage of our lives, but to deal with this in the public eye must be a billion times worse. Three small girls must have been wondering if their Mom would be around to watch them grow. So many feelings to contend with when a life threatening diagnosis is in fromt of us.



Last Sunday, after a very exciting Masters win, Phil headed for his wife, wrapped his arms around her in the biggest, snuggest, and most genuine loving hug felt, I am sure, all around the world.. The tear that ran down his cheek said it all..



I wonder if they sleep under a quilt??

Marilyn says "This is a quilt I designed and made for my youngest son. I call it the Inukshuk quilt. There are 35 inukshuks of different sizes that were appliqued by hand and then by machine on top of pieced Labrador flags of different sizes. The inukshuks are made up of various brick red fabrics and that colour was chosen by my son. It took me about two months to make. I lived in Labrador for 30 years and my son grew up there although we now live in Halifax."

For a larger view of this quilt, check out our Quilters Net Studio Gallery.
Enjoy!

I'm sure you've heard the quote "Charity begins at home". In my world of quilting, I believe we could rephrase that to say "Charity begins with your local quilting group".

Our local Queens Quilters Guild (of which I am a member) regularly makes quilts for charity. We have always donated to our local hospital Palliative Care program.

Here's a sample of a favorite "Snug Hug" Quilt. A fun, fast, and easy pattern. And, yes, the Teddy Bear will go along for comapny.

Use the Contact Us buttom at the bottom of the page for this easy, fast and simple technique to construct a simple four patch block. With each set of squares you use, you can make a total of 4 squares. Make more and before you know it, you've got a quilt. Add sashing, a border, and embellish away.

Type "free four patch" in the subject line and we'll email you the pattern. This makes a great project for those beginning to use triangles.


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Creativity knows no barrier when it comes to age.

I received this amazing Christmas card from a wonderful friend at Christmas. Purchased at The Woodpile Cafe in Liverpool, NS, it was made by Dorothy Killam, a mere 96 year old native, also of Liverpool.

Dorothy has been picking, pressing and drying flowers and such for nearly 40 years. These hand made one of-a-kind cards are lovely framed and will last for many years. Mine is now framed and hanging on my wall. How fantastic!

The world of quilting extends the world over. Have a look at this collage of Heathers quilts.

"The pink and grey quilt was made with a 'Jelly Roll' purchased from Olympia and given to daughter Marion a couple of years ago.

The pink and grey squares quilt was made in the last 12 months and hangs in our Sydney apartment. The paisley patches in this quilt were salvaged from a dumpster at an Indian tailors in Jaipur a couple of years ago after the bus our group was traveling in was stoned by youths.

The red and blue quilt is 12 months old and also hangs in our apartment. This is made from fabric purchased from Q Street in Washington (1st visit to the store) years ago.

The small green quilt was finished today, a gift for a nephew who is being married on 16th of January 2010. It is taken from a tile pattern at Kendal Church, UK and the patches with the buckets and watering cans of flowers were in the parcel recently collected from a friend."

Have a look at each of these separately in the The Quilters Net Studio Gallery.

In my Little Garden

The gladiolus blooming gay

Weigela, and aster spray

Peony’s oh sumptuous plume

Bending low with heavy bloom

Water droplets sparkle bright

Prisms of color infinite

Wild, untamed, weeds and all

Dandelions do appall

Yarrow, fleabane, burdock, thistle

A space, a place, quiet, tranquil

Dark brown soil, bright green stems

Colored blossoms, sparkling gems

Concrete faces stare above

Bliss is this, a space I love

All colors of the rainbow here

In my little garden

by Julie Crouse

Funny how sometimes you just need to put a project to the side for a bit and when you get it out again it takes on a life of it's own. That is exactly what happened here. I simply was not getting any inspiration, quilters block I guess. At any rate when I picked this up again 3 days ago it seemed to just lead me along the path to completion.




The leaves are gently dancing in the breeze and seem to beckon one to participate. Upon close inspection, you may see the spider web.

And stitched in my favorite colours too.

Made from one block "Ribbon Quilt" in Quilt Design Wizard software. Here's the finished product. Nine blocks with 2 borders and a binding.

This easy block can be made in whichever size you wish as it is one version of a nine patch. Mine is made from nine (9) three (3) inch blocks using a foundation piecing technique.

Foundation technique works best if you are making miniature designs but rotary cutting works fine too.

The block consists of one square block in the center (Row 2, middle block) with the remaining blocks made from half square triangles.

Christmas Stars was created with Quilt Design wizard using the “Ribbon Quilt” block

To make one block, simply choose your size, colours, and start cutting and stitching. Before you know it, you’ll have a block complete.

Have fun!

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A number of years ago, I had a subscription to Country Woman Magazine in which Tom Hunt was a featured artist. His "Away in a Manger" woodwork, captured my imagination and I kept the pages (although not the rest of the magazine) and looked at them often.
It's always interesting where and when inspiration strikes but I was so taken with the wooden pieces, I felt I needed to create a fabric piece to reflect the clean, soft lines.
Although I'm certainly not an artist, it didn't take me long to draw what I wanted. It did, however, take me much longer to actually create the piece. The stitching always seemed to take back stage to
other projects. When finished, many who saw my work entitled "Through the Stable Window" asked for the pattern which I have just
recently developed. It is my very favorite Christmas piece. The pattern is now available for sale in The Quilt Shop. Just scroll down to the pattern category. My very first published pattern available to you via email.

And do check the links page to see Tom Hunts artistry. You'll be glad you did.