Stitchery finish

Can you beleive in, three weeks in a row I have something finished. OK this week is only small, but it is still a finish.

This is the stitchery kit I picked up last year when I was visiting my mum. I used a varigated threat and love the way it turned out.

I think I'll need to iron it before I hang it on the wall.

And here is why I normally don't put things on the floor to take their picture. I only just put it down and Fritz was sitting on it, with Taz line up to sit on it next.

Stats for the week.

Completed projects - 1

New projects - 0

In progress - 7

Growth Chart

LM is now three and a half and I finally finished her growth chart. I will have to look up how tall she was at one and two and add them along with how tall she is now.

This was a panel that I just added borders to the sides. I kept the quilting quite simple as I think this will make it easier to write on. I will find out if this is the case when I start adding her information. I just stitched the outside of the blocks and out lined the vine and the little girls.

This is about all the sewing I got done this week, but my front garden is now fully weeded. On the next nice day I will add the mulch and it will be done.

Stats for the week.

Completed projects - 1
New projects - 0
In progress - 8

Spring and Baby quilts

Were has the time gone.  It has started to warm up here, so I have been desperately trying to win the war with the weed in my garden.  I think I may take the battle in the front yard but they have me on the run in the back.  It doesn't help that it's been nice the last couple of week then rain on the weekend when I have the most time to get out in the yard.

I have managed a little sewing. I finished the two baby rag quilts and will be giving them both away this Sunday.  I love how soft and cuddly these feel now that they have been washed.

I also finished quilting LM growth chart and am working on hand sticking the binding. I also started quilting my jar table runner.  Will take photo next week (I promise)

Floss

Last post about Heritage Park Quilt Show

I thought I would finish out the week with my last post on the Heritage Park Quilt Show.  The first few pictures are from around the park, once again this is such a nice setting. I am planning on going back with the family this year.

Now for a few quilts. I really liked the 3D flowers on this table runner, I think it added a fun element.

And a few more that I liked.

 Just when I thought I was saturated with quilt viewing and couldn't look at another quilt these caught my eye, I was leaving the park at the time heading for a coffee shop until it was time to come back for the dinner.

 Here is a close up of the middle quilt.

Hope you enjoyed seeing  a few quilts from the Show.

I am Canadian.

I have lived in Canada over half my life and today I became a Canadian.  I'm not sure why I didn't do it sooner. It was a very nice ceremony, and LM was so good watching with DH, we took her to the playground as a reward. Took a great picture of her with the "Mountie" that was there.

I also did some sewing this week. I started the week with sewing on LM growth chart. This had been sitting for some time as I had quilted one side and wasn't sure how I wanted to do the other. I decided that I wanted to outline the picture and started making good progress. Hopefully you can see it in this photo.

 Then part way thought the week I decided that I wanted to make a couple of rag quilts for two new babies from church. I decided I was going to use the fabric I had but I wanted them not to be the same. On the first one, which is ready for clipping, I used all of the pick fabric with ducks and none of the blue flowers.

For the second one I use the blue flower and no pink ducks, but as I was putting them together I found that some of the fabric I liked better in one or the other. I'm happy with how they look the same but different. This one is ready for the blocks to be sew together. I do put them up on the design wall but don't spend much time in getting them perfect, I think that's some of the charm of a rag quilt.

  For hand work I finished the stitching on my snowman ornaments, now it goes in the pile waiting for sewing. Planning on getting these done in time for Christmas (This year!)

Stats  for the week.

Completed projects - 0
New projects - 2
In progress - ?

To see what other are working on check out WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

More Heritage Park Quilt Show

 As I walked around the show there were several quilts that for one reason or another just made me smile and these are what I thought I would share with you today.

As you can see there are a few different things that made me smile for the cute little stitchery with matching button  or wall applique that I would like to make. There are the quilts that are in bright colours or of fun subject, out of the kid's one I think the sheep made me smile the most. Of course there are the quilts that remind me of home.

I think the quilt that made the most people smile at the show was this one, it was also a bit of an age test. I saw it in re-runs but the ones who grew up with it were quick to point this out as the bus and logo for "the partridge family" I just love it.

Red and White at Heritage Park Quilt Show.

This weekend was the annual Heritage Park Quilt Show. I went Saturday with a friend and it was a lovely cool sunny day.  I love when the weather cooperates and you get to see the quilts hanging out side.

I also liked that its a not judged show so you get quilts of all skill levels, here are the two quilts I put in this year.  My red and white as well as the small bear stitchery.

This years show included a special red and white display,. Here are just a few of the red and white quilts that where hanging in the red and white barn.

There were lots of wonderful quilts all aver the park I will share more over the next week.