Month: May 2012


  • Ballerinas

    This past weekend, I headed to the Toronto area to visit with family. My nieces had their first ballet recital. Lucy is 6 years old and Alice is 3.5 years old. They were absolutely adorable in their performances. They looked like princesses in their beautiful dresses.

  • It’s voting time for this week’s Quilts for Mom contest. There are many fabulous quilts to review. Grab yourself a cup of coffee and a pencil to make note of your faves. You can vote for FOUR favourites this weekend.

  • Please join me in welcoming today’s guest Melanie McFarland as she shares with us her love of sewing and teaching others to sew. She’s also giving away a copy of her latest book “Out of the Box With Easy Blocks” along with a matching coffee mug.

  • Please join me in welcoming today’s guest blogger Leona as she shares some of the fun she had on a recent quilting retreat.

  • It’s voting time for this week’s Appliqué Quilts contest. There are many fabulous quilts to review. Grab yourself a cup of coffee and a pencil to make note of your faves. You can vote for FOUR favourites this weekend.

  • In today’s Learning Center post, Pat Sloan explores Fusibles. Do you have a favourite? We also have TWO huge boxes of goodies to give-away from Therm O Web.

  • I’m thrilled to be participating in Pat Sloan’s Focus on the Center Book Tour. See a couple of the medallion-style quilts from the book and my fabric choices to make two of them. Plus I have two copies of the book to give-away too!

  • Today’s Quilter’s Super Deal is brought to you by Mosaic Quilt Studio. They have a fun campaign to share with you… All you have to do is Scratch n’ Win!