Tag: quilting

Halia’s quilt

Since I made a quilt for Jade, I needed to make one for her little sister (Halia), too. Fair is fair, right? So here is the story of Halia’s quilt. I have always been drawn to appliqued quilts and have always wanted to make one for myself. I knew how to applique, but I wasn’t… Continue reading Halia’s quilt

Jade’s Quilt

Every quilt has a story, and I like to share these stories as a way to preserve them. Jade’s quilt was one of the many unfinished projects that I’ve collected over the years. Jade is the daughter of my friend Fawn. She started kindergarten this year and I wanted to make her something special to snuggle under with a favourite… Continue reading Jade’s Quilt

quilting friends

I honestly don’t know how I would accomplish a single thing without my little helpers! Samson makes sure the layers stay together during basting…    Misty oversees the binding and makes sure my stitches are straight!    

Butterflies in my Garden

I wanted to write about another quilt that I finally finished! This was another of my unfinished projects.  I pulled it out last spring and finished it in  June. I don’t know why I set it aside all those years ago, because it sure turned out beautifully. Maybe it was just waiting for the right moment and the right… Continue reading Butterflies in my Garden

Kelly’s “college” quilt:16 years in the making

Back in 1995 Kelly decided that it was time to give up the flying business and go back to school, finish his undergraduate degree in music & get the teacher certification that he’d started in the late 70s. To that end, he spent a year at Yukon College filling in the GUR gaps with 100 & 200 level… Continue reading Kelly’s “college” quilt:16 years in the making