It's Canadian thanksgiving this weekend! I lvoe photos of the trees and the sky. Lovely - this is just down the street from my house. I have lots to be thankful for and I am!
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Summer of Quilts, part II
So, just one more big photo of the black and white and green.
I haven't seen Dad in 2 years, and tomorrow is Thanksgiving - we fly out to see him. This is a "surprise" early birthday gift. I think he will be tickled to receive it. I must say, it is a really nice quilt when you can get enough distance to see the pattern.
Armstrong, BC has a fabulous quilt shop and they have the most amazing flannel! I have not name an all flannel quilt yet, and I loved all these wacky bright fabrics. I bought a big stack of them and added a few more for good measure. The wonderful easy and fun disappearing 9 patch is the pattern. I love this warm quilt in our always cool TV room.
The weekend we got back from San Diego in April we went to the Vermillion, Alberta quilt show. As part of the show the local shop was offering up a nice discount if you had been at the show. I have yet to make either parent a quilt yet, and with my father turning 70 next March I felt it was about time to make him a quilt. His favorite colors are blue and red, I picked up a bunch of fabrics but didn't have a pattern. I flipped through my magazines and books and patterns, and searched and searched for a pattern. The PLAN was to make a lap size quilt Dad said he just wants a quilt so he can have naps and keep warm under while watching Hockey. I came across a pattern in a magazine titled :Praline Parfait" it was a nice relatively simple pattern but in beige's, browns and yellows. Not Dad's colors but his favorite ice cream is pralines and cream and so I though perfect! I didn't even look at the size of the quilt, I just started to sew. Well, it's a big bed quilt! Ah well, lucky #3 for not planning the size of the quilt. When it was finished I took the long arm quilting class from Matt Sparrow and quilted this myself in 2 hours! It was lots of fun to quilt, I sure like the long arm quilting.
I haven't seen Dad in 2 years, and tomorrow is Thanksgiving - we fly out to see him. This is a "surprise" early birthday gift. I think he will be tickled to receive it. I must say, it is a really nice quilt when you can get enough distance to see the pattern.
Summer of Quilts
I have had a busy summer quilting!
Our summer started very late and then it rained for almost 40 days and then it stopped. We had about 40 days if nice weather, not stunning weather, but nice. All the while I sewed and sewed. I finally finished the gigantic Buzz Saw quilt, or now named Asian Fusion. The talented Manquilter Matt Sparrow did the long arm quilting on it, and he did a fantastic job. Thanks Matt! I am happy to say the quilt sold at the 2011 MCC auction in Sherwood Park, Alberta on a horribly cold and rainy June day for $1,550!
I also had Matt quilt a black and white and green quilt I finished in May. I picked up the black and whites from the fabulous Sugar Pine quilt shop in Canmore, Alberta about 2 1/2 years ago. I found the pattern and the green fabrics at a lovely little establishment closer to home the same year. And like many projects, they have to mature on the shelf for a little while before they are ready to begin. I hated this quilt while it was under construction. My husband took a liking to it and made an unusual request that I make a quilt to keep. It had been a few years since I made a quilt for keeps. So I reluctantly obliged, I had thought about sending it to MCC for auction, but when it came back quilted from Matt Sparrow I loved it. The poodles love it too!
Close up - pre-quilted.
In late June I visited my girlfriend in Beautiful British Columbia. Neither of us had been on a shop hop so we decided to make our own! We headed out from her place in the beautiful beetle, top down and off we went to Armstrong, Vernon, and finally Kelowna. We made it to 4 shops and 4 wineries. We had such a great time!
Before I went to visit however, I made myself this lovely little Urban Cabin quilt. It is Amy Butler fabric that naturally I bought years earlier. When I set out on the black and white quilt I originally thought it to be a lap quilt, however I had a bunch of fabric...so I made blocks until the fabric ran out. I ended up with a lovely Queen size quilt. Urban Cabin however was only going to be a lap size. So when I had extra fabric, double the required for lap, I decided to give it to my BFF for her birthday. We have friendship quilts now!
The backing is Kaffe Fassett fabric that I completely splurged on. I love the pattern, colors and texture. It is so soft!
But wait, there are more quilts!
Our summer started very late and then it rained for almost 40 days and then it stopped. We had about 40 days if nice weather, not stunning weather, but nice. All the while I sewed and sewed. I finally finished the gigantic Buzz Saw quilt, or now named Asian Fusion. The talented Manquilter Matt Sparrow did the long arm quilting on it, and he did a fantastic job. Thanks Matt! I am happy to say the quilt sold at the 2011 MCC auction in Sherwood Park, Alberta on a horribly cold and rainy June day for $1,550!
I also had Matt quilt a black and white and green quilt I finished in May. I picked up the black and whites from the fabulous Sugar Pine quilt shop in Canmore, Alberta about 2 1/2 years ago. I found the pattern and the green fabrics at a lovely little establishment closer to home the same year. And like many projects, they have to mature on the shelf for a little while before they are ready to begin. I hated this quilt while it was under construction. My husband took a liking to it and made an unusual request that I make a quilt to keep. It had been a few years since I made a quilt for keeps. So I reluctantly obliged, I had thought about sending it to MCC for auction, but when it came back quilted from Matt Sparrow I loved it. The poodles love it too!
Close up - pre-quilted.
In late June I visited my girlfriend in Beautiful British Columbia. Neither of us had been on a shop hop so we decided to make our own! We headed out from her place in the beautiful beetle, top down and off we went to Armstrong, Vernon, and finally Kelowna. We made it to 4 shops and 4 wineries. We had such a great time!
Before I went to visit however, I made myself this lovely little Urban Cabin quilt. It is Amy Butler fabric that naturally I bought years earlier. When I set out on the black and white quilt I originally thought it to be a lap quilt, however I had a bunch of fabric...so I made blocks until the fabric ran out. I ended up with a lovely Queen size quilt. Urban Cabin however was only going to be a lap size. So when I had extra fabric, double the required for lap, I decided to give it to my BFF for her birthday. We have friendship quilts now!
The backing is Kaffe Fassett fabric that I completely splurged on. I love the pattern, colors and texture. It is so soft!
But wait, there are more quilts!
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