Happy Belated Valentine’s to everyone. I was on a plane on my way to Cleveland that morning, where I spent a day taping three segments for Quilting Arts TV Season 800 to be aired in PBS (KSPS Channel 14 here in Calgary and surrounding areas) at the end of June. My friend Marcela, from Houston,…
Good morning, I need to update the Workshop tab in the website, but in the meantime, I thought I’d let you know where I’ll be in the next few months: January 29th: Lakeside Quilters in Chestermere – Machine Quilting Class February 26 & March 12: Out of Hand – Calgary – Machine Quilting Class March…
Please note there are no photos available. Well, I just spent the past hour putting this tutorial online, and then my computer crashed and I lost it all, so … here it goes again. When Sabrina was here during the holidays, she decided she wanted to work on a computer case. So she took a…
Good morning, There is still time to submit your entries to the Canadian Quilter’s Association National Juried Show in London, Ontario. Visit http://www.canadianquilter.com/news-events.php?ID=15 and click on the 2011 CQA/ACC Call For Entry Form on the right-hand side. You will get a PDF with the rules and requirements. I hope everyone takes this opportunity to enter a…
3 Creative Studios has launched their new website and they are having a great launch party with amazing prizes. To enter, just visit their website and blog at http://3creativestudios.com/blog/2011/01/01/3cs-launch-party and leave a comment. It’s that simple. Then, take a few minutes to visit their website and look at the free projects they have. There’s a bit…
Good evening, It’s 9:40 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. I hope everybody is out doing something wonderful right now, spending time with friends and family, eating something sinfully delicious and chocolatey, and having a drink or two to bid good-bye to 2010 and welcome 2011 with open arms and hearts. To 2010: thanks for everything…
It’s hard to think that Christmas has come and gone. We seem to prepare for it for months in advance, and all of a sudden … poof! the presents are opened, the food is eaten, and we are left with memories, and photos, and lots and lots of wrapping paper on the floor. Sabrina arrived…
Good morning, If you’ve admired felted wool ornaments and have always wanted to make some, there was a good article on Quilting Arts Gifts, 2008 by Judy Coates Perez. She has re-posted the tutorial on her blog; http://judyperez.blogspot.com/. Let me know if you make some. It reminded me I had made lots of felted wool…
I thought I’d share with you an article that my daughter Sabrina sent me from the Philippines, where she’s been working for the past 5 months. I found it very enlightening and amazing; it says something about following your dreams: http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/parenting/parenting/view/20101201-306248/From-Argentina-to-Alaska-and-now-Manila–if-only-Immigration-would-allow-them I hope you enjoy the article. I, for one, am counting the days ……
It is -30 degrees Celsius in the city, very, very cold. Looking out my window I can see the sun is coming out, although it is not going to get much warmer until the end of the week. It has been snowing a lot too, so everything is white, and sparkly which is good to…
A couple of weeks ago I started working on a new quilt. Pieced this time, which I haven’t done much of in the past few months. But, of course, me being me, I couldn’t just decide to piece squares or triangles. Nope, not me. I had to design this really complicated quilt with all kinds…
Welcome to day 1 of daylight savings time. Woke up this morning to a beautiful sunny day, although the rooftops are white with frost. It is going to melt, as the weather report forecasasts a high of 12 degrees C today, but … snow tomorrow, on Tuesday and on Wednesday. We shouldn’t complain though, it’s…
Good morning from a beautiful morning in Calgary, It is the beginning of October in the city; the leaves are changing color, turning the city into a golden spectacle. At home, the trees have gone from a deep red to gold to oranges, ,and all the colors in between. It is a lovely day today,…
Latest news: “The Blue Door” was accepted into the Pacific International Quilt Festival quilt competition in Santa Clara. The festival runs from October 14-17, 2010. For more information, go to www.quiltfest.com. Keep quilting. Ana
The rain has been falling here in Calgary for a couple of weeks now. Somehow, when we were not watching … Fall arrived and is here to stay. It even snowed during the night on Thursday, so we woke up to houses covered in a sprinkling of snow, and cars covered in white … I…