Oh My Gosh!!!!

I read Sandi's blog about Weird Things on Saturday and then on Sunday something really weird happened to me. I was watching a Canadian Home and Garden Show on Sunday evening. The host was renovating a house and he was looking for some furniture to put in it. He decided to go on to Craigslist to see if he could find anything. After the show was over, I got curious if we had a local Craigslist, and so I decided to get on the computer to check.  I went on to the computer and yes, we did have local listings for Craigslist, but very few under the hobbies and crafts category. I then for some reason decided to check out Kijiji to see what it had. Once again, I went under the hobbies and craft category. That is when my heart almost stopped. Someone in my community was selling a beautiful sewing table cabinet very cheaply. They were downsizing and the table was going to be to big for their new home. I replied to the ad right away. I got a reply back that I could come take a look at it Monday evening.

My husband and I went there on Monday night and it was all I could do to hold back the tears. The table was beautiful and obviously well taken care for. The last weird thing happened when the woman told me that she had been planning on taking the ad down, and that I had responded just in time. She felt badly as it had been a gift from her husband but it was just too big. I did tell her that I am a quilter and I hope she felt better knowing that it is going to be much loved. She told me that she did not quilt, but had been thinking of doing it. I reassured her that quilting was easy and maybe after all of this there will be a new quilter in the world. Wouldn't that be wonderful!

 Here is my new pride and joy!

After I wrote this blog, I realized that on Saturday Myra had posted about a wonderful rocker she had found on Kijiji. There must be something in the water! Whatever it may be I hope you get some of it too!

Making Up

Well,  I kissed and made up with my quilts this weekend! I have not worked on any of them since January. I have been working on guild blocks, bee blocks, charity blocks, Christmas swap blocks, and potholders, everything but my quilts. One of my quilts and I decided to part ways for a while. I could not decide if I wanted to do anything more with my pinwheel quilt, so I gave up and sent it out to the quilter's.

The second quilt I finally got put together after a long song and dance after 3 years. I just need to add a border to it and it will be ready for the next step.

The third quilt I worked on was my zigzag baby quilt. I had done all of the blocks on one of the Friday night Sew-Ins and this weekend I was able to get half of it pieced together. (This is the before picture, not the half sewn quilt top.) My camera is out of battery power

The quilts were so happy to have me back, and I was happy to be with them. I also should have another PHD done this week for Myra's challenge.

Guild Blocks

I am technically still in 2 swaps, that have been organized with my guild. Here are my last blocks that I handed in on Wednesday. Now with the blocks I have received I have to make something for June. I am going to make a 2 sided runner. The side with the country blocks I will use in the fall and the side with the brights I will use in the spring.

I have also finished my 3rd block for the Jelly Roll sampler quilt along. It has been fun to do this. I wish I had more jelly rolls to play with.

I got to work on one of my PHD this week. It is great to see them moving along towards completion. I would like to say to all of you wonderful quilters out there, please no more inspiration! I am really trying hard to get my PHD done and it is difficult to stay focused when you are all doing such amazing things. I have to admit though, it is giving me more of a push to get things done, so I can start on some new projects.

I try not to brag too much, but my son won an award at school yesterday for his artistic ability. It was wonderful to see him with such a huge smile on his face. We went out to his favourite restaurant after, and had chocolate cake for dessert.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Swapped out

Here is what I really hope is my last swap for a while. I finished up my Potholder swap a couple of days ago and mailed it off.

It has been so long since I have worked on any of my quilts. The weather was so nice yesterday that we spent most of the day outside but I did take a bit of time to put a binding on one of my quilts. I also got out a couple of others so I could see how much work was left on them. The re-organization has been really helpful.

I won a giveaway from Em. I had to say what fish I was from a collection of 9 and I chose the pink one. Here is the fishy prize I won. I don't remember which one, but one of the fish candies was made in Canada. I thought that was neat.

The candy is already gone. Thanks goodness for fabric "candy". I love the marbling effect of the blue fabric and the snails and turtles are so cute.

I hope you have a good Easter, and if you don't celebrate Easter I hope you have the incredible weather we have been experiencing. I know it is Mother Nature's version of an April Fool's Day joke.

April Showers

It is a beautiful day here today, but I may need some April Showers to catch up on all my quilting. March was a very busy month for me personally, and while I did not a completed project finished I did manage to get all of my block commitments done which made me very happy. Here is Angela's block for my Bee Beautiful group. She had requested right angles, with no triangles or circles. The rest was up to us.

 I am not really sure what April is going to bring for me. I am finishing up my last swap (famous last words according to my dh) for a while. I have lots of quilts on the go. I just need to figure out how to prioritize all of it. I am ready to slow down a bit and I think my children are too. Last week when I went to the AQS, my daughter told me she was worried that I was not going to come back because I love quilting so much.  It was great to see all of the Moda fabric that I only get to drool at on the computer, but it was great to be back.

AQS in Lancaster

I went to the AQS show in Lancaster last week with my guild. We took a busload down. We left early Wednesday morning and came back late Saturday night. I had a wonderful time. The trip was well organized by 2 members of the guild and no one was ever late. The quilts at the show were incredible. It is amazing what you can do with fabric. One of the members of my guild had a quilt entered in the show. It was great to get to see it.


I decided to go there with a very specific wish list. I was able to get everything on my list, except for one particular fabric I was looking for. Since I do a lot of online shopping, I focused on things that were more challenging to ship, like batting. I cried at how cheap batting is in the States. I bought 7 yards at Joann's, and bamboo batting in twin and king size at the show. Now I have no excuse not to get my bed quilt made.

 I also got backings for some of the quilts I have been working on. I bought backing for my Jelly Roll Sampler quilt, and for my Aster Manor quilt that I am going to make using a Honeybun.

I found the Scrap-Basket Surprises book for a great price. I had to get it after seeing Darlene's fabulous quilt from it.

The big thing I noticed at the show was all the rulers. That seemed to be the popular thing was to make your own ruler to go with your patterns and then sell them. I did end up buying one that is suppose to help you accurately cut your flying geese units. I am going to use it to make my potholders. I also got a great deal on rotary cutter blades, and bought a seam ripper recommended to me by a friend.

There were definitely a few highlights of the trip. One of them was spending time with my aunt-in-law who came on the trip with me. We had a fabulous time together. She is a quilter as well but does not live near me so we don't get to spend a lot of time together. Another one was getting to meet Eleanor Burns. She was so nice and friendly, and I was able to thank her for helping me in my quilting journey.

 Julie and I

My last highlight was getting to meet and spend time with Julie. We have been corresponding for almost a year and are in the Bee Beautiful group together. I had emailed her to tell that I was going to the show and she rearranged her schedule so that we could meet.  I had a fabulous time with her and it was great to meet her dad as well. She is a wonderful person, and a wonderful quilter.


I thought I was going to be all quilted out, after the non stop quilting environment for 4 days, but on Sunday I was back at my sewing machine with renewed energy to get my projects done.

Potholder Pass 2

I think I must be a princess, or a prima donna. I got the most amazing package yesterday from Daria, my swap partner in the Potholder Pass.

The potholders are beautiful and she sent me so much other stuff too. I received 2 fat quarters, along with a pattern to make a clutch bag using 2 fat quarters and chocolate. Really, I am so completely spoiled. I am going to have to ask for a tiara when it's my birthday. Thank you Daria so much for the thought and effort you put into the swap. I am constantly amazed by the generosity and thoughtfulness of quilters.