The things you find.....

...when on the hunt for something .... Still haven't found what I am looking for!!! I thought though, since I had some of this stuff out, I might as well picture it for my blog! Gives ya all something to see since I am still playing nurse maid to Miss Ruby and getting NO sewing/quilting done...

This first photo is my very FIRST attempt at quilting... When my children were in elementary school a bunch of us young moms got together once a week for a coffee/craft morning. The person who's turn it was to host gave the craft supply requirements the week before for the craft she was hosting. Well, we had decided that we should give quilting a try. NON of us were quilters, but some were sewers. We cut out cardboard templates for this log cabin that I found in a magazine. Well, you can imagine how wonky the pieces were with everyone using the same cardboard templates, cause they get destroyed very quickly. You can see the bowing of my finished top. It was supposed to be a cover for our piano bench.... Its still in the bag...

This is my first and second attempts at Cathedral Windows. One of them I tried on my own (magazine instructions), but it had raw edges showing from the backing. Then friend B showed a bunch of us one day. The proper way of doing it, not the shortcut I had tried. B had made a large quilt in the manner. We could not believe the weight of it!!! I do plan on finishing this one up to make a toss pillow for on my bed...


You will note on the side where I list upcoming quilt shows that there is one in Kenora starting later this month. I went to that showing 2 years ago now, and still this lovely little kit I bought there sits waiting.... STILL!!! I am going to this quilt show on the 26th with about 12 other ladies from our Wonky Bits group.... I don't think I should buy any kits while I am out there this time.... AND there is a new quilt shop out that way to check out too yet!!!


I have this fabric and a "Country Woman" magazine pattern for a cute little table topper sitting.... and sitting.... and sitting..... waiting patiently for me to make.... I shant tell ya all how long it has been sitting there waiting... I would blush as I typed it! 8-)
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Its lovely fabric. Watermelons... I plan to paper-piece it!


This is my Yo-yo maker I mentioned before somewhere on here! I found a tutorial on how to use them on other blogs! Check out Anita's here. I plan to make a table topper that I saw somewhere in my travels. I have no pattern, just a photo from memory that I made up in "paint" on the comp. Not the greatest photo, but you can see how it will lay out. I drew it with 2 rows of Yo-yos going throughout it, but I think I will make it with 3 rows... when I get around to it!!! 8-) Do you think we can quilt in the after-life? 8-)