Mini Retrerat Show & Tell

 

 

 

 Corina's

 Corina's

 

 

 

 Joanne's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Part of the room... 35 quilters present...

A fun day was had...

Hope you enjoyed the show & tell, from our wonderful and creative group of ladies...

I've been seeing some more "Myra's Mystery" quilt tops popping up on blogs... Anyone seen any more out there? Please let me know as I would love to see them! There are still a few to be completed in my quilt group too...

Myra

Fur-Girls Stamp of Approval

I finished up all the applique on TJ's "Christmas stocking to be" at our Day Retreat today.

Now it is time to put the stocking together...

I sprayed out our TJ's name in "Paint" on the comp, and drew in the J and happy face...  

Hope you all had a great weekend!!

Myra

Go Blue Bombers!

Festive Season upon us......

 We visited our little TJ and his 

mommy & daddy the other day...

He is getting so strong, starting to grab at things, and is giggling now. I put a little giggle video on my "Gramma's Brag" page...

I started a Christmas stocking for our little TJ. After looking through a lot of books/mags I decided on an Angel Snowman applique design of Nancy Halvorsen's in "Angels Among Us"...

Besides cutting all the pieces needed to make the stocking, I also got all the applique pieces glued down...

I see already I should have doubled up on the white for the head... Ah well... I'll be getting to the stitching sometime next week...

With the season of giving, and all the parties upon us, I may be "missing in action" for a bit... But you know I'll be blogging/visiting when I can!

While you are shopping, cooking, baking, stitching, cleaning, and decorating in preparation for the festivities too, do remember to stop for a nice cup of tea, or apple cider, and put your feet up every so often!

Keep smiling!

Myra

Happy Thanksgiving/Turkey Day

 

To My Stateside 

Family & Friends...

Myra

Mini Design Board...

 I've seen mini design boards made on other blogs, and I thought this was a great idea! Thus I set out to make one today...

I took a piece of foam-board, a hot glue-gun, and a piece of batting cut 3 inches bigger than the board, and walla! You have a design board!!!

I took pieces for one block from my large design wall, placed them on my new mini design board...

...and carried over to my sewing machine...

Time to change to another thread color, 

and get stitching...

Perhaps this may be a helpful tool for you

in your sewing room too...
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 I was too lazy to clear off my ironing-board (just don't know how it gets all piled up with things? No clue!! LOL), so I was using this little pressing tool. Not the best option when pressing quite a few seams...

Then I recalled I had bought this mini iron...way back when...and had never used it, so thought that today was a good day to try it out...

I was surprized at how hot it got, and it works pretty good...for someone that is too lazy to get out of her chair today!! LOL...

As I was sewing today, I finally saw the whole movie "Fiddler on the Roof" on the TV, from start to finish... I've only seen bits and pieces before... Now to do some research...

Happy stitching...

Myra

Teacup of a different sort...

In keeping with yesterday's post of Teacup Dolly...

This is a crocheted teacup my Tante (aunt) Tini made many years ago. A bit yellowed with age, but still a pretty keepsake for me...

Tante Tini also crocheted many of my Christmas tree ornaments, and left me with many fond memories of her...

What keepsakes do you have?

Myra

Teacup Dolly...Revisited

 Finally, I have finished my Teacup Dolly, which was first introduced to my blog back in December 2009. I didn't get it done the way the pattern shows in the magazine, cause I kept forgetting to buy the little "add in pieces". So, today I spotted it sitting in my sewing room, just waiting to be done, and I decided to give it 

a different look, with things I had on hand...

Thus, I introduce you to.... 

"Knitting Teacup Dolly"!

Teacup is a keepsake of my departed MIL...

Knitting was transferred from small 

knitting needles, on to toothpicks ...

Feels good to get that one done, 

and sitting in the living-room now...

Next! 

It was a Guild night...

 Friend Ac showed this quilt that she made for her niece. Isn't it wonderful!? 

 Lucky niece!! 

Ac, you want to be my auntie?  ;)

I tried loading a few more photos, but 

blogger isn't letting me tonight... 

Will try again next time I post...

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Pop on over to Beth's blog to see her Mystery finish from my mystery quilt-along... Beth used fabrics strictly from her stash!! Awesome! 8-)

Anyone else have a mystery finish to share?

Happy stitching!
Myra

What's on my display wall?

Monika, from "The Needle and Thread Network" blog, is looking for Canadian bloggers to follow her blog, in order to... Well... Just go there and read her opening info just below her header. That will explain everything, and if you are interested, follow her blog, and post about it on your blog for others to join in... I have her button in my sidebar too... "WIP Wednesday Link-up".

I started cutting up a jelly-roll of...?... I think they are 30s prints, for a new baby quilt to keep for our crib here... For when the kids come for overnight stays/visits...

I still have quite a few pieces to go up, 

and more white to cut up...

I followed a friend's past BOM pattern for our group, but upon sitting back and looking at the display wall, I realized that there would have been a simpler way to piece this to basically get the same effect. Oh well... too late now...

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This is on my friend Pg's design wall. She doesn't have a blog. When Pg decides to make something, she just dives in and does it!!! We find her drive inspiring!! Her quilt top was inspired by Em's Leaders & Enders quilt... Pg always uses her scraps wonderfully!!  ;)

 What is on your display wall?

Myra

Quilt Retreat Sew, Show & Tell

Here are photos of some of the wonderful 

eye candy that was shown at the last retreat 

I was at...

These 2 were made in a class with Corina teaching the method, through our  

Manitoba Prairie Quilters Guild...

 This cutie complete with little black sheep...

 Jar quilts were won from a BOM draw... Half used for a boy quilt, and next half will be for a girl's quilt. Grandchildren of the winner...

 Paper-piecing...Didn't get a photo of all her blocks, or the proper layout of them... :(

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 A similar table topper as this one

  These table toppers are all created from another class put on by our  

Manitoba Prairie Quilters Guild...

There were many other show & tells, but I didn't catch them all, being that we were really spread out in the lodge. But, you can see some that I missed on Katherine's blog!! 

My show & tell for today is Bitty Bear... ;)

Our little TJ is growing so darn fast... More photos of him on my Gramma's Brag page...

Hope you have something that brings
a big smile to your face today!

Happy stitching!

Myra

Remembrance Day

At 11:00 AM, 

On the 11th day, 

Of the 11th month, 

A minute of silence 

for all those who fought 

for our country. 

Lest we forget.

Pg's Mystery Top

Pg brought her Mystery quilt top to Wonky Bits today to show us. I love the fabrics she used, and her Dresden Plates that she created for her own choice blocks are wonderful!! Very nice PG!! Thanks for taking part in my first 

Mystery Quilt-Along P!! 8-)

Now I'm eagerly waiting to see some more 

of my gal's Mystery top finishes, and to see 

some pop up in blogland. 

 Please email me a link to yours if you've 

posted of it, or leave a comment here 

for me to pop over to see it. 

If you don't have a blog, please do email a photo of your Mystery top for me to share/post here for others to see... My email address can be found in my Profile (link by the photo of me on the left hand sidebar).

This is so exciting seeing the finishes!!

I had so much fun creating the Mystery for everyone, and I even have another Mystery quilt pattern planned for another time... 8-)

Happy stitching!

Myra

Over the past weekend...

I took my Mystery quilt top off my display wall, as it had been hanging there long enough...

 ...and replaced it with what I've managed to get done at the quilt retreat. Still sewing the rows...

I call this "Birthday Purples", because I received all the purple FQs for my last 2 birthdays, from my CCC quilt group. Thanks ladies!!! 8-)

You can see it is way too big for my display wall!! I wondered (and still wonder) if I should make 2 lap quilts? Or keep going in this direction, for a queen size quilt for our guest room... I am wondering if it even needs the borders!?! It is huge! LOL!

Before I went to the retreat this past weekend, I stopped at a couple fabric shops. In the first photo here, I went looking for more of the fabrics I used in the table topper top, shown on the left, to make another side-table topper. Sadly, I could not find the big leaf fabric, so found something that could work...

 At the other shop I bought some flannel to make myself some new PJs...

 And at both shops I bought that stuff known as "PUL", used to make diapers. The first I bought is very thin, and the second one is much more of what I had expected, as you can see here. 

I'll make a couple of diapers with them both, and see how they stand up for our little TJ... 8-)

Happy stitching!

Myra

Quilt Retreat Weekend...

Gone here again!!

Big lodge just down the road amongst the trees there...

Why do we not see signs like this when 

we take the picture!?!?! Humph!!

Happy stitching!

Myra

Goodies from the quilt shop!

"Kickass Country Store" quilt shop 

in Plumas, Manitoba, Canada.

 A spur of the moment trip...

A wonderful little shop jam packed 

with quilty goodness...

Here is the damage to my plastic...

I couldn't resist the Brandywine 

"Christmas Critters" book...

Off to another quilt retreat... Yes another... 

This weekend... Fun, fun, fun!! 8-)

Have a safe and wonderful weekend!

Happy stitching!

Myra