A Few Finishes

I'm quite pleased that there are a couple finishes to share today.

First finish are these leg warmers.  Yes, I know, I know ..... a bit late in the season as we are finally rolling into nicer weather.  At least, come fall, these will be ready to wear to help keep my legs warm.  There is enough yarn in the big ball, so another pair are ongoing now.  Maybe, I just might have two pairs ready to wear come fall?   For knitting, I did have to change my usual method to accommodate my hands and this new method works for me for now.  In the past, I could easily knit for an hour, but now after 5 minutes, a break is needed.  Things are just slowing down now.  Same with quilting.  On the bright side, at least I can still do these things!

Next finish is this teapot placemat.  This was my night quilting guild challenge and so glad that this is done and ready to show at next meeting.  The back has a green leafy fabric which will be perfect for Xmas.  My plan is to have the teapot showing for the June potluck meeting and for the Xmas potluck meeting, I will just simply flip the placemat over and viola, perfect for Xmas. 

So, two finishes for the month of May.  Yeah!

Then, not to be outdone, this top is finally together.  Outer borders need to be added as soon as I find the teal blue fabric that was used for the HST's.  It is somewhere in my studio and a cleanup is in progress so that fabric can be located.  Can you see all of the scrappy blocks that were made?  I'm very happy using up all those scraps.

Now, about the cleanup ..... as fabric is being sorted and reorganized ..... you know, squirrels could be happening again.  As I'm sorting the fabrics, ideas are popping up in my brain and I know what is about to happen.  So many, many gorgeous fabrics to play with and they just have to be used in something, right?!

Binding is happening on a quilt, so perhaps next post that quilt can be shown?

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will always, always be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!

BTW, comments can't be responded to.  I've been able to reply to some, but notifications are coming back to me that some can't be delivered.  So, if you comment and don't hear back from me ..... that is the reason why.

Exchange quilts

I participated in Humble Quilts 2026 Quilt Exchange.  This will probably be my last year to do so.  My hands are not as nimble as they used to be and I never want to send out a crappy piece of work.  I will see how this coming year pans out with my hands.

This is what I made this year for Janet in St. Louis, MO, USA.

It is always a problem for me to decide what to make as there are endless ideas dancing in my brain.

What about a simple Trip Around the World?  I get to use up a number of scrappy strips in the making.  Oh yes, this will work out just fine.

This was the start of my hand quilting.

The border.

The finished tablemat/quilt.  I'm pleased with it and would love to make one for myself too.  That always happens to me as I like what has been made.

Through this exchange, I got to meet two new lovely ladies.  Merry and Janet.  Go here to see what Merry sent me.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will always, always be CANADA1

Elbows up, eh!

New project!

This has been on the go since last fall.  It was to be something else, but then saw a photo ..... ummm ..... a squirrel ..... on Pinterest and the layout changed big time.  What kept me stalling was all those white blocks.  I decided to start making them up from my scraps and stash.  Finally, bit the bullet and started making them.  

Every other block is made from scraps.  Solid white fabrics were used to help diminish the need to match up all kinds of seams and it worked like a charm. 

You can see a few of what those blocks look like.  Anything that could be used, got used.  Did it make a dent in my whites bin?  Only a bit, but happy that the fabrics got used.  I'm not sure now about all those seams, but once it is quilted, those seams hopefully will disappear or be not as noticeable.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will always, always be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!

Got my quilt!

This year, I participated once again in Humble Quilts 2026 Mini Quilt Exchange.  This link will take you to show all the quilts that were received in the exchange.

Merry in Mount Vernon, Washington sent me this gorgeous mini quilt!  What a delight to receive this.  Not only that, but it arrived on our 49th wedding anniversary.  What a way to start the day.

When these quilts arrive, I do like to look at each piece of fabric to see if was in my stash.  The only fabric was the blue border fabric but it has been all used up now.  Lovely to see it again.

Once again, thank you Merry for a lovely quilt.  This quilt will be added to the room off my studio with all my other exchange quilts from over the years.  Every time I go into that room, I stop and admire all those little beauties.  I will have to do a post to show them all again as there have been additions since last shown.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will always, always be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh

Who wants a Fort?

Well ..... these two little guys do!  That is why we make quilts!  To sleep under and to build a fort for playing.  Why not?  LOL

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country!  My country will always, always be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!

Update or not on projects!

It has been a busy month for hubby with appointments, etc.  Still, a bit of work did get accomplished.

Meet Section B of my hexie quilt.  Can't believe that all these hexies will be assembled into a section!  These will be put on hold for a while and will be worked on later while sitting in our new gazebo and also for cottage trips.

Then, this UFO was pulled out and worked on.  After many, many years ..... a layout was finally decided upon and then pinned onto the design wall.  There will be some applique in the white border areas.  Soooooo happy to have finally made a decision!

It is hard to move or work on anything when this little guy flops down into my arms and sleeps like a baby!  What do I do?  Well, just sit back and adore him and watch some t.v. or even have a nap together.  Why not? 

A few weeks ago, when we still had snow on our back hill, five deer came for a visit.  Ridley wanted outside and he found an area with no snow and looked up at this deer for a very long time.  The deer stamped it's feet a few times but that didn't scare Ridley at all.  Can't see the deer?  It is just in front of the clump of three trees.  So very well camouflaged.  

I have also been busy hand quilting on my secret mini quilt for the Humble Quilts 2026 Challenge.  Just binding to add and a label, wash and dry and it is ready to be shipped out.  More on that quilt later once it has been received.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will always, always be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!

April Showers .... er ..... Snow!

We've been having snow and rain lately.  This coming week the temps are supposed to remain above zero .... so perhaps we will finally move into spring?!  The snow we had overnight has melted on our driveway and the sun is shining today.  

March was a productive month for me but not much for showing.

My hexie project has moved on quite well.  The blue border in section B has now been fully sewn together.  Yeah!

Lots of hexies have been prepped.

Alas .... there are still lots more to prep before I can start pinning them to my design wall.

What else did I do?  Curtains.  I'm recycling the curtains from my living and dining rooms.  Ridley, the cat, tore them down two years ago when we first got him.  He tried to climb the curtains but they and the rods came tumbling down.  Now, Velcro tape has been added and that is what is being used to hang them just in case he decides he wants to climb again. My curtains are just side curtains so they don't close.   So far, he has stayed away from them.  Perhaps he remembers what happened last time he tried to climb them.  Now, those rooms feel more like home once again.  The vertical blinds work, but they felt sparse and too clinic like.  When ordering the blinds, I requested something that he couldn't climb and he doesn't even try now.  Also, the blinds are easier for my hubby to open and close as he just has to stand still in one place.  Less chance for him and me to lose our balance.  That is so important these days with our disabilities.

What will I do for April?  

Well, more hexies for sure.

Plus, a secret project that I'm working on for the swap challenge with Humble Quilts.  I've decided to participate again this year.  This will probably be my last year to participate, so I will enjoy working on my project and to receiving my mini swap quilt.

Cherish your day, cherish your life, cherish your freedom and cherish your country.  My country will always be CANADA!

Elbows up, eh!