Joseph's Coat

Finally, finally, this quilt is finished!

I brought it to show at night guild and two lovely ladies held it up for all to see while I sat in my chair and talked about it.

In my mind, I have been thinking that this is a 15 yr. old UFO.  Duh, wrong!  It was started in 2009 and that makes it 17 yrs. old.  Now, the funny part is .... we have a high school principle in our group and when she heard about when it was started .... can you guess what she was thinking?  Math was never my strong subject.  Oh well .... move on!  LOL

Here is a closer look:

Anyway, can't say this has been a total joy to make.  A few different methods of applique was used until my favourite method was used to complete it and then the finishing became easier.  I'm glad it is done and crossed off my UFO list.

Quilt Details:

Source:  I can't find the source for this pattern.  It got lost while this project was being shuffled around for a few years.  This started as a quilt-along, but I think the blog is no longer active.

Started:  November 2009

Top Finished:  September 2025

Quilt Finished:  May, 2026

Quilt Size:  62-1/2" x 90-1/4" (top size before quilting, washing and drying:  64-3/4" x 93")

Batting:  Hobbs poly

Quilted by:  Kathy Harris using Midsummer Dream by Christy Dillon

So glad this quilt is done and put away for a rainy day.

On a different note, my niece and her family nearly lost their cottage that is situated on a lake in our city.  She sent me photos the next day.  Look how close the fire came!  Cause is possibly electrical from a water pump.

This was the fire taken from the lake.

My niece's cottage is the one with the Canadian flag.  Luckily, neighbours doused the side of their cottage with a hose to keep the flames from spreading.  The only damage to this cottage was a dryer vent that buckled from the heat.  Fire trucks were there but the fire was too far gone.  The cottage was old and wooden, so all they could do was keep the fire from spreading.

This was all that remained the next morning.  So sad as the owners lived there for 53 years.

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

Elbows up, eh!

Flying Geese Again

The process of sewing all those flying geese blocks into strips is a tad tedious and boring, but they are getting done.  Only 6 more rows to go ...

I sew batches of 10 blocks from each colour and then join into a long strip.  It is slow going as there is a lot of pinning going on.

Yep, getting there.  Just those 6 rows on the right to do.

Guess what ..... I'm already thinking of borders and what fabrics to use.  Other fabrics have been pulled out, displayed and discarded.  So far, these are a go for now.

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

Elbows up, eh!

Flying geese ….

This project has leaped forward quite a lot.  Just a scattering of blocks to make and then assembly time. 

Yes, I saw that red block was placed wrong and it has been corrected and all blocks will be double checked to make sure they are going in the right direction before assembly.

Another pair of leg warmers have been made!  I’m so happy as my legs will be nice and warm this coming fall/winter.  Two pairs!  Yeah.  I’m also so happy that my change in knitting method is working out.

Then, I had some free time and got another section done on my EPP project.  Once the flying geese are off the design wall, that EPP project will get pinned and I can start sewing together the next section.

On hubby note, he is still falling.  This morning, his legs gave out and luckily he was using his walker and ended up on his knees and was then able to use his walker to stand up.  A physio lady is coming to our home on Monday to assess him and hopefully she will be able to help him build up strength in his legs.  Every day is an adventure ....

On a political note, a mining company in British Columbia just hired Kristi Noem.  WTF.  I thought we Canadians were smarter than that.  I'm absolutely disgusted hearing that news.  Perhaps that company is American owned or she has something on the owner .... or maybe the site is overrun with stray dogs.

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

ALWAYS, ALWAYS be CANADA!

What I’m working on ….

This past week has been busy with hubby.  He has been falling, falling, falling ….. and can’t get up again.  This morning, I had to call 911 to send paramedics to help get him up.  They are going to recommend a service to contact me and they will be working with us to help keep him safe.

So, not much sewing has happened, but I did get some sewing in.  I’m revisiting this project again to keep it moving along.  

The blocks are getting pinned onto my design wall.  So far, about 3/4 of the green and red blocks have been made ..... so I'm getting there!

I'm trying to get all Xmas quilts made and then donate the rest of my Xmas fabrics.  Time to deal with my stash.  

I don't know about you, but I'm praying for pouring rain on June 14 in a certain part of the world!  A certain orange clown needs to have a pissy day considering the cruelty he has imposed on the world and on humanity.

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

Elbows up, eh!

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!