Blog long pause.
Sadness and incomprehension... The blog is taking a long vacation... I'll be back.... some day...
View Articlewhat a journey!
What a journey these past few months have been! I want to thank you all for your comments and e-mails, your encouragement and support along the way. Last week was the beginning of the two-week fall...
View Articlea finished quilted cushion
The new cushion has found its place in the upstairs living room which also serves as the music room for my wife and daughters. I have used Marti Mitchell's templates to make the top. These templates...
View ArticleMaggie Bonanomi's Pinch Purse
With my crazy schedule where I try to fit in teaching in highschool, running and going to the gym, enjoying family time, cooking, gardening, stitching, quilting and reading, I am always on the...
View ArticleTradition with a twist : your opinion ?
Happy to have finally been able to upload one photo! I picked up this one because these days I am using all of Yoko Saito's techniques to finish the Quilt ME Club project. I love trying new things and...
View ArticleMy quilts made from Yoko Saito's designs
It's working!!!! Resizing the photos has made uploading a breeze ;-) Thanks a lot for your help. I wanted to share these quilted objects with you. You've seen them before but I love them so much that...
View ArticleStitch Me Club : the top is finished.
Happy Dance!!!! I have finally finished the top of the Quilt Me Club project. I LOVE it!!! It was so fun to make... and challenging too as both pieced and appliqué blocks had many tiny pieces! Thank...
View ArticleFirst finish for 2013
Don't you love reaching that stage ? I do!! Working on one project at a time definitely makes a difference! Thanks to this resolution I have managed to finish quilting and binding my quilt top in no...
View ArticleThe tree of happiness and laughter
I had told myself that I would not start a new BOM this year... but I have been looking at this block now and then and I kept telling myself... why not ? How can you resist stitching these Sue and...
View ArticleCampagne Française #1
"Campagne Française" is the new Quilt Me Club from L'Atelier Perdu. (Click on the logo on the right to know more). It is a four-part mystery quilt. This first part has a large appliqué block and a...
View ArticleCampagne Française #2
Thank you very much for all your comments in my previous post. It was great to read all the positive reactions to my unusual choice of colors for this quilt. Here is my second block of this part. I...
View ArticleTavern House by Maggie Bonanomi #1
Tavern House is the new Maggi Bonanomi's wool project. Working with wool is all about texture and colour. What's more, in this project, is that it also includes velvet. It is fun, easy to do and...
View ArticleHow I work...
As I told you in my previous post, I am now working on Yoko Saito's Mystery Quilt Block 2. I thought it would be nice to share with you how I work. When I began quilting, I went to a beginner's class...
View ArticleProgress on Yoko Saito's Mystery Quilt
Because I'm still on vacation, I have time to update my blog more regularly and can write a post about a WIP. I work on my block a little bit in the morning and in the evening as the rest of the day is...
View ArticleYoko Saito Block 2
It is finally finished... It was really fun to make. Working with these fabrics and colors is heaven!!! A tree with leaves, a bird, a cat... spring is definitely on its way... Now I just have...
View Articlein need of some stitching time...
After several quilt blocks, I was in need of some stitching time. This project is last year Stitch Me CLub by l'Atelier Perdu . I started this project a while ago and had left part 2 unfinished when I...
View ArticleQuilt Me Club part 2.
Fortunately it is sunny here today and I was able to take photos of the three blocks. Working on these blocks was quite a challenge as I had decided to work with a totally different color palette....
View ArticleQMC Part 3, London and a recipe.
It's been a long time since I last posted on my blog. I have been busy all that time. I spent 10 days in London during my spring break and this is the reason why I didn't go to the quilt show in Nantes...
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