Hot Flash Quilt

My friends in the Maple Leaf Quilt Guild are collaborating to develop a design for a Hot Flash Quilt. It was Sherri M's idea originally and several others have contributed. Nancy wants a palm tree in hers. Carol A. likes the Summer's Sun Block from Quilter's Cache. www.quilterscache.com/S/SunBlock.html

Time Again For Quilting!

It's been a long time but I've finally got time to quilt. I re-introduced myself to my friends in the Maple Leaf Quilt Guild - a cyber quilt guild made up of a great bunch of Canadian ladies and we're having such fun.

First, I'm taking part in a Round Robin. I've never done this before in my life! But the ladies are so warm and friendly that I feel quite comfortable with them. That's my block on the left. I'm calling it "Purple Ladies Sing The Blues".

As well, Nancy is organizing a Stitch-Along project called Postcards From Canada: a Quilter's Odyssey, featuring 20 different places in Canada....a new one each Sunday. Here's mine:

Some of the other ladies have cleverly incorporated seascapes and ocean fabrics into their blocks. Mine looks more like a visit to Halifax on an acid trip!

I also made a label for my Postcards quilt. Want one? Just give me a shout.

Embroidered Mittens for Dulaan.  

A pair of mittens for Mittens For Akkol. This pair is in the Chipman's Block pattern. Double knitting for warmth and sized for about a 4 or 5 year old child. 

Supermarket Showdown (approx. 25 x 30") 

Grand National Quilt Show 2006

Both Supermarket Showdown and Thongbirds (the quilt that follows) were juried into the Grand National Quilt Show at the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery. The show will take place from April 30 - June 25, 2006. Both these pieces were hand appliqued, hand embroidered and hand quilted. The theme for this year's show is Wild Life.

Thongbirds (approx. 37 x 45") 

Summer - Pencil tinted with coloured pencil, about 4 x 6 ". What could be more evocative of summer than running through the sprinkler? 

Envy .... pencil drawing. 

Aquatic - a pretty open-ended subject. This is what happened when I sat down to draw. (I never really know who'll show up under my pencil!) 

Ambition - pencil drawing 

Daring