Hole In The Wall Gang Camp Delivery!

Hello Everyone,This post is long over due. On May 21st, I had the honor of helping our guild and another guild make a very special delivery to the Hole In The wall Gang Camp!! This is what we delivered...Thank you to all of my readers that helped us to achieve our goal! So many of you from close by and far, far away sent tons of pillowcases. You will all be happy to know that EVERY child will go home with a pillowcase and a quilt!Here we are all ready to go on a wonderfully sunny day. It was truly...

Progress On My Stash Fabrics

Hello Everyone,Before I left on my retreat, I shared with you photos of a stack of fabrics from my stash. These fabrics are going into a very special quilt. So after I arrived at my retreat, I got right down to business.I had already pre-cut the strips, so I just started to sew. As you can see, here is the work in progress. You probably will never believe this, but I sewed strips ALL day Friday and ALL day Saturday. I don't know why I thought that I would get this top done in a weekend. By Saturday night, I...

Camille's Quilt

Hello Everyone,I have to say that I was tickled pink that a customer and friend on Facebook quickly tackled a quilt kit that she purchased from my shop!! Camille ordered the All Together Now Quilt Kit just a couple of weeks ago and wasted no time.This a picture of the first three rounds, green, yellow, and pinks. Here is the fourth round, orange.The last two rounds, purples and greens. Just fabulous, isn't it? They are all fabrics from the Kaffe Fassett Collective.There are still a few kits available. The kits include all the fabric for the top and binding, as...

A Stroll Through My Garden

Hello Everyone,We have had some beautiful weather and my flowers are blooming!! So I took this opportunity to stroll through and take some photos. Enjoy!This Peony is one of my favorites as it has two of my favorite colors fuchsia and yellow.A White Iris. I do have some Double Bearded Iris, but they were not quite in bloom.Baptisia Australis, my husband affectionately calls the asparagus plant. The reason, when it first starts shooting up it looks like asparagus.My white peony, Festivus Maximus.Geranium or Cranes Bill. Again, love the hot pink.Another peony in pink.Fringe tree or Old Man's Beard. A truly...

Picking Fabrics From My Stash For a New Project

Hello Everyone,Being the quilter that I am, I just had to begin a new project before finishing an old project. I knew the color palette I wanted to use. It was just a matter of going through my stash and finding the right fabrics. Here is what I came up with...Blues, greens, oranges, and browns. I must admit that I do not have much blue in my stash, so this was a difficult color for me. But I think that I the ones that I chose work well. What do you think of this color palette?The pattern I will be...

A Fun Day With Friends!

Hello Everyone,Exactly one week ago, my friend Maria (no blog) and I set off to an LQS to meet up with our friends Tina (Seaside Stitches) and Karen (Sew Many Ways). It was an absolutely glorious day, in my book, 90 degrees, sunny, a quilt shop, food, and friends. What more could a girl ask for??Our quilt shop stop was here at Quilter's Dream. Lovely shop. Lots of batiks, but oddly enough, I did not purchase any. Must not have been thinking straight.Then enter the lovely Tina and Karen. Don't they look happy to be surrounded by fabric? I think...

Hand Dyed Inspiration Vol IV Memorial Day

Hello Everyone,Happy Memorial Day! Please remember all of those who have fought for our freedoms today.In that theme of patriotism, I would like to share with you some hand dyed red, white, and blue.This quilt was also made with Cherrywood hand dyes. I made this top about 7 years ago and really need to quilt this one too. Interestingly enough, there is no white in this top, subtle grays and taupes. But it really does give that illusion of white.This pattern, I believe, was in a magazine. Don't know which one, so sorry.But I really do like this one and...

Hand Dyed Inspiration Vol III

Hello Everyone,Welcome to the third edition of "Hand Dyed Inspiration"!! The following quilt I made with Cherrywood Hand Dyed fabrics. These quilts here were both made about 8 years ago.This one was made in a tradtional Amish palette. I love the colors and also chose to quilt it traditionally.I quilted it with feathered wreaths and quarter inch quilting. This one hangs in my upper hall near my studio and love it! The pattern is called Rainbow card trick and can be found by clicking here.A close up of the quilting.I then decided to make this little quilt again in a...

Celebrate and Remember!

Happy Memorial Day!Canton Village Quilt Works would like to remind us to remember those who fought for our freedoms. To celebrate our veterans and our freedoms, we are having a 4 day sale! But hurry, the sale will conclude at the end of Memorial day May 31, 2010.Everything* in the online shop is 20% off!! Just use the code memorial20 at checkout.Enjoy your weekend!*excludes Kona color cards and booksUntil Next Time...

Many Thanks and Giveaway Winner!

Hello Everyone,Last week I had a very pleasant surprise awaiting me in my mailbox. Simone sent me a wonderful gift!! It truly made my day. She made this wonderful pincushion out of the Aunt Grace fabrics that she purchased from my shop.It was a thank you for replacing the initial order, that she placed in January, that still has not arrived! I sent the second bundle of fabric to her not expecting anything in return. How sweet was this of her to do this for me. Simone, you made my day!! I love it!!Here is the beautiful card and tea...

All Together Now

Hello Everyone,This next quilt I am going to show is one that my friend and customer, Norma, made and I quilted. As soon as she brought it to me, I was in LOVE! There are definitely several reasons to love this quilt: 1. Made from all Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics! 2. Bright wonderful colors. 3. The pattern is simple and easy to make (in a day, or weekend). It is called All Together Now and is available in my shop. 4. Wonderful size to wrap up in. I quilted it with an all over quilting design, perfect for this quilt....

Blogger Quilt Festival Spring 2010 Edition

Hello Everyone,Amy has done it once again! Another terrific Blogger Quilt Festival. Thank you, Amy!! I am also one of her sponsors for the wonderful prizes being given away. I will be giving to one of the lucky prize winners at Fat Quarter Set of 8 Different Essex Cotton/Linen Blends from my shop!! So make sure you get your entry linked up on Amy's Blog for a chance to win!!So here is my entry. Now before you say anything, I know it is not quilted yet. I have shown this quilt before in this post here and here, but it...

Modern Sweets

Hello Everyone,Don't you just love Sugar, or anything sweet? This quilt is a little of both. It is made from the entire Sugar line of fabric by Art Gallery and is called Modern Sweets.Bright, summery, and cheerful!Perfect of that teen girl too!It can be found here on the cover of the newest Quick Quilts. You can find the magazine in my shop along with the exclusive kit packaged to make that wonderful quilt!! Hurry they are in limited supply. Just click here to start shopping.Don't forget to enter my giveaway on this post, only a few more days to go!Until...

Colors of Peru Quilt Top Done!!

Hello Everyone,Boy am I behind! I am sure many of you will remember me working on this wonderful quilt from this post. Well, I finished the top a while ago and am just getting around to posting it now.I have to say that I am in love with this top!! Fun, cheerful, bright, and easy to put together.All the striped fabrics were from my stash. I had gotten them about 5 years ago at a quilt shop that had them on clearance for about $3 per yard... Score! What a great top they made.The story behind this quilt was that...

You Just Can't Miss This Giveaway....

Hello Everyone,Just this week I had the pleasure of sitting down with my friend, Marie Bostwick. For those of you who don't know who she is, she is a NY Times Bestselling author of some wonderful books, including the series pictured below.If you love a good read about friendship, common bonds, quilting, and just plain fun, you will love these books. Any way, I interviewed her for my newest podcast Episode #13. You can listen to our chat by clicking here or by going to iTunes and searching for Jackie's Quilting Chronicles and subscribing. It is FREE! (While you are...

Bordered Diamonds

Hello Everyone,Recently I joined a group on Facebook called the SSSQ Quilt Along With Kaffe Fassett. You can read about by clicking here. As a member of the group, you need to make a Kaffe inspired quilt from his newest book Simple Shapes, Spectacular Quilts. You can find the book here for 15% off!! I digress...So I really wanted to make a diamond quilt and this one, called Bordered Diamonds, just was calling my name. He has many other diamond quilts in his book that are equally gorgeous.Here are the diamonds that I have "bordered" already. The borders are mostly...

Sisters Extraordinaire - Allie and Lois

Hello Everyone,Remember, just a couple of posts back, I introduced you to Roberta. Well this post will focus on two more of my Mom's friends in AZ. Of course they are quilty ladies. Seriously, I think my mom needs to take up quilting!While visiting my Mom, we went to see Allie and Lois. They are sisters who are truly a treat to see every time I go to AZ. They are creative, witty, exuberant, and just plain lovely.The first of the projects belongs to Lois...She is making a yo-yo quilt! It is truly beautiful. Look at all those yo-yos that...

Does This Ever Happen to You??

Hello Everyone,Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Moms!!! I hope you are all enjoying your day.I have a little tail (tale) to tell you...The other day when I was working on this top secret project (to be revealed at a later date)...Yes, a little sneak peek! Fabrics are Essex Cotton/Linen Blend in Med. Aqua and Sugar from Art Gallery fabrics. But I digress...When my little friend Pavi came for a visit. He thought that I was making a quilt especially for him. "Hmmm... I think I will relax here. Aren't I cute?""I must wash my face before I go...

Basics

Hello Everyone,For all of you who haven't heard, my friend Victoria, at Bumble Beans, needs some quilty help. She sent an e-mail out that really best explains what she will need.I write to you today to announce my newest project for a charity close to my heart.www.bumblebeansbasics.comSome of you have participated in my HOUSE quilt block gather. That project has since finished, and I was donated 501 quilt blocks! I've been adding about 6 blocks per quilt, so if you divide that by 501 that means 83 quilts for little old me to make!Some may recall that my friend asked...

The Multi-Talented Roberta

Hello Everyone,Have you ever felt like you are missing out on something? This week so far has been busy for me and I feel like I am missing all my blogging friends. The weather has been fairly nice, so I have been trying to get outside after quilting customer quilts. That means that my computer time has been less, so I haven't been blog surfing too much! I am trying though! Anyway, I recently returned from visiting my parents in AZ. While there my mom took me over to one of her friend's home, Roberta. Interesting though, while my mother...