Friday, 15 January 2016

Moving

I have moved all the information in this blog over to https://scrappygalquiltco.wordpress.com as I am planning to retire this blog.
I hope you will come on over and check out my newest posts and see what I have been up to.
Sandy

Sunday, 13 December 2015

Love those oldies in a nine patch exchange.

Gillian participated in a 
Nine Patch Exchange a few years ago thru Cock a  doodle Quilts,  a local quilt shop that unfortunately no longer exists. 

Somehow Gillian acquired far more blocks than  any other participant, I know this because I remember quilting another nine patch quilt for Gillian a few years ago.  I will dig up those pictures and blog about it at a later date.

This quilt was  simply quilted  with straight lines.  


Nine patch exchanges are organized amongst a group of quilters over a long period of time.  In the end the entire group should have and equal number of identical nine patch blocks.  Exchanges are a lot of fun and they get rid of last bits of your stash.
 I have been the organizer of a few exchanges, someday I will  blog about the process and the results of them. 

Sunday, 6 December 2015

Primitive Logs for Quilt Canada



I was so thrilled to have one of my quilts "Primitive Log Cabin" be chosen as a workshop for Quilt Canada 2016 https://www.canadianquilter.com/events/quilt-canada-2016.php   that I decided I would make a more modern version of it.



A few weeks ago I mentioned that I would be blogging about my "modern"  primitive log cabin quilt.

I found a little time to start cutting and sewing for myself this past weekend. This mess in the picture to the left quickly turned into a few blocks. 









I decided to mix it up and not work in rounds of one fabric at a time like my original quilt. 





What I finished to date  is on the design wall,  not the greatest picture but you get the idea! 
I think I will try adding some different size and shapes of blocks into the mix. Stay posted there is more to cmd

Thursday, 3 December 2015

It's beginning to feel like Christmas!

There is nothing like the Christmas rush to get you in the mood or put you in a panic like I am sure many of you are feeling.  

A few lucky people will get some beautiful quilted Christmas gifts this year. 

Gillian had me quilt this gorgeous tree skirt for a very lucky person in her life.