Oceania Octopus – brought to you by Art East Quilting Co.

Today is the perfect time to talk up a fabulous Eastern Canada quilting company….its my new favourite pattern purchasing place and its virtually right next door in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Say hello to Art East Quilting Co. https://arteastquiltingco.com. These are the folks hosting a mind-blowing sew-along thats completely perfect for anyone who measures her…

Trinket SAL – First 2 weeks done

Are you sewing along with Alison Glass in the Trinket SAL?  I jumped in right at the beginning and  I’m loving it.  If you’re following along on Instagram or Facebook, you must be thoroughly ahhhstruck by the tiny trinkets being put together by people all over the Quilty Universe. I chose to use mostly Sun…

You may be a Quilt Diva…..

You may be a Quilt Diva if: IF have a fabric stash (AKA hoard) that is so huge it needs its own room in your house (did I mention that hubby is renovating a room above the garage for a quilting studio for me…); IF you’d rather be home in your sewing room with all…

I May Need An Intervention.

Let me begin by straight out saying that I am smitten with the on-line quilting community. You took me under your wing, encouraged my ridiculousness and every day you make me feel appreciated and valuable.  You always listen to what I’m chattering on about AND  you always offer your positive point of view about everything…

I’ll Buy That…and that….and that…

I love on-line technology generally.  Here’s why… When I started quilting about a lifetime ago (could it be possibly 20+ years ago? Yikes, OMG etc.), I lived in a big city in Alberta.  Back in the day, it was easy as pie to go to about a gazillion fabric shops within a few minutes drive…