My quilt guild BOM quilt.

Hi Everyone,

I designed the scrappy sampler quilt especially for the Limestone Quilters Guild.

We are doing this quilt as this years BOM.

It's more like a several blocks per month endeavor. LOL!

But, I've had really good feedback from people who are planning to make this quilt.

It's my first time doing a pattern for others, so it's been a bit nerve wracking.

We had our first BOM Sew Day yesterday.

We were nine ladies all together.

I gave demonstrations on how to use the rulers to make the blocks and how to put the blocks together.

We talked about fabric and color selection, fabric placement and value.

I gave tips on getting an accurate 1/4 inch seam allowance. 

It was interesting to share my perspective on sewing a scrappy quilt.

It was fun to share with the ladies and they were very encouraging. Phew! I made it through. 

Because I'm doing these demonstrations, I'm making more blocks.

I don't really want to make this quilt again.

So, I'm going to use my blocks to make table runners.

These are the blocks I demo'd yesterday.

My plan is to make a few more of these blocks to make the table runner.

I've already starting cutting for a few more blocks.

It shouldn't take me long to make them.

First Guild meeting of 2011-2012 season!!

Last night I attended the first meeting of the Limestone Quilters' Guild.

I took the leap this year and became a member of the executive.

I'm their webmaster.

It makes me a bit nervous, cause I'm not sure if what I'm doing is good.

But, I'm sure someone will let me know if I do something wrong. LOL!!!

You should check out the website.

I have added links to most of the Guilds in Ontario.

Many of these sites have free patterns that have been shared for BOM.

I had fun looking up the Guilds and find out which ones had active web sites.

It was also great inspiration for me too.

If you want to see some of the quilts that were brought in for Show & Tell, go check out the Guilds blog found here.

I really loved one of the quilts in particular.

Here it is.

I wish I had a picture of it all opened up properly.

It's just such a fun quilt. All the cats and dogs in many colors.

And check out the mini Dachshunds in the border.

Aren't they cute?

We had a guest speaker Mary Pal.

She has been featured in the Quilting Arts Magazine and Show.

Her work is just stunning.

If you have never seen her work, check out her website.

Well, I work all weekend.

So, I don't know how much sewing I will get done.

But, I will try.

Have a good night.

Hugs

Beautiful quilts by Lyne Lusk

Hi everyone,

Last night I went to our last guild meeting of the season.

We had a wonderful guest speaker.

Her name is Lyne Lusk.

She brought a beautiful collection of quilts to share with us.

I thought I would share them with you. 

Here they are.

This first one is made up of 3 inch finished 9 patch blocks and snowball blocks.

Isn't it gorgeous?

Here's another gorgeous one.

I love the border.

This one is made up of 1 inch strips. Love it!!!

I love the star quilt. It's such a great quilt to use up scraps.

And look at this one. Love it!!!

The one below is my favorite. 

But I'm sure you figured that out since red is my favorite color.

The one below was made with shirting for the background fabric.

I thought it was so cute. 

The one below is just stunning.

I just love all the applique.

Look at those daisies. Wow!!!

Well, as you can see, it was a fun night.

These quilts were just stunning.

I hope you enjoyed the show.

Hugs

The Bobbin Girls Trunk show @ my guild meeting!

Hi everyone!!!

I wish you all a very Happy New Year!!

I know it's been a week since my last post.

I did try to post the last two days, but blogger wouldn't let me.

I could put the title of my post and that's it.

So, finally today.....I can share with you.

I'm going to start with last night.

I went to my guild meeting and the Bobbin girls were doing a little trunk show.

Who are the Bobbin girls you might ask?

Well, they are a group of 8 women...who love to quilt together.

They are all great friends........

that have gotten together for many years to quilt, and share, and encourage one another.

One of the projects they shared, was their "Round Bobbin".

That's a round robin......get it!!!!

They each make a strip for each others quilt.

What I really like about it too,

 is that they had a journal that they had to write in saying,

 why they picked to make the strip, a certain way.

I thought that was a great touch.

So here are some of the quilt tops that they made.

Sorry, this photo is so fuzzy.
The one below is a close-up of the same quilt.
It's a better picture.


Don't you just love that little cat!! So cute!!!

Here's the next one.

I just love how each quilt is so unique!!
Here's a close-up below.
I love the paper pieced tulips, and the appliqued tulips.
And those birds. Love those!!!!

Here's another one.

Oh I really love this one. It's one of my favorites.
The details are just so amazing.

It's just basted, waiting to be quilted.
I just love the row of garden tools, and the row of paper pieced bird houses,
and all the appliqued flowers.
I just love the whole thing.
Can't wait to see it all quilted.

Here's another one.

This one is finished.
She made it into a twin size quilt.
It's gorgeous!!!
Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of the bottom rows.


I just love the details in this one.
Just gorgeous!!!!

Here's another one.

This one is also one of my favorites.
It's almost complete.
Just needs to be sandwiched and quilted.
I love the beaver and the rooster, the cat, dog and rabbit.
The cottage and house and trees are just wonderful.
I love the border.
Can you tell.....I love it!!!



I just love the rooster.

I also love these two binder covers they made to journal all their quilting projects.


This group is also in charge of all the community quilts that are made through the guild.
These are donated to many local organizations and also to orphans of Chernobyl, Ukraine.
This is just a small sampling of the donation quilts.



And finally the quilt below is a bed quilt one of the Bobbin girls made.
I just love the appliqued cats.
Sorry the picture is so blurry. But you get the idea!!!


Anyways, I was kind of in a slump this week.
A lot of things going on behind the scenes and it just kinda got me down.
But, this meeting gave me some of my energy back.

And now that I have Blogger working again, I will post more.
Thanks Samm...for checking up on me.
You are just so sweet.

Hugs

Ariane

Limestone Quilter's Guild Mini Quilt Auction Photo's!!!

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all well.

I thought I would show you some of the photo's I took at the Mini Quilt Auction last week.

Not all my photo's turned out nice, so I'm only sharing some of the quilts.

The little quilt that stole the show, was this little one.

I'm not sure of the name of the woman who made it, but the guild decided to purchase this one and add it to their collection of quilts that they retain to share at all their shows.

It definitely deserved all the attention.

It's called:

 "Male Bonding"

Isn't it just adorable.

It made me laugh.

I absolutely love it!!!!

Here are a few mosaic of some of the other quilts.

As you can see, the quilts were so adorable.

I did purchase two quilts.

I had a lot of fun seeing all these little quilts.

I hope you like them.

Hugs

Ariane

A mini raw edge circle quilt in the making!!!

Okay! I know I don't need more projects.

But, I received an email today from my local quilt guild wanting some mini quilts.

You see,

 the Kingston Limestone Quilters' Guild

is having

A LITTLE QUILTS AUCTION

on Wed. November 3, 2010

Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm

Location: The Seniors Centre

56 Francis Street

Kingston, Ontario

This auction is to support our community quilts projects, all the organizations that we help

and to help pay for renting a space every month.

I have already donated one little quilt.

But since they still need more, I thought....ahhh...

what the heck.....I'll make another one.

So, I decided to make a mini version of

 this quilt by Cluck Cluck Sew.

I made the circles and squares smaller.

I wanted to use my GO! Cutter and circle die to cut the circles.

So, I cut some 5 1/2 inch squares and used the 5 inch circle on the circle die to cut the circles out.

For the background square, I cut them 6 1/4 inch.

I made one block. I decided not to scatter all the colors but actually make blocks.

My little quilt will be made up of these 4 blocks.

Here is my first block.

I just love it!!!

So, now I have cut out all the pieces for the next 3 blocks. I plan to put them together this evening after I get off work. Hopefully, I won't be too tired.

Here is a pic of my block with the cut up pieces.

If you live in the area, you should come to the auction

 and see what is up for auction.

It's a silent auction,

and there will also be other items for sale,

 and some draws too!!!

Anyways, Gotta go!!

Hugs

Ariane

Our first guild meeting of the season!!!

I went to my quilt guild's first meeting of the season last night. They had two wonderful ladies showing their work. Diane Davies and Jane Lay shared some beautiful quilts with us. They are so talented. I took some pictures, but my camera wasn't co-operating with me. I need a new one. But I will show you the best ones. Lots of pictures here....so here we go.

I love the Paddington Bears Maze quilt. It's so cute!

I also love this quilt with all the trees....Gorgeous!!

And look at this large appliqued quilt. Isn't it sweet?

The one lady did mostly applique. I love the dragon!!!!

Another woman brought her Tisket A Tasket quilt for show & tell. This was my favorite of the night. It's just gorgeous, and the quilting is amazing!!!

They also had the community quilts on display. They made 25 quilts over the summer do give to local charities. They were also gorgeous!!!

Well, that's all for today. I work night shift starting tonight and for the next three nights.

I don't know what I will get done sewing related during those days, but I will try.

Hugs

Ariane

Guild meeting, some blocks...and more

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great night. I went to my local guild meeting tonight. I invited my sister to come. It was so nice to have her come with me. She has always been a big supporter of my quilting. We had a great time and she loved it. I made my two blocks for my guild swaps. I really like the bright block I made, I am not so fond of the country block. I did not like the instructions given for this block. I was very careful with my seams and my block was off by quite a bit. I even checked my needle position to see if it was off. But everything was in order, my seams measured 1/4 inch. So, I ended up taking some seams out and cutting bigger pieces. I will not be making that block again.

We had a guest speaker at the meeting. Her name is Joyce McConnell. She teaches how to make Bargello quilts. She brought so many wonderful quilts. Some were just unbelievably gorgeous. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures of those. But I did get pictures of a few of her quilts. Here they are:

I also took a picture of this guild quilt. It's a Terry Atkinson pattern. The guild members all made blocks for this quilt in 2008/2009. It was just completed by one of the guild members. It is so beautiful. I love it. I'm going to have to make one like this. Another one to add to my list of quilts to make. I just love star patterns. They are my favorite.

And finally, I received a wonderful gift from Michelle aka Dresden Quilter. She surprised me with a little beaded scissor fob. It even has a little friendship star block at the end. Isn't it adorable? She bought it at the Lancaster Show for me. It is a birthday gift. I am so happy. And look at the sweet card! What a great friend she is!!! She was even thinking about me when she was at the quilt show. I was really touched by it. Thanks Michelle. You are the best!!!

Well, I had a really great day. It started a bit rough since I didn't feel good, then the hot water tank broke. But it ended so wonderfully, that I'm now going to bed with a big smile on my face.

Hugs

Ariane