A wonderful gift.....

I received a wonderful gift in the mail yesterday.

Ann from "A Good Yarn", sent me a wonderful gift.

Look at that beautiful angel ornament.

In my favourite colours too.

And the little pattern and card are just gorgeous!!!

I was totally surprised and did not expect it.

Thank you so much Ann!!!

You are so sweet!!!

I've been doing some sewing the last two days,

but unfortunately, I can't share it with you yet.

I'm joining in 

Sew Cal Gal's "GO! Ahead and Show a Little Love" 

Accuquilt Blog Hop

It starts on Feb. 13th and goes to Feb. 18th.

I share my tutorial on the first day.

I didn't want to wait until the last minute to get my project done.

So, that's what I've been doing.

Here's a little sneak peak of my work.

Here is the list of participants.
You won't want to miss this one!!!

February 13th

• Marjorie (Marjorie Busby, quilter)
• Ariane (Ariane's Crafts)  

February 14th

• Connie (Quilting by the River)
• Linda  (Living 4 Quilting)

February 15th

• Lisa Marie  (Scraps of Life)
• Marilyn  (North Hills Quilters)

February 16th

• Alicia (Heirloom Quilting)
•  Marjorie (Marjorie's Busy Corner)

February 17th

• Sharon (Crazee Corners) 
• Jacque (Lilypad Quilting

February 18th

• Stacey (Driving Miss Stacey)
• Tracey (The Peony Teacup)
•  Paulette (Sweet P Quilting and Creations)

Well, I hope you are all well.

Hugs

Look what my hubby got me......

It's my very own iPad.

He got it used on Kijiji.

So, he didn't pay as much.

But it works perfectly.

I love it!!!

Thanks Honey!!!!

Love you!!!

Hugs

Sneak Peak!!!

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend.

I spent some time with the kids and did a lot of housework.

I did do a bit of sewing.

I'm only going to show a sneak peak, because this is a gift.

I don't want to spoil the surprise.

Also, on Sunday I went to the beach with the kids.

Here are my two youngest running out in the cold water.

These two had so much fun at the beach.

We were at Sand Banks Provincial Park just outside of Picton, Ontario.

On another note,

I wanted to encourage all of you to sign up for AccuQuilt's newsletter by clicking the button below.

You get to receive all the special deals that they have going on.

And on top of that you get 22 free patterns.

Right now they are having amazing deals.

If you have been wanting to buy a 

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They are giving a free GO! Alex Anderson die set with the purchase of a GO! Baby.

You can't beat that deal!!!

I know I've been promoting the GO! Baby and GO! Cutter a lot on my blog.

But I really do love my GO! Cutter.

This is an amazing product.

I use mine all the time.

I now design my quilts, according to the dies that I have.

I try to add new dies when I can.

It makes my quilting experience so much better and I get to sew that much faster.

So, go check it out.

You will love it too!!!

Hugs

Another Christmas Gift to share!!

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all having a good day.

We got a lot of snow today.

After getting the kids to school, I shoveled snow for over an hour.

I have to do it again, but it's just a thin layer, so I will wait a bit.

I have one gift that I made for Christmas, that I haven't shared with you.

I made my sister a tote bag using echino fabric.
I also gave her a few craft supplies too.

She took a bunch of pictures for me and sent them to me.



This bag was really fun to make.

I love the weight of it.

It's made with deco. weight linen, inside and out.

I didn't use any interfacing,

so it's easy to fold and put in your purse

 if you want to use it for groceries or as a book bag.

It's easily washable and you just need to iron it when it comes out of the dryer.

Well, I hope you like it!!!

Hugs

Borders and a Sweet gift!

Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a nice day. I finally put the borders on my Shabby Roses BOM quilt top. I have had the blocks put together for quite a while now. So today I wanted to get a little farther along with this project. This is definitely one of my favorite quilts that I have made. I just love these blocks designed by Jenny of Elephantz blog. They are adorable.

I also received a sweet gift in my mail box from Michelle at Dresden Quilter. I had given her a tiny piece of fabric about a month ago, so that she could finish one of her Bee blocks. It was just a tiny little piece. She bought me a fat quarter and a card to say thanks. Wow!!! I was so blown away. This was so generous of  you Michelle. I didn't mind sharing with you and the gift was not necessary. But I am very grateful. Thanks so much!!!!! It goes perfectly with the two other fat quarters that I bought from the same collection.

Well, I'm working night shift for the next three nights. I'm going try to do a bit of stitchery this weekend. I did want to do some hand quilting but realized that I don't have enough bigger pieces of fabric to do the backing on the quilts. The fabrics that I do have are just NOT the right colors either. Hmmm......more shopping! LOL!!!

Have a good night everyone!

Hugs

Ariane

Some mail, gifts, stitching......

Hi everyone! I hope you are all well. I got some great mail today from my partner of the Potholder Pass 2 swap. miesmama sent me two wonderful potholders and a matching tea towel. Aren't they all adorable? I love them. Thank you so much!! This was another great swap.

I went to my sisters for an Easter dinner on Saturday. Our families don't get together often enough. It was so nice to spend the evening together. She surprised me with a birthday gift. She gave me some fabric, a roll of Steam & Seam and a nice long ruler. I was very excited. I love all of it. Thanks Sis!!!

I was bored the other night and decided I wanted to do some applique. I just had to use the Steam & Seam! LOL! A little spring block that I just put together. I'm not done yet. Not sure what I will do with it. It just kind of popped in my head and I had to make it.

I have also been trying to finish the Woodland Bloom Quilt. I have it all quilted. The binding is sewn on to the front. I have two full sides stitched to the back. So only half the binding left to stitch and I'm done. I can't wait. My daughter wanted to put it on her bed tonight. But I was still working on it. Hopefully it will be done tomorrow.

That's all for today.

Hugs

Ariane

Some of my Advent Swap Gifts!!

I want to give you a peak at gifts sent to me by Jeannette for our Advent Swap!!

I am very excited about it. I opened 10 gifts to date.

Look at all I got!!!! I love it!!

I am excited every day to open a new gifts.

My little girl and I do it together.

She is just as excited as me.

Thank you so much!!!!

I hope you all have a great day.

Ariane

Another Stitcher's Angel Project, fabric and a gift!!

Today, I finally finished my Charming Bed Pocket for the Stitcher's Angel Swap. I hope my secret partner likes it. It was my first time doing this kind of project, with the coloring and then making a ruffle. Yep! This is the first time that I successfully make a ruffle. I was all proud of myself. I'm getting better at sewing. Yeah!

I also received some fabric. I ordered some Mezzanine from the Patty Young collection. I bought from two different fabric stores online; Flair for Fabric and Pink Panda Fabrics. I love these two Canadian stores. Fast delivery for both and great prices for modern designer quilting cottons.

I also received a wonderful gift in the mail today. I won Mother's Cupboard giveaway a few weeks ago. She was celebrating the launch of the new blog Among the Gum Trees. Both of these blogs are wonderful and you should check it out. Thanks you so much Fiona for the wonderful stitchery kit. I can't wait to get started.

 If you've been wondering why I haven't been blogging as much, it's because my three kids and my husband all had the flu last week. The kids were home for the whole week sick. Lots of sleepless nights. Plus, I worked the entire week. I was like a walking zombie. I guess it suits the season. I should have just added a bit of zombie make-up. Well, they are all better now. Just a bit of lingering coughs. I hope you are all avoiding the flu this season. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, because I'm the only one who hasn't gotten it yet. Tomorrow I'll be working on sewing a Halloween costume for my daughter. Let's hope it goes well. I'm not that confident sewing clothing yet.

Happy Stitching!

Hugs Ariane

Buttons!!!

My Mom sent a little package in the mail a couple of weeks ago for my daughter. My daughter had told her on the phone one night, that she had found this beautiful button outside and that she just loved old buttons. So my Mom decided to go through her jars of old buttons that she has had for years and years. She made a wall hanging filled with old buttons. It's so nice. I have it hanging on the wall in my daughters bedroom. She just loves it. She often goes and looks at it and tells me which buttons she loves the best. I think this is a wonderful way to display buttons. Often they end up in a jar where no one can see them. They are so beautiful and have such unique features. If you ever wondered what to do with your old buttons, this may be something you would like to make. I hope you like it. I haven't done too much sewing lately. I pinched the sciatic nerve in my lower back and have been in quite a bit of pain because of it. I hope it gets better soon.

Happy Stitching!

Ariane :o)

A birthday gift from my sister!!!

My birthday is on tuesday. My sister decided to bring me an early birthday present. She made me a wonderful little quilt, a nice little bag, gave me some beautiful vintage buttons, and gave me some half yard cuts of nice light fabrics. She knows that I love pinwheels, and she made a beautiful little pinwheel quilt. She even hand quilted it with a circle design. I just love it. I didn't notice the quilting from the front, but when I turned it over you could see the wonderful circle design. I have some pics below to show this. It's a bit hard to see. She also gave me 6 half yard cuts of light fabrics. They are great. I always go to quilting shops to buy light fabrics and always leave with a bunch of darks. She knows this cause I go to quilt shops with her. So, I really needed some lights. I love the ones she selected for me. I love buttons, and she gave me these wonderful vintage buttons. I'll be able to use them on bags and all my little projects I do. Thank you so much Sis for the wonderful gifts. I just love them.

Hand made gifts for my sister and my nephew

Hi everyone, I gave my sister and my nephew their birthday presents. They were very happy with them. I think a bit surprised too. I made my sister a nice big tote bag. It is really my favorite bag that I've made. It has nice long handles and it's big enough to carry a lot of stuff. The front pocket is large enough to put a big magazine or book. I'm just really pleased with the way it turned out.

I also gave her a Kaffe Fassett book and roll of fabric. She had told me that she loved his quilts. I know she really loved the fabric and book. I also gave my nephew a crayon roll that I made. This was my first attempt at making one of these, and I think it turned out really nice. I know he liked it. I also gave him some Kids KNEX. I know he will love these too. Now, I can add both of these items to my finishes for the month of March. I'm really happy with the way these turned out. The kids and I had a really good time with my sister's family tonight. All in all, this was a really good day. I hope you have a great rest of the day.
Happy Stitching!

Ariane :o)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

I hope you all have a great day today. Give your loved ones a hug and tell them you love them. My daughter made this beautiful valentine at school. I thought I would share it with you. She's got talent.

Happy Stitching!!

Ariane :o)

A gift for my daughter

I ordered the pattern "Poppy & Her Puppies" from Audrey & Maude. You can find it at www.audreyandmaude.blogspot.com. I made Poppy for my daughter for Christmas. She just loves it. I didn't have time to make little puppies or the doggy bed. But I may do that soon and surprise her. It turned out nice. It was my first time making a stuffed animal. So I was pretty happy with the results. Here it is.