MQS Best of Show Quilt

Here is a photo of the quilt that won best of show at MQS.  It is a beautiful quilt depicting the grape harvest.  Machine quilted by Gina Perkes and pieced by Lynn Drennen & Marilyn J. Smith.

Lungile wins a ribbon at SA Quilt Show

I just received an e mail today with the wonderful news that Lungile won a ribbon at the local quilt show in South Africa. Her daughter Nosipho also entered a quilt and won a ribbon too. The small photo shows the newspaper clipping about the quilt show and ribbons. If you click on the photo you can read the article.

WAY TO GO!

Back from Kansas/ MQS

I am home from my trip to Machine Quilter's Showcase.  Have tons of new thread, and so many new quilting patterns.  Will be posting them over the next few weeks for you to see.  Here are some of the patterns I bought while at MQS.  I can't wait to start quilting them!

SHOP HOP

Hope everyone had a chance to get out to all the stores for the Spring Quilter's Shop Tour this past weekend.  I wanted to show you a photo of the really adorable dinosaur quilt at Quilts and Calicos in Exeter.  I machine quilted it with a stegosaurus pattern and it would be so cute for a little boy in your family! 

Call Linda and pick one up before they are all sold out.............

One week and then I am off to Kansas

I have already started packing, making my shopping list and am trying to get everything organized for my trip to Kansas.  Jane and I will be going to MQS- the biggest machine quilting show/ conference in the US.  We will both be taking classes, seeing the new quilting techniques, buying tons of thread and patterns and having a great time away!  

Let the countdown begin...........

After we return I will post photos and a recap of our trip.  

ONE WEEK TO GO...............

Welcome Home Dave!

On Friday our family welcomed Dave home from Afghanistan. He had been there since the Fall and we are all so happy to have him safely back home.  His oldest son Cameron piped him into the airport as we all waited to give him hugs.

(he is the one with his arms in the air) 

I thought he needed a quilt to cozy up with at home so here is a photo of my last Stashbusters quilt I gave to Dave.  It's great to have him home and we are all so proud of everything he did!

Welcome Home Dave!

EARTH DAY

Today is Earth Day ! Please take the time to think of new ways to protect the EARTH.  I know we can all be a little greener.

One great way is to make scrap quilts by using all the little pieces of fabric you would normally throw away.  

I love Heather Stewart's Stashbusters classes because they are helping me obtain my goal of using up all my stash so that I can buy more fabric. And who wouldn't love that?  I am still working though my bin of strips from the String Quilt class (it's taking a while) and here is a photo of my blocks. 

Take some time on Earth Day to quilt.........

Country Haven Quilt

Kim Diehl's Country Haven quilt features her informal "scrap basket" approach to quiltmaking, taking the guesswork out of choosing prints and colours for your own scrappy-style quilt designs. Here are some photos of the fabrics the quilt and machine quilting. I just love quilting feathers!

This workshop and quilt kit can be purchased at Quilts and Calicos in Exeter, ON.

Time To Tidy Up

While waiting for the bus today, my daughter Alexandra wondered if my customers thought my quilting room was messy.  I tried not to comment on the mess in her bedroom and grabbed the vacuum.  I can find the floor now but still need to tidy my desk.

Don't all sewing rooms look like organized chaos?

First Ever Blog Post

Shall I keep up with the times and become a blogger? I'll try my best......

I thought I would start a blog to keep everyone up to date in the ever changing, fast paced world of machine quilting!  Here you will find news from the Mzansi Zulu Quilt Centre in South Africa as well as keep updated on new patterns, threads and everything related to Melon Patch Quilts.

Enjoy.......