I’ve been on holiday for a couple of weeks and thought I’d show you some photos I took at the event ‘Quilts In My Garden’ organized by the Runaway Quilters Guild of Meaford, ON. The quilts were creatively displayed throughout the grounds of six spectacular gardens! The event seemed to run very smoothly and the weather was perfect!

The advance tickets for this fall’s Creativ Festival are now available. If you purchase your tickets online and use the promo code 132QP, you will receive a $1 savings per ticket! We also have tickets available in the shop as well as the complete event brochure. Drop by to pick up yours!

I’ve spent the last two days quilting this Cozy Log Cabin Quilt, tomorrow I’ll put the binding on. It’s a sample for a class that will be offered again this fall.

Watch for more class sample photos in the coming weeks and the Fall newsletter mid-August.

Christmas fabric! Lots of it! Better hurry, the holiday season is just around the corner! Well, not really, but if you had plans to make a new tree skirt, or some stockings or maybe even a Christmas quilt then there is no time like the present. We have three new collections.

Fruit Cake by Basic Grey for Moda

Holiday Cheers from Hoffman

Christmas Greetings from Makower

I stitched the last seam on the Desert Nine-Patch today and have decided that this quilt is my favourite of all the quilts I’ve worked on. Such a simple pattern, but what an elegant summer quilt. We still have kits available, a perfect summer project.

Here’s a little quilt that Suzi finished this week. It’s called “Peekaboo Monkeys” from the book Quilting for Baby from House of White Birches. So cute!

Here are the Paint Can Challenge winners! First prize was won by Janice Telfer with her very delicious “Mint Chocolate Anyone?” Second prize was won by Judy Lewis and her charming chocolate bunnies with “Happiness is…” and third prize was won by Dawne Verigin with the elegant “Chocolate Cake, Frosted”. Congratulations to all!

Mint Chocolate Anyone?

Happiness is……

Chocolate Cake, Frosted

By popular request we will be having a new $10 Block of the Month quilt program this beginning this fall! Here’s a photo of some of the fabrics we have chosen. You can sign up for this program any time beginning now. Registration must be done in person and the $10 must be in cash. The remaining fabric yardage from the current Block of the Month quilt will be available for sale beginning Tuesday July 13th for just $8.98 per metre!

It’s been kind of a crazy week here in Toronto, between the heat, the G20 security and the earthquake. What a great time to hunker down, switch on the air conditioning and get some serious quilting done!

Here’s a quick project to make as a gift for a child. ‘The Sleep-Over Quilt’ from Seams and Dreams is a fold-away quilt with handles and an extra pocket to hold other essentials for a night away from home! This would also be a great project to use to introduce a child to the basics of quilting. The pieces are large and easy to handle and you can have fun together picking out some favourite fabrics!

Another quick and easy project is this table runner called ‘Three Branches’ from Sew Be It. Using fusible web and raw edge appliqué, this would make a great hostess gift if you’re visiting friends this summer.

A great thing to have on hand if you are travelling this summer is the Quilters’ Travel Companion. This book has information, maps and directions for over 2000 North American Quilt Shops!

We spent yesterday with Linda our Trend-Tex rep ordering fabric for the fall. It was impossible to choose from all these gorgeous Hoffman batiks!

The batik shelves are overflowing due to the arrival of the Tonga Batiks earlier this week. This got me thinking that it was about time to reorganize the shop. Several hours of moving bolts and shuffling fat quarters later, I’m really happy with the way it looks! I found lots of ‘skinny bolts’ so we’ve decided to have start a Skinny Bolt Sale section. When you purchase these fabrics, you will get 15% on a 0.5 m minimum cut or 20% off when you finish the bolt. There are lots of great fabrics here! Also, don’t forget to check out the Clearance Crib for fabrics reduced by 40%. Clearance patterns are 3 for $15!

Diane dropped in on the week-end with her finished quilt. It’s a beauty! The pattern is “Under Construction” from The Country Quilter.