There’s WOOL in Them-There Hills!

A friend gave the shout out… that there was a dazzling WOOL quilt hanging in our local Red Barn Quilt Shop!  WHAT…wool in the Cowichan Valley?  Unheard of!!  So the next day I motored over but… alas… NO WOOL QUILT  was hanging!  She was gone!

I mentioned the wool quilt to the Sales Clerk and she said the show was over but the quilt was still in the back room…LUCKY ME…I got my own personal showing! 

The quilt was small, bright and BEAUTIFUL!  Sue Spargo would have been VERY proud!

Robin, the artist behind the quilt, did absolutely stunning work!

Her hand embroidery work was awe inspiring PERFECTION!  Absolutely a work of art!

The birds are wool and then Robin used bright and bold fabric to highlight some of the wings. She used her needle to embellish with perfect wee fancy stitches. 

I loved the border too!

It took Robin three years to complete this masterpiece!

This is a quilt that you have to see in person to appreciate the REAL beauty of it!  Pictures do not do it justice!

It’s so nice to see wool work in our valley!  Fingers crossed that we will be seeing more of Robin’s work…maybe some classes?  How about selling wool patterns and wool?  Just one wee corner in a shop somewhere…?  Oh heck let’s dream BIG…How about if Primitive Gatherings opens a shop right HERE…they could call it Primitive Gatherings CANADA!  Now THAT has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? 

Hey, a girl can dream…

Have a SUNNY Sunday and happy stitching!~P

A Paper Piecing Tip…

I carved out a bit of quilty time in my sewing room yesterday!  Ahhh sheer BLISS!

I worked on my wee houses..and discovered a NEW TO ME trick!  Down south I was using pins to hold my wee paper pieces together and I have to tell you, there was shifting…lots of shifting…and it was hard on my fingers to pierce paper and fabric using PINS!  Well no more!  I dug out my container of Clover Clips…and they worked like a hot darn! 

I lined up the edge of the clips with my stitching line and then flipped and checked that the other side matched up to the stitching line and then let her rip…on the machine! (because with the Clover Clips there was no ripping needed!)

Easy peesy…DONE and absolutely no shifting or no sore fingers!  Isn’t it amazing how a wee small change like using clips instead of pins can make such a huge difference?

Houses…done!  All ten of them!  The BIG reveal will be on the last day of the month!  Can you stand it? :o))

Have a super Saturday and Happy Stitching!~P

The PERFECT Quilt!!

Is this not the PERFECT QUILT to make for two school teachers getting married this summer?

                    

YES, there is another wedding happening in our family…and we couldn’t be happier!!  Quilt Daughter (Basting Beauty Blog Fame) and her fiancé are tying the knot…THIS SUMMER!

Since they announced their engagement last summer, I have been on the look out for a SPECIAL quilt pattern that would reflect both of them…I want it to be modern but not TOO modern.  I want it to stand the test of time…I want it to be just as beautiful fifty years from now, as it is today…!

I think this is THE QUILT to do just that!  It’s modern but it also has an old fashion feel to it!  I also love the positive/negative aspect to it!  It adds a bit more interest to it, don’t you think?  And there is that ‘School House’ aspect to it, and THEY ARE teachers!  PERFECT!!

Seriously…bells and whistles went off when this magazine FELL off the shelf as I was putting away my new magazines purchased down south! I swear…someone/something gave it a nudge…and it FELL off the shelf…It was meant to BE!!  I can’t believe that it was sitting on the shelf, at home, the whole time that I was down south LOOKING…

I sent the happy couple a picture of it and they BOTH loved it!! Whew!!  So you see, it really was meant to be! 

I have three and a half months to ‘get ‘er done’… which is totally do-able!  My ‘To Do List’ will get pushed to the wayside but that’s OK!

*NOTE TO SELF*…NEVER make goals and NEVER have a TO DO LIST!!  Life happens and quilters have to roll with it! 

And speaking of ROLL, I have to loose a few to fit into my new MOB dress! :o) 

Have a thrilling Thursday and Happy Stitching!~P