Since December I’m a member of do. Good Stitches {a charity bee}. We are a group of modern quilters that does quilts for different charity organisation. I’m very happy to be part of this group. It’s great to be able to contribute helping people in need. At the same time, I love doing blocks, but […]
Sew, Mama, Sew! is hosting a giveaway to which anyone can contribute this week. What a fun event! We get a chance to know other people’s blog. The actual Giveaway Day was Monday, but it is open until the end of the week. I was working on my Christmas gifts sewing and I didn’t have […]
I just finished up some stockings for all the family. I’m really happy with the result. I have done it using Denyse Schmidt’s free pattern. But, I did a few modifications. First, I did it using only fabrics from my stash. I had some left overs from the furoshikis I made with my sister last […]
I made my first sells on Etsy last week. I sold quite a few of the Holiday Furoshikis I had in the shop. In fact, I had made those with my sister last year, but we were too late for selling them. A few weeks ago, I posted a link to my knitting needle case […]
November was Charlene‘s month in the Fat Stash Bee. She asked us to follow a tutorial by Elizabeth Hartman for it. It consist of log cabin with a center piece and 4 rings in 4 different colors. She wanted the rings in red, pink, aqua and white. I received an FQ in aqua and a […]
Last week, my husband came to me and suggested that we have something for our kids to visualize what day we are in the week. So, I did a little surfing on the internet and I came upon this interesting blog post. I found it interesting to use different colors to represent each days of […]
As I mentioned in a previous post, one of my project is featured in the Winter 2011 issue of Stitch from Interweave. It has just come out and I received my complimentary copies of the magazine in the mail this week. My pillow covers are back with them. What a nice issue filled with lots […]
I went to New York City last week for the long weekend (Thanks Giving in Canada, Columbus day in the US). I was there on a tourist trip. It was my first time. What a nice city. I was there with my sister, my mom and her spouse. First time on a trip without my […]
I started to work on a project using only solids. It’s my first one and I love it. I find it offers a lot of possibilities in regards to designing graphic elements. This one is a mini quilt to hang on the wall of the washroom upstairs. Later on, this will be our two little […]
Yeah! I received this Sew Daily eNewsletter last week, where you can read “Josée Carrier’s Lily Pillow Covers”. Yes, it’s me. I’m so happy! It will be my first project featured in Stitch magazine from Interweave. It will appear in the Winter 2011 issue coming out soon. Photo by Joe Hancock, Interweave The […]