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Coming Soon – Once Upon A Story Row Along 2019

Beatrice | July 26, 2019 | Leave a Comment

It is almost August, and in a little over a month, this year’s Row Along will start. We have all been busy preparing our patterns and samples, and of course it is all a big secret until the event gets going. But today I want to give you a little sneak peek along with a big shout out and thank you to Northcott Fabrics. They have been sponsoring the Row Along from the beginning, and this year is no exception. We all got to choose up to 1 metre of any of their fabrics, and they even shipped it to us for free. They are very generous in their support of independent designers year after year, and we all appreciate them very much.

I chose two quarter metre cuts and one half metre cut for my row. I needed a night sky and a forest floor and something for a wall, and Northcott’s Stonehenge and Naturescapes collections are always my first choice for fabrics that I want to look as realistic as possible. The night sky is from “Stonehenge Out Of This World”, the forest floor is from “Stonehenge Mighty Pines” and the brick wall is from “Naturescapes”. That’s all I can show you for a sneak peek, now you can let your imagination run wild and try to figure out what I am creating with these particular fabrics. And be sure to come back in September for a fun event with lots of free patterns and giveaways.

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Scrap Crazy

Beatrice | July 24, 2019 | 2 Comments

For this quilt, Beverly was determined to use up scraps and orphan blocks. The top is mostly organized and within a certain colour scheme, and she did a lot of crazy-quilt-style embroidery. But for the back she decided that anything would go… large and small scraps, pieced, appliquéd and embroidered orphan blocks – whatever was at hand went into it. I had to laugh when she warned me before she pulled it out of her bag. Yes, it certainly was quite wild but at least she found a use for all these leftovers. I quilted it with the pantograph “Celtic Scroll”, this was definitely a quilt that didn’t need a lot of intricate quilting.

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Polka Dot Parade

Beatrice | July 22, 2019 | 5 Comments

This quilt was made by Beverly, and she wasn’t sure if she wanted custom quilting or just an allover design. I thought the quilt asked for custom quilting with all that white background to fill. I could immediately see one design in the polka dot squares and another in the background, and Beverly liked the idea and trusted me enough to let me go ahead.

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Log Cabin Beads

Beatrice | July 18, 2019 | 5 Comments

“Log Cabin Beads” was made by Ginger and is already the second quilt she made using this pattern. She gave the first one away but loved it so much that she decided to make it again, this time for herself. The pantograph we used is called “Time Warp”.

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Animal Adventure

Beatrice | July 16, 2019 | 4 Comments

Edit: I am not sure why I am suddenly overwhelmed by people asking me for the pattern. I am assuming someone is promoting the Animal Adventure pattern somewhere and linking to my page. I am NOT the designer of this pattern. I only sell my own patterns and only as downloads, and I don’t do embroidery designs. My main business is longarm quilting, and this was a quilt I quilted for a customer. Sorry, but I don’t know where to purchase this pattern. Maybe a Google search can help.

This adorable animal quilt was made by Beverly as a gift for her grandson. It has lots of embroidery and didn’t need much quilting, I just stitched around the blocks to stabilize everything and tried to stay away from the motifs. I couldn’t decide which details to show as they are all so cute, so there are lots of detail pictures today.

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Dinkelmaus

Beatrice | July 12, 2019 | Leave a Comment

If you are a German quilter, you will probably have a very good idea what a “Dinkelmaus” is. These little creatures are very popular, and I have made a few over the years. For those of you that don’t speak German, a “Maus” is a mouse, as you can probably tell from the picture. And “Dinkel” is the German word for spelt, a grain that is very popular in Germany. And a “Dinkelmaus” is the German version of a bean bag. Its triangular shape makes it perfect to use in the shoulder and neck area, it will stay in place, and you can even walk around with it. A few years ago, when I was still working in an office, staring at the computer all day long, I used to live with one of them around my neck to soothe the tense muscles. I would put it in the microwave whenever needed and just take it off when clients came in.

They don’t take long to sew and make wonderful gifts, and of course you can fill them with whatever you like if you can’t find a source for spelt. It took me a while to find spelt in Canada, so feel free to use whatever works and you have on hand. I just happen to like the smell of spelt warming in the microwave. A few years back I made one for the Christmas gift exchange for our local guilt, and it was an instant success. Several people asked me for a pattern which I didn’t have. I had always just been making it up as I went, so I sat down and wrote a few instructions that I am happy to share with you today. It isn’t a complete pattern but it shows the basic construction process, and unless you are a beginner, you should be able to figure it out. And when it is not in use, just tie the two back corners together in a knot and place your little mouse on a shelf, they are excellent decorations as well.

Disclaimer: Always consider that these will be heated in the microwave when choosing your material. Don’t use polyester, don’t use anything with metal. Be careful not to burn yourself, they can get very hot! And although I have been using Kamsnaps for eyes for years without problems, there is no guarantee they will work for you. The manufacturer doesn’t claim Kamsnaps won’t melt in the microwave, so please decide for yourself if you want to use these or not.

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Central Park

Beatrice | July 10, 2019 | Leave a Comment

This blue and white quilt is one of Lyn’s projects, and when she dropped it off she already knew that she wanted me to use the pantograph “Bauhaus” for this quilt. There wasn’t much for me to do except actually quilt it. Blue and white is one of my favourite colour combinations, but this might be a good pattern for a scrap quilt as well, I will definitely keep it in mind.

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Kelp Forest

Beatrice | July 8, 2019 | 2 Comments

This project is Carolynn’s first quilt, she made it with her mom’s help. The batik fabrics she used have an ocean theme, and the quilting design we chose suits the modern look of the quilt. It is called “Time Warp” but the texture reminded me of a kelp forest.

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Barbed Wire

Beatrice | July 5, 2019 | 2 Comments

“Barbed Wire” is a Fons & Porter design, and this is Gail’s version… a different Gail though, not the one that made the Lava Flow quilt from the last post. It is a wonderful pattern to use up scraps, and the zig zag layout is quite different and makes it interesting. And isn’t the black fabric Gail used for the background and backing just perfect for the barbed wire theme? The quilting design is called “Celtic Scroll”.

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Lava Flow

Beatrice | July 3, 2019 | Leave a Comment

Gail made this quilt using leftover Kaffe Fassett fabrics from her Dreamy Hexagons quilt. She chose neutrals for the background and border to make the feature fabrics stand out more. The pantograph I used is called “Raindrops”, and I turned the quilt by 90 degrees and put it on the frame sideways which resulted in a wavy allover pattern.