Here are the rest of the quilt show photos. Enjoy! There were small tables that were covered with lovely quilts. I don't know who made them but they were all gorgeous. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to take a photo of all of them but here's three ..read more

I had to share this.  As seen on Facebook I never really liked my name. Being of Finnish descent, I would have liked a Finnish name. That's why my children all have names that are Finnish (the boys names and my youngest daughter's are anglicized in spelling.) Laila, Mark, Maili, Eric and Ayla ..read more

It's so nice to visit this show. I was in a rush when I attended and just basically breezed in and out. I'm surprised at how many photos I took. I hope you enjoy the show ..read more

The following photos were taken at the Yorkshire Rose Quilt Show in September 2023. Stunning applique. Nosegay, a very nice old pattern. Top left quilt Bottom left quilt Folded star. I made one once - a smaller one. One was enough ..read more

 Happy Easter. It is family day with turkey rolls, mashed potatoes, caramelized carrots, salad and vegetarian tourtiere. There are treat baggies that the Easter bunny left for all the little ones too. Have a safe and happy day ..read more

I have now made several shell stitch crocheted blankets. This is the latest one that I just finished today.  I made it for my third granddaughter who requested blue and green. I did buy the navy and the colour in the middle which is sort of between blue and green. The other green is now finished as is the navy blue.  In the beginning I started out making these little lap blankets for my grandchildren with the idea of using up some of my yarn. I shall be knitting a couple of hats for two of my other granddaughters with the greeny blue yarn in the middle and I may make a couple of ex ..read more

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. My house was filled with family and later more company stopped by. The food was great and plentiful. Today's clean-up was minimal and I am just taking it easy. Soon, the decorations will be taken down and put away for another year. My mind this morning was on the various projects I want to finish and/or start. No rush but something to keep me busy. I'm still slowly crocheting the latest blanket. It will get finished. Hats are on the future knitting list too. I did manage to make a few things for Christmas this year besides the gnome ornaments. Somehow I ..read more

Every Christmas I try to find different ornaments for the grandchildren. There are now 13 grandchildren and I wanted to actually make the ornaments this year. I thought of cross stitching small motifs. There were little doggies in Santa hats, snowmen, gnomes or mitts but when it came down to it, cross stitch takes a long time. Even small things are time consuming and that was something I really didn't have. I did a little surfing on the internet and came up with gnome ornaments. These had a youtube video that were made from yarn, stuffing or cotton balls and either a toilet paper roll or a pap ..read more

This past weekend I was at a quilt retreat. It was just about an hour and a half away. It was a great weekend and productive. A huge room with wonderful lighting. Large windows too. I managed to finish putting this 26" X 26" quilt top together. It was a free pattern online that finished at 13" X 13" but that was way too small for me. I am planning on hanging this on my wall just beside the front door so that it will be the first thing you see. I'm not sure whether or not I want to put a border on it or just bind it. This is the other quilt I was working on. I was just laying out the c ..read more

I was asked by my middle daughter to make some bicycle seat covers - two of them. She wanted something that she could add a bit of foam to so that riding long distances would be more comfortable. This request, of course, was last minute. I had to finish sewing a sleeve onto the back of a quilt for the quilt show but I put it aside. Luckily, I had a roll of plaid upholstery fabric that I was able to use. I searched the internet for a DIY (Do It Yourself) bicycle seat cover and not only did I get a tutorial, there was even a youtube video. It turned out to be easy peasy and because the upholster ..read more