Covid came to visit last week, so the week was almost a complete wash in terms of getting anything done. Thankfully I'm feeling pretty much back to normal, though if someone could stop my sinuses draining, that would be much appreciated. Anytime I thought about the devotion for today, I thought of this one from a few years back. I know I've shared it a few times, but it's still appropriate, so I thought I'd share it again. ___________________________________________________________________________ Over the past couple of years, I've had a handful of times when I was sick over the weekend. U ..read more

Devotion for the week... Have you ever been shocked when you heard that someone had an affair, or that a couple were splitting up, when you thought they were happy together? I have been, more than once. I remember saying to Paul, after hearing about one that was especially shocking to me, that it just goes to show we never really know what's going on in someone else's house. I thought of that recently when I read 1 Timothy 5:24-25: "Remember, the sins of some people are obvious, leading them to certain judgment. But there are others whose sins will not be revealed until later. In the same wa ..read more

I almost can't believe this is true... My Rainbow Hexie quilt top is finished! Can you guess how many hexagons are in it (hint, I may have given it away in the post title)? I've been working on it since November 2016, so that's 8 years! You can see my first post about it here. I did take a break from it through 2020 and most of 2021, when I worked on my temperature quilt instead. This has been my travel project, accompanying me on a lot of trips all over Newfoundland, to Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, and Massachusetts. For most of those trips, I made sure my stitching was packed before I wo ..read more

Devotion for the week... I am Canadian, so I had no vote in the US election last week. Like a lot of other people, though, I was watching coverage of the candidates leading up to it. I looked at the two presidential candidates through the lens of 'who would I choose to represent me?' Meaning, as they went about their work both domestically and on the world stage, which of the two would I be happy to say was speaking for me? This is one of the things our elected government leaders do, after all, no matter which country we are in. We elect them to represent us as "the Canadian people," or "the ..read more

If you love stash-friendly and scrap-friendly patterns, you'll be happy to know the Stash Artists membership doors are now open for new members! Here's what is included in the Stash Artists membership: 6 new patterns per year, released every other month, with a focus on stash-friendly and scrappy designs. Let's use that stash! monthly virtual Sew Together Sessions. Because sewing with friends is more fun ? a Block of the Month pattern - new one starting in January! the Reverberate and Twisted Hourglass patterns are available for download right away a library of video tutorials monthly devot ..read more

Do you have a list, actually written down or just in your head, of quilts you want to make someday? I've never written mine down, but there's a long list of patterns and techniques I want to try someday. I've crossed one of them off the list with this quilt ? Meet Twisted Hourglass!  Twisted Hourglass is the latest Stash Artists pattern, available to members now ? (Pssst...Stash Artists doors will be opening on Thursday, and new members will get access to Twisted Hourglass as soon as they join. Sign up for The Bulletin to be notified when the doors are open.) Can you guess which techni ..read more

Devotion for the week... I'm starting to prepare for the Easter 2025 QAL, which had me thinking about the Moments with Jesus devotions, so I'm sharing one of them today. You’re probably familiar with the story of the woman at the well. She had been married four times and, at the time of her meeting with Jesus, she was living with a man who was not her husband. Her reputation among the people of Sychar was so bad that she chose to draw water at noon rather than going at dawn when it would have been cooler, but she’d also have to face all the other women. On top of that, she was a Samaritan ..read more

Devotion for the week... Yvonne, of Quilting Jetgirl, and her husband have a philosophy they refer to as 'Biology First.' You can hear Yvonne explain it herself on The Rev Biz Podcast with Sam Hunter. Essentially, their philosophy makes taking care of their physical needs a priority. That means they make sleep, food, water, rest, movement, and more a priority. It makes sense, doesn't it? Dealing with tough situations is even harder if we forget to eat or don't get enough sleep, our health goes downhill if we don't move our bodies, and we can't keep working without rest. Ever since I ..read more

It's a little hard to believe, but it's already the last Friday of October! Where did this month go? Since it is the last Friday of the month, that means we get to enjoy a My First Quilt interview. This month Eva Saunders of Gingerly Quilt Co is sharing the story of her first quilt. Eva Saunders is a fabric artist and quilt pattern designer, who learned quilting from her grandma in her teenage years. She loves quilting and sharing her knowledge of everything sewing and art. You can connect with Eva on Instagram. And now, here's Eva's first quilt! What year did you make your first quil ..read more

Welcome to the last TGIFF party for October! Being near the end of October means I am deep into my annual WIPS-B-GONE challenge, a challenge where I (along with everyone else taking part) try to finish some of my lingering works-in-progress. So far during this year's challenge, I've finished my three Merry Mini quilts started earlier this year, made a lot of progress on my Hexie Rainbow quilt top (this was yesterday's stitching),  and on Tuesday (day 22 of the challenge), I finished a Burst quilt top. The Burst pattern is available in my shop as a PDF and a printed pattern. I thought I ..read more