Showing and sharing the photos below are of a custom quilt I made for my niece and her new baby Emma.  They are the culmination design wise of a few different ideas I have seen on Pinterest of Winnie the Pooh Quilts.  My niece specifically wanted a Winnie the Pooh Quilt for her new baby as it was nostalgic from her childhood.  The below ended up being an appliqué quilt with English paper pieces hexies (hand pieced) (right corner) and extensive heavy free motion quilting. Quilt was made on my BERNINA 350 SE and free motion quilted with ruler work on my BERNINA Q20 long arm machin ..read more

Just showing and sharing: the quilt below is a customer quilt and I was asked to do it "the way you think it should be done".  I choose lines in the mountains and atmosphere or soft cloud like movement in the sky area.  I call it a Mid Mod because the colours are reminiscent of that.   I think the quilting achieved the mid mod look too. It really is called Twin Peaks and ironically it's for twin girls.  Quilted on my BERNINA Q20 Long Arm with rulers and FMQ. Lots of thread changes, I tried to match to the fabric colours The finished Twin Peaks Quilt with straight li ..read more

I am excited to announce that I just unboxed my 790 PRO with embroidery module and BERNINA Embroidery Software 9.  I will be writing all about this here on the BERNINA International blog (www.blog.bernina.com/en) My unboxing video is shown below.  Be sure to head over to my post all about it here on the BERNINA International blog - where I discuss some of the key features.  If you are considering purchasing this machine or a new 790PRO user or need to be inspired, please check this resource out! I'm so excited, I just can't hide it ??? I'm sure you can hear the Pointer Sisters s ..read more

It's March and we are almost at spring! Hang in there.  BERNINA has a great ruler promotion for March.  Maybe this will cheer you up?  See below rulers are discounted 20%  My personal favourite is the clams ruler set and it's on sale! Happy Almost Spring ..read more

I seem to have been receiving a lot of baby quilts to long arm for others recently.  It's funny, I'll get very large quilts all at once or smaller ones and it seems to go in cycles that way.  The next 3  I will show below are quilts # 5, 6 & 7 for 2024.  All with pantograph quilting with the exception of the HELEN quilt which was panto'd (edge to edge quilted) just before the name Helen. I then I reduced the size of the daisy motif and free motion quilted around the word and stitched in the ditch around the flowers and the white section for the name.  I wanted to s ..read more

On Feb 27, 2024 I taught my Mosaic Landscapes class at Creekbank Sewing in Mount Forest, Ontario.  This is based on Gloria Loughman's book  "Radiant Landscapes" . I highly recommend her expertise on colour theory and all of the many quilts shown in this book. She's the genius of landscape quilt making!  This class was a very full one so another class has been added for March 26th. if you or a group of friends are interested in this class please contact Creekbank Sewing to register. at 1 519-323-2693.  This newly built store has a huge, bright class, an awesome sales fl ..read more

This past weekend I taught a beginners class with star blocks and a modern 1/2 square triangle quilt in Huntsville, ON.  Stay tuned for pictures!  It was fun to bring to new quilters into the fold ..read more

quiltsocial.com/quilt-a-table-topper-for-all-seasons-a-fun-applique-project/This week at www.quiltsocial.com  Feb 19-23rd, I am talking about quilting a table topper for all seasons a fun appiqué project. I am calling this  a Circle the Seasons Table Topper.  My own original design. Follow along all week as I show you how to make this and there is a free pattern for you to download.  Make it using solids as I did or use  patterned material. Bust through those winter blues with this inspiring project to dress up any shaped table. Circle the Seasons Table Topper Happy ..read more

My Explore  Thread Painting Class at Triangle Sewing for Feb 16 in Guelph  is rescheduled to TBA - join me then if you can for a class full of fun and learn how to thread paint ! All skill levels welcome . There  are still spots available , call the store to register ..read more

BERNINA has an accessory of the month on Sale- showing you some love if you have been looking at this foot to purchase see below. It's great for working with thick fabrics and quilting! ❤️ Watch the video for more info ..read more