Christmas in July

many quilt shops at this time of year hold 'Christmas in July' events. I taught a fun group of friends this Christmas placemat at a local shop.

another tuck

This is the third high tech tuck I've finished. I think this is my favourite especially in vertical rather than landscape orientation. Reminds me of a Carribean holiday!

I think the next tuck I make will be on a different scale. I have a fabric with large swirls of orange & greens that I want to use. After that I am all tuckered out!

another high teck tucks

a second sample to show the guild next week. The first one is here. I'll be teaching this twice, once at a quilt shop and then to the guild. The border fabric is slightly different than the tuck fabric- I used inadventently used it for something else. The bind is the same as the background. THe binding is done completely by machine but I think I may go back to a hand sewn binding - give the best finished binding IMHO.

delicious fibers

I put together a group of kits to make scarves. Yummy yarns and a variety of colour combos. I did demos Thursday night and Friday morning at Quilter's Cupboard in Uxbridge. Its a wonderful quilt shop with fabric tucked everywhere and best of all a wonderful group of people working & shopping there. Lots of laughs and a few tears too.
The drive there brought back great memories of when I started my first real job after graduating from university. Now I feel like I'm ready to start my second career.

mesh tote

I had such fun yesterday helping 4 terrific ladies start & finish their embroidered totes at Joyce's Studio. Each bag is as unique & different as the creator. Ann was the first to finish as usual - so I'm told - she has a very free & colourful style. Bright random flowers and colourful stripes.

Barb's beach is lovely & fresh with the white mesh, simple outline embroidery to match the seashells on the fabric. A hat, sunscreen, sandals & she is ready for the sun.
Sue's butterfly fabric is complimented by the swirl of embroidery done in varigated thread. It looks so much different than on the spool. She did a terrific job and made a gorgeous bag.

Rose made a beautiful bag with blue and pink flowers and a lovely striped accent. It is so nice to see everyone comfortable mixing different patterns of fabric. A variety of scale and textures makes everything so much more interesting. I hope you enjoy your totes ladies. I enjoyed our time together.