Mother’s Day and a Fabulous Weekend

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My long weekend has come to an end. 🙁

I had last Friday and today off from work which gave me a 4-day weekend. It has been wonderful–like a mini vacation!

Sunday was Mother’s Day and I had a fabulous day. Both my son and daughter helped out by doing some of the household chores. I spent the afternoon quilting. My son, daughter, and husband looked after cooking supper. We had my parents over for supper and we had a nice evening visiting with them.

As you can see by the cards below, both my kids have a sense of humor.

From my daughter:


I love the mug that my daughter gave me.

From my son and his girlfriend:


I love ladybugs and this sign and ladybug ornament from my son and his girlfriend are perfect!


My husband got me an I-Pod so that I can listen to quilting pod casts. This is something I have wanted for a very long time. I guess he was listening to me!

I believe I was spoiled!

I had quite a few finishes this weekend as far as quilting goes.

I finished the binding on my Parrot Building Blocks quilt. This was a pattern that Pam found on-line that was designed by Debbie Mumm. If you would like to make your own quilt, the pattern can be found here: http://www.debbiemumm.com/Projects/Quilting/2007/03/

My version is larger than Debbie’s and finishes at 52″ x 75″.

I had purchased some frog fabric and coordinates some time ago. I decided that Warm Wishes was the perfect pattern to use up the fabric. Warm Wishes was a pattern featured in Quiltmaker Magazine in the November / December 2003 (No. 94) issue. The pattern can also be found on line at: www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/patt4a.htm.

This is a closeup of the frogs.

Because the first Building Blocks quilt went together so quickly, I had time to make another one with some lady bug fabric on the border.

This is a closeup of the ladybugs.


Back to work and reality tomorrow!

Quilt BC – Kamloops – May 5, 2007

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On May 5, 2007 our Quilt Guild chartered a bus to take us to Quilt BC in Kamloops. The National Juried Show was disappointing. I enjoyed the quilts in the smaller shows held elsewhere in town and the Trend-Tex Challenge more than the Juried show. We weren’t allowed to take pictures of the quilts in the Juried show show I can’t show you those quilts. I purchased the catalogue of quilts that were exhibited so that I would have pictures of the quilts but I have nothing to show you here.

There was a large merchants mall where I managed to find some items to bring home with me. 🙂

The fabric on the left was part of a kit to make place mats. The middle fabrics were bright and cheerful–simply irresistible. The fabrics on the right are fruits and vegetables. I was inspired by a BQ quilt in the Fall/Winter 2006 issue of Quilt Sampler. The quilt was featured in a shop in Tuscon, Arizona called The Quilter’s Market. I have scanned the photo just in case you don’t have access to the magazine. The photo is a little grainy but hopefully you can see the BQ quilt on the table done in vegetable and black and white fabrics.


I also found a cute crate of black and white fabrics and some Laurel Burch cat fabric that I couldn’t leave behind.

I also picked up a show pin and CQA thimble for my collection.

Applique Quilt Show – Quilts by Marigold Appliquers

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The Marigold Appliquers is the Kamloops Chapter of the Applique Society. The Applique Quilt Show was another of the small quilts shows held in Kamloops last weekend during Quilt BC. The Applique Quilt Show was held in this beautiful historic building: St. Andrew’s on the Square.


This collection of fabric postcards was fabulous.

This is a close up of my favorite postcard. It would seem that the female fisherman has caught the “big one” in this case!

The quilting on this quilt was fabulous!





This quilt had many mini quilts on its border. Each one was a miniature piece of art in its own right.




I loved this classic blue and yellow tulip quilt.


My favorite quilt was this teddy bear quilt.


This quilt was an original design.




Being from the Prairies, I can appreciate this landscape quilt.

There are never too many chicken quilts!


I loved the background behind this sunflower.

Fibre Expressions ~ Art Quilts by Myrna Giesbrecht

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Last Saturday, our Quilt Guild chartered a bus and headed to Quilt BC in Kamloops. There were many quilt shows in various locations within the city. My favorite was a display of quilts in the Art Gallery by local artist, Myrna Giesbrecht.

You may recognize Myrna’s name from the monthly column that she used to write for Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine from 1999 to 2005 called, “The Quilter’s Web”.

Myrna has a delightful personality and was on hand to chat with the visitors to the gallery as they passed through looking at her art.

Myrna is a quilter with an obvious traditional past. Although her work is in the category of art quilts, the workmanship and skill in her work demonstrates the structure and discipline that traditional quilters are known for. (I think Myrna must be friends with the Quilt Police.)

If you are interested in learning more about Myrna or having a look at some of her other pieces, have a look at these sites:

http://www.myrnagiesbrecht.com/

http://www.sewandquilt.com/learn/workroom/11myrna.html

http://www.fibreartnetwork.com/Gallery/MP-MyrnaGiesbrecht.htm

http://www.realwomenquilt.com/archives/MyrnaGiesbrechtFQ.html

This was my favorite piece. Myrna explained that this piece represented her neighbourhood–houses that were all the same in style and colour. She purchase a house in the neighbourhood and proceeded to renovate–painting the door bright blue, adding brightly painted Adirondack chairs and planters to the front porch. When Myrna was finished decorating, it was obvious that her house stood out amongst the rest of the plain beige boxes. Myrna’s house is represented by the bright square slightly tilted that nests amongst the rest of the orderly houses in the neighbourhood.

Myrna warned me that this quilt was difficult to photograph–she was right. This is definitely a quilt that is best seen in person. A picture definitely does not do this quilt justice!