Carrying on

I am working on a mystery quilt that Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs has created and so far, I have kept up. It's not a large quilt - 60 inches square. I'm using my stash to get it done. It's been fun to see all the different fabrics the other participants are using. The posts are viewed at the facebook page. Here's my version of November's instructions.

I think the blue is a tad darker in this photo.

This is closer to the true colour. 

It will be interesting to see how all of the pieces fit together.

I'm linking up once again with The Needle and Thread Network.

I'm off to get some sewing done. Perhaps a bunch of bibs this time - since new ones are needed.

New quilt

It was a quick visit and my youngest daughter is now back in the UK. She came for the weekend. Ayla's hubby surprised her and found a great deal on a ticket for her so she arrived on Friday and left yesterday. Ayla missed the twin's birthday and wanted to connect with them and little Teemu in person instead of just over the internet. I had started a quilt (a wall hanging) for her birthday (which was in July) but didn't have time to finish it so the two weeks before she arrived, I got it completed.

I was initially just going to make the nail polish as one quilt but then I found the lipstick. After that, I decided that it needed a couple of bottles of perfume. The quilting motifs include little girl hand prints, hearts, flowers and stars. All of the patterns were freebies so just search the internet.

And here's Ayla with her quilt.

I'm off to finish a few more projects before the Christmas rush kicks in.

Linking up with The Needle and Thread Network. Pop on over and check it out.

Knit much? Want to win some yarn?

I was contacted by Tiffany of Yarn Canada to let you all know that they have a contest where you could win "Socks for Life" or at least 25 years worth of yarn to make socks - or whatever else you want. The contest is open to Canadians and Americans. You have until December 7, 2016 and the winner will be announced on December 14, 2016. Good Luck!

This is what Tiffany had to say:
"We at YarnCanada.ca feel there’s too much pain and suffering caused by chilly feet.

That’s why we are changing somebody’s life, by giving away a lifetime supply of socks (well, sock yarn, what happens with it is up to you!). The prize ($1000 worth of yarn) goes to whomever can show they will be most impacted by winning.

This is a very important "cause" and we need to raise awareness."

Here's the press release. ----

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Win Socks for Life! Well the yarn, you’re on your own after that.
(Vancouver, BC) “To be fair, it’s actually only a 25 year supply, so we can only hope the winner dies early to keep me an honest woman.” - Nikki Smith, VP YarnCanada.ca
After extensive research YarnCanada.ca discovered two key issues which continue to plague the world which we’d like to help bring to an end.

1. Some people have hobbies other than knitting 
2. Other people buy socks at Costco 

“With one final blow we’ll give someone years of knitting and make it so they never need to succumb to Fruit of the Loom again.” - Robert Matherson, YarnCanada.ca
Don’t want to use all the yarn to make socks? That’s okay, no hard feelings.
Yes, some marriages may end as the winner ignores her husband in a multi-year knitting frenzy. But that’s simply a risk we must take. On the other hand, maybe getting non-terrible socks for Christmas could bring families closer together.
The prize will go to whomever can show how their life will most be changed by winning and what you will do with the prize.
Anything could happen:

“I’ll use the yarn to start a knitting business on Etsy!” - Beth C, Winnipeg

“My friends always get together to watch The Bachelor, but goodness it’s boring, now I’ll have something to do to keep me distracted.” - Janet G, Toronto

“Honestly I have no self control. With all that yarn I’ll knit non-stop, stay up for days and miss work. I’ll get fired, not be able to pay rent and get kicked out of my apartment. But… I’d have so many socks!” - Samantha T, Vancouver

“I’ll knit them all up as fast as I can and give them to charity.” – Nicole

Whatever the reason, let us know why knitting is important to you and how a lifetime supply of sock yarn would change your life.

Enter to Win a Lifetime Supply of Socks

Durham Trillium Quilt Show - Part three

More photos. Enjoy.

This year's Row by Row. The theme was "home sweet home."

Last year's Row by Row where the theme was H2O.

A gift for a husband.

A pattern called Quiet Cove by Canadian, Joni Newman.

A close-up of a fun quilt for a child.

Same pattern as the quilt above but it looks totally different.

And yet again, the same pattern.

One more mystery quilt and I leave you with this one...

"Chubby Chicks" one of two quilts made for 3 year old twins.

I hope you enjoyed the show.

Durham Trillium Quilt Show - Part two

Continuing on...

Here's a blue and gray version of the mystery quilt. I don't normally post or even take photos of quilts done in a class because they all look similar but these mystery quilts had a personality all their own in the various colours.

Once again, the ceiling lighting got in the way.

There is a small wall hanging/floor mat at the left attached to the quilt. The maker used the same fabrics in both.

This was made in a workshop.

That's it for today. Tune in again for the rest of the photos.