SNOW and more Snow!

Well maybe not as bad as some areas but we are still getting snow this morning. I hope everyone stays safe and warm while these storm systems go through the country. The weather man says it will be warming up again soon and we will all get through the winter.

And with that said on to some good news, I have been blogging for 4 yrs now ( as of Feb 14) .
Sew do you know what that means......... a Give Away of course. I will put a give away together select a winner next Sunday so that will give everyone 1 week to leave a comment to be included in the draw. I will add a picture later today of the give way, so do stop by again to check it out.

I have been teaching classes again this winter and we are in the middle of a learn to quilt class. The next class will be making a quilt out of your T-shirts.  I have 3 more classes after that and have to finish up the samples for the class and write up the info to go with them as well.

I have also taken on the challenge of creating a quilt panel for the Relay of Hope. The panel is to represent Saskatchewan. It will be part of a larger 12 foot square quilt. The Relay for Hope will be run from April until mid summer where it will finish up in Hope BC. I have to check out the starting point again. You can also check it out by looking up Relay for Hope. This project will help to raise awareness and education for Aids and HIV. here is the linkhttp://www.relayforhope.ca/
I will share a little more as I get going on my panel.
Thanks for stopping and leave a comment if you would like to be included in the draw. Please leave a contact email if you are a no reply commentor  ( I know it is hard to keep resetting that button , I have ot found a long term  fix for it yet )

in stitches

Happy Valentine's Day

the one I sent off to Selina

Sending warm wishes and lots of hugs out to you all for this Valentines Day.
With the  snowy weather we could use all the love and warmth we can get.
I received a wonderful Valentine from Selina in the mail earlier this week.
We were part of the post card swap that Sheila had organized.

thanks sew much for swapping with me
hugs

So stay warm and cozy out there and have a great weekend.

in stitches

Annette

We Support You.......Feb 11, 2015

It has been a great hop. I've been blown away with sew many great ideas and sew seeing much support shown through the quilted items.

Thank you sew much Pat and Mdam Samm for putting this hop together through time and talent a lot of support has been spread out there.

a show of support ....... one cup

or two

I had a start on my project before going on a holiday. Sew when I got home and got rested up I was back on track working on it. Once I got started it was easy to keep working on it.

I chose to make a tote for a cousin of mine who is going through treatments. I thought it might be a nice way to have everything she might need while at the hospital and other appointments  There is enough room for a quilt or extra sweater, pockets for glasses, water, novel or what ever else she might need. And it is already in use as has received it in the mail already
 I have been sew impressed away by some of the other totes you ladies have made. All the projects have been great, and such a nice way to show our support to those around us.

Now to pop it into the mail sew that she will have it soon.

Do stop by and see what the other ladies have created with this little bra design.

Feb 11^th  

Buzzing and Bumbling

In Stitches and Seams (you are here )

All thingz sewn

The Slow Quilter

Crayon Box Quilt Studio

Sew We Quilt

I am sorry to say this is the last day of the hop .......... but I know there is another just around the corner.

Thanks for stopping by and remember

to stay 

           in stitches

                    Annette

We Support You..... the the hops goes on

I hope you are still following along with the hop.

There have been some amazing quilted items made with Madam Samm's design.

The "We Support You" Friendship Quilt Pattern is available 

for purchase for $12.00 by emailing Madame Samm directly to

  madamesamm@me.com

Here is the rest of the hop , stop on by and see what the ladies have made

Feb 5^th  

Selina Quilts

Dutchess Crazy & Sane Quilting World

Moose Stash Quilting

Lovelli Quilts

Feb 6^th  

I Piece 2 - Mary

Baa's Amazing Adventure

Quilted Delights

The Blended Blog

Feb 9^th 

Stitchin By The Lake

 Tea Leaf Quilts

Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc

Seams To Be Sew

Stitchen' My Life Away

Feb 10^th  

 ^{Creatin' In the Sticks}

^{The Quilting Queen Online}

^{Everyone Deserves A Quilt}

^{The Quilted Cat}

Hill Valley Quilter

Feb 11^th  

Buzzing and Bumbling

In Stitches and Seams

All thingz sewn

The Slow Quilter

Crayon Box Quilt Studio

Sew We Quilt

Thanks for showing your support by stopping by

in stitches

   Annette

Holidays and classes

Well I am back from holidays and getting back into the swing of things.
We had a great time in Hawaii, we did some sight seeing

the first time we saw Whales ...
awesome!!!

and even took in a class ....... Hawaiian quilting :0)

my orchid block

I found out that you just take your time and enjoy the stitching while you work away on your block. We took our class at the  MAUI QUILT SHOP.  Here is a picture of my friend and I with our teacher in the middle

Thanks Elyn for a great class

Now that we are home again I have been working on my project for the blog hop ( coming soon ) as well as the classes I will be teaching in the next little while. 

one sample using t shirts in a quilt

I had a little fun making a Valentine post cards for a swap the Sheila put together .... here is just a peek.

Well that's all for now I have a little more prep to do for my class this week 

sew I bid you adieu

in stitches

Annette

We Support You Blog Hop Begins

We Support You Blog Hop 

Coming soon!

These lovely bloggers and I are getting ready to show our support 

for our stitching sisters around the world who are touched by cancer.

Thanks to everyone who is working with me to make this beautiful blog hop happen!

We Support You Blog Hop Full Schedule


Jan 29^th 

Life in The Scrapatch

Living With Purpose

What About Rheema?

Kwilt Krazy

Jan 30^th 

Just Let Me Quilt

Stitch and Quilt

how arT you

Living My Dream

Feb 2^nd 

Quiltscapes

Made By Me In Red

Ga's House

Sew Incredible Crazy

Feb 3^rd 

My Quilting Journey

Creativity Amongst Chaos

Peanut's Patchwork

KaHolly

Feb  4^th 

Kris Loves Fabric

Words & Stitches

Jane's Quilting

Tea Time Creations

Feb 5^th  

Selina Quilts

Dutchess Crazy & Sane Quilting World

Moose Stash Quilting

Lovelli Quilts

Feb 6^th  

I Piece 2 - Mary

Baa's Amazing Adventure

Quilted Delights

The Blended Blog

Feb 9^th 

Stitchin By The Lake

 Tea Leaf Quilts

Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc

Seams To Be Sew

Stitchen' My Life Away

Feb 10^th  

 ^{Creatin' In the Sticks}

^{The Quilting Queen Online}

^{Everyone Deserves A Quilt}

^{The Quilted Cat}

Hill Valley Quilter

Feb 11^th  

Buzzing and Bumbling

In Stitches and Seams

All thingz sewn

The Slow Quilter

Crayon Box Quilt Studio

Sew We Quilt

Well that is the full schedule for the hop. I am still working on my project and I am looking forward to seeing what the other ladies have come up with. So let's show our support and follow along in the hop.

In stitches

Annette

next sample ready to quilt

..... I have been busy in my sewing space this week . I now have the small t shirt quilt ready to baste and quilt. I just wanted to be able to give a idea of at least one way to make a t shirt quilt and I do plan on making a larger one to work on in class a bit using some other ideas I found on line.
For this sample I used just the sleeves off the t shirts  and added some boy scout badges to liven it up a bit. I think these were my brothers from years ago and  I only guessed at what the number of the pack ... I had a 1 and a 6/9 so I picked 61 as that is the year I was born and thought good enough for me.The next t shirt quilt will have more t shirt fabric and a lot less cotton. The cotton may only be in a border. I did have fun playing with ideas and figuring out how to put my sections together. I did like using a fabric / woven fusible interfacing to back the t shirt fabric to give it more body and reduce the stretch. Here is what I came up with ......what do you think??

in stitches

 Annette