A note from Brenda: I've been a fixture at CreativFest over the past few years, so pre-2017 blogs are gathered here into a single post. They appear in reverse chronological order, going back to Spring 2012. Fun At Festival April 29, 2015 I've just returned from CreativFestival in Mississauga, …
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Shopping For Fabric on a June Roadtrip
Every once in a while it's nice to get away with friends to do some therapeutic shopping for fabric. So on an overcast June morning threatening rain, a bunch of us got together to do just that. The Red Red Bobbin At the Red Red Bobbin. This scene looks familiar! Our main goal was to visit a …
For the Love of Gardens, Fish Ponds and Bird Houses
This past Sunday I invited some of the family to join Rob and I at our home for a Bar-B-Q and the annual garden tour that takes place every year here in our area. We all piled into Rob's Dad's van and, starting a bit late in the day, we zoomed around town and into the hamlet of Poplar Hill to …
Canada Day Fete in London, Ontario
I hope that you all enjoyed your Canada Day wherever you happened to find yourselves. If you used my Canada 150 pattern to make a banner for the celebration, send pictures of it in action! Here in Ontario on Canada Day the trickiest part was staying dry! This was the case in London, Ontario where …
Presentations To Quilt Guilds in the Orillia Area
Summer solstice in Orillia Last week my sister-in-law Kathy and I spent some time at her cottage for a day of R & R near Huntsville, Ontario and the next day motored south to Orillia for a day that included two trunk shows. I've never done two shows in one day so I was overjoyed to have Kathy's …
Local Quilt Show and Garden Tours
Out of the Studio With spring just 'a bustin' out all over' I've been bustin' out of the studio these past two weekends taking in some great local events. Canada 150 Quilt Show This past weekend I took my in-laws including sister-in-law Laurie to the Canada 150 quilt show in Ailsa Craig and …