Thursday, April 30, 2015

All Packed Up and One Place to Go...

The Estevan Quilt Show!!!
 
It is Saturday, May 2 & 3, 2015
 
It will be at the Spruce Ridge School.
 
There is a very special Feature Quilter...
 
 
Terry Whitman
 
She is an award winning quilter and Professional Long armer.
 
Her specialty is freehand custom quilting.
 
This is a show you won`t want to miss!!
 
  I will be going as a vendor!!
 
 
With 3 kinds of Quilter's Dream Batting
and
Fit for a Queen Widebacks
 
 
This could be an adventure...but then what isn't in my life!!
 
Today was also our final quilting day :-(
 
At least till the next very rainy, spur of the moment quilt day.
 
There was some incredible pieces being worked on!!
 
Vernelle has saved her mom's embroidery
and
is making them into a memory quilt
 
 
Her mom is Hazel Emde

 
Hazel's stitching is so fine and dainty..

 
These were a collection of table linens

 
Such great talent...

 
It was hard to pick a favorite

 
This is going to be a real treasure for her family


Can't wait to see this finished....

 
Tracey finished her Sherman's March Quilt
 
 
Another amazing quilt stitched to perfection!!
 
Hope to see alot of  our quilting friends this weekend!!
Christa
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 



Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Moose Jaw Quilt Show 2015

One weekend...
 
Two quilt shows....
 
150 miles away...one north and one south!!
 
Here is some quilts from the Moose Jaw show...
 
An amazing scrap apple...
 

 
Definitely a prize winner..

 
a Judy Neimeyer...

 
or two...

 
Love Toni Whitney Designs...


Some abstracts...

 
 
And silhouettes..

 
Canada Stonehenge...

 
Loved this Asian themed folded fabric quilt....

 
Halloween...

 
Extreme quilting on this fairy quilt....



Gorgeous horizon..
 

 
Fit to be squared...




Seems to be year of the french braid...
 
This gives you an idea, Theresa...
 

 
More BEADS...


 
Beautiful Appliqued pumpkins...

 
I must need a cruise to Alaska...
 
I am always attracted to these Eskimo themed quilts....

 
Such fine embroidery....

 
cute as a button...






May have to do these farm critters some day...
 

 
Laundry Basket quilt....

 
a little Christmas...


 
I couldn't help but think of your mom, Colleen!!
 
Doesn't this quilt remind you of her amazing quilts?
 

 
Some Crabapple Hill...


 
Seeing Double??

 
The birds are back...



I also have a thing for Sea Horses....
 
 
This year they incorporated some stitching...
 
This is from 'our' Dot Lawrence!!
 
Beautiful!!

 
 


 
Tracey...You didn't miss a thing...
 
The Quilt Patch was pretty much cleaned out of Kansas Trouble!!

 
This rack WAS full!!
 
Spring has sprung and I need to get to the field!!
 
Have a great day!!
 
Christa

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