Home Sweet Home

Isn't it crazy that you can be laying in bed in San Francisco in the morning...

Home in the afternoon?

Home as in Canada....

Calgary(where I was born so my first home)

It is sad that Calgary no longer has the Tower

 as

 the icon since it no longer stands out downtown!!

Our last shopping in San Fran was at Crate and Barrel.

I was in love with these streamers of fabric running from the 3 floors

All I could think of was what do they do with it when they are done???

Can you imagine the quilts this would make??

Look at the size of the selvages on these....

It was Marimekko from 2011

It was a full 2 inches and the fabric was just sewn on the edge and hung!!

I think I need to make this for my head board

LOVE it!!

This table was made with the cross bars of old telephone poles that the insulators sat on

I am proud to say that all I could afford at Britex totaled to 10.82$ 

That's the cheapest I have ever left a fabric store but I did get some cute stuff

(another post)

While in Calgary, Mom, Aunt Julie and I went to Creative Stitches...

At Spruce Meadows

My favorite booth was A Threaded Needle from Gibsons, BC

They are an online store carrying Japanese fabrics.

I find myself more and more drawn to them.

Like I need ANOTHER love?!?!

The Calgary Modern Quilters had a lot of quilts displayed

I still think it is a better show at the RBC Center as there was not space for classes in rooms

so it was tough to hear your teacher in your own class with all the noise.

Aunt Julie and I took a class called Snip, clip and rip.

You ended up with a piece from 6 other people

 and

 are supposed to take this home and make something

This was my batch...

We were kind of disappointed as we both have a lot of 'this' at home already!!

But we did get to spend some time together.

I hope you are busy making that little outhouse quilt, Aunt Julie!!

Send me some pics!!

With busy lives,

 it seems like we get together much as sisters 

so

 we tried to get some pictures together.

My sisters like to try to get the right pose looking the best you can.

No pose is 'better' in my world. 

It is, what it is!!

 After about 15 minutes, 

Mom's expression said it all!!

Mom(Heather),Larissa, Tannis and Christa 

"My daughters are crazy"

Oh well....It was a fun week!!

Back to the grindstone...

Christa 

Ps.

Isn't this the coolest pic of Muir Woods?

My niece, Michaela took it...such an artist's eye!!

Creative Stitches in Cowtown

My daughter, Chantel and I made the trek to Calgary this week.

Look at those mountains in the distance.

The fall colors were amazing.

All our leaves fell off a month ago.

I was born  and raised in many places in Calgary(and the rest of the provinces)

so it always feels like home to me!!

I love everything from the mountains to the Tower!

Creative Stitches was at the Roundup Center on Stampede Park.

The quilt exhibit this year was 'Quilts of Valour' and was a viewer's choice contest.

Stonehenge's Oh Canada! sponsored it.

I have my own stash of Oh Canada! from my trip to Grande Prairie, Alberta.

They will be donated to the families of our troops.

This one was Chantel's favorite.

Two quilts were donated anonymously. These kimonos were one of them.

There were twelve in total to choose from.

This autumn colored one was my favorite.

This postage stamp one was beautiful.

A close up of the postage stamp!

One of the presentations we watched was about bordering your quilt by Bernice Bone of Rumpled Quilt Skins from Okotoks, Alberta.

I feel like I have seen this quilt of the ships before.

How about you, Colleen?

This was my favorite technique from the borders talk.

It is a double piped binding that the store offers as a class.



I am going to have to do some research on this technique.

We also listened to Debra Justice of Labours of Love. She does amazing heirloom sewing and I have attended her talks before.

This time she was talking about organizing your sewing room and had some great ideas.

This was her favorite ironing board cover because of the gridding and mat cleaner.

Thought I would give them a try!

 I got some socks!!

WHO can resist Laurel Birch??

Not me!

The grab bags of wonderfil thread were on sale. 

 

It was also a Scrapbooking Show so there were tons of pretty ribbons and such.

With inspiration to get organized, I purchased this at Ikea.

There were other things we wanted but they will have to be shipped!!

One of my favorite stores has always been The Sugar Pine Quilt Shop in Canmore, Alberta. 

They did not let me down. Great inspiration!

We also made time to spend some time with family.

This is my sisters, Tannis, me and Larissa when we were small.

Forty years later......

And this pose was not a set up... same order!!

And we each brought a daughter along!

 Michaela, Breanna and Chantel

Thank you to Aunt Julie and Aunt Simone for hosting our get together.

It was great to see everyone!

Chantel and I had a great time and left town before the snow hit.


NOW....
 I am ready for winter!!


Christa



Lady bugs and Poppies

This is the last of my laminated 'Ladybug' fabric.

Too cute... so this one is for ME!!

The screening is called Pet D-Fence by New York Wire Co.

With the zoo I am running around here, I will need to find some more for my patio screen!!

It comes on a roll of 85"x45".

My mom bought mine in the Arizona at Joanne's.

 I have seen some screening online in different colors

but

I don't think it is the same quality as this brand.

I have made 2 large bags....

Breanna's bag

and 2 medium bags with a roll.

 I still have pieces to use in projects like my art organizer.



Aunt Michelle's bag



The possibilities are endless with this project!



Grandma's bag



Maybe Miss Carol knows of another place to access this screening?

It seems HomeDepot carries it for around 25$/roll.

I am going to the Creative Stitches in Calgary on the weekend.

I will keep my eye out for some more screening for all you bag ladies out there!!

Christa