Category Archives: Quilting

For the Love of Lighthouses

Posted on February 14, 2021 by canucksfan

For as long as I can remember I’ve been in love with lighthouses. In “the Life Before,” I always looked forward to travelling past these amazing structures. All different shapes & sizes. I’ve been fortunate to see & visit lighthouses … Continue reading →

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Maple Leaves from 2008: Part One

Posted on October 15, 2020 by canucksfan

The Maple Street Gang AKA the Neighbours in the Hood held a few themed challenges over the years. The first of those themes was maple leaves. Due date for the finished project was November 2008 at a maple themed party. … Continue reading →

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Happy to Be Canadian

Posted on June 22, 2020 by canucksfan

Back in the 1970′s I used to do a little sewing on the off season to supplement the lack of fishing income.  At first I only made clothes and put them on consignment at a little shop in Lantzville. In … Continue reading →

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Dark Matter

Posted on February 26, 2019 by canucksfan

At our Maple Beach quilt retreat last September Donna gave us each a fat eighth bundle of six fabrics. She challenged us to make something with it in time for our September 2019 retreat.  I had added this to my … Continue reading →

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Row x Row Experience

Posted on May 27, 2018 by canucksfan

My first Row x Row Experience was in the summer of 2015. The theme was H20, perfect for a west coast, ocean loving girl. MLQ organized a Vancouver Island Road trip to collect the rows offered by the shops on the … Continue reading →

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Free Motion Quilting

Posted on August 30, 2017 by canucksfan

I have a quilt top waiting to be quilted. I want to free motion the entire quilt using eight different patterns. In order to do this I needed to practice on smaller sections of quilts. <— This heart block was … Continue reading →

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Machine Binding

Posted on January 10, 2017 by canucksfan

Binding, it seems, is dreaded by many. I actually don’t mind binding quilts. But as I get older my hands have a field day with pain after I’ve bound a quilt by hand. Joan convinced me to learn to bind … Continue reading →

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Anchors Away, a memorial quilt

Posted on January 3, 2017 by canucksfan

It’s January 11, 2015 and we are saying goodbye to our father. We did so on a foggy, calm morning from Billy Bones Bay on Protection Island. He was a mariner all his life and it was a fitting way … Continue reading →

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Label Challenge: #jellybeanrow

Posted on November 3, 2015 by canucksfan

My label is complete! The label I chose was from a bottle of wine from the Auk Island winery in Twillingate, Newfoundland. Back in 2008 I was lucky enough to hang out in St John’s and thoroughly fell in love … Continue reading →

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The Life Before: Reflections

Posted on October 27, 2015 by canucksfan

During the Row by Row Road trip back in June there was a lot more fabric and patterns purchased (by everyone) than just for the Row by Row H2O quilts. I’m not your typical quilter when it comes to purchasing … Continue reading →

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