Hat tip: The ManQuilter.

Registration closes on Monday, July 5th for the Applique Posy Needle Case Swap.

Come join the fun, and make a super-cute needle case for a quilting friend around the world. It’s a quick and easy project that you can finish in a rainy afternoon.

Partner information will be sent by July 8th. The deadline to mail your needle case is August 17th for overseas shipments and August 24th for domestic shipments (and between Canada and the USA).

Swap links:

• swap guidelines
• registration
• participants
• Flickr group
• download applique pattern [PDF file]
• tutorial: part 1 | part 2
• Join the Quilting Bloggers fan club on Facebook

Two very talented quilters have already finished their needle cases. Aren’t they just gorgeous!

The theme for this week’s virtual quilt contest is Friendships. The quilts are fantastic. Thanks to everyone that entered.

The first and second place winner of this week’s contest will each receive one of Mary Tatem’s new books Quilt of Joy or Quilt of Faith. Find out more about these lovely books and to purchase them.

Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!!

• Voting is open Friday – Sunday @ 11:59 p.m.
• One vote per IP address (NOT email address), so have your family and friends cast a ballot for their favourite quilt (from home if you send it to coworkers)
• Winner announced Monday!
• New: in the event of a tie at the end of voting, 5 random Facebook quilters will be asked to vote again to break the tie.

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Next week’s theme is Patriotism. I’m looking forward to seeing the gorgeous patriotic quilts from around the world. Get your cameras out!

Facebook, email subscribers and RSS readers: You need to visit the Quilting Gallery blog to vote: CLICK HERE

Not the best pictures, but I did manage to get a few of the Snowbirds flying over centretown in Ottawa, pre-Canada Day celebrations tomorrow. Photos taken from my balcony.

First flyby, coming from the south going north. Caught me by surprise as they usually come the other way.

Flying by to the right of me, over the Rideau Canal.

Flying in formation, to the right of me, beside Place Bell.

Zipping by east to west over top of centretown.

Another shot over centretown.