I’m thrilled to be participating in Pat Sloan’s Focus on the Center Book Tour. See a couple of the medallion-style quilts from the book and my fabric choices to make two of them. Plus I have two copies of the book to give-away too!

Today is my special day for Jennifer’s Garden Party Blog Hop. I’ve created a paper pieced Patio Umbrella block for the party … it’s a free download.

OLFA sent me their latest 5″ Precision Appliqué Scissors to try out and share with my readers. They are also giving away a pair to one of you too.

Sewing, preparing backings, bindings and basting four large quilts.

My postage stamp quilt is almost done!!

A couple of weeks ago I posted a photo to Facebook with a caption something like “Please tell my mom, or my Nana, that I need a new bed!”. See what my friend Tammy made for him.

In addition to running this web site, I also have my own web development business. This is the latest site I completed for Bytowne Threads. Quilting Gallery readers can save 10% too.

Victoria of Bumble Beans Inc. asked me to participate in her Colourful Interviews series. How well do you know me .. what’s my favourite colour now and what’s my happy colour?

Today is my day to share a block with you for Kim’s Home Sweet Home Quilt-Along. My block is called A Home for the Birds and finishes at 12″ square. It is created with fusible web and a machine blanket stitch.

I entered my Love-ly Garden appliqué project in a contest. Please vote for me. Plus, I’m sharing a few photos of my cleaned-up sewing room.

It’s my special day for Pat Sloan’s Girls in the Garden Blog Hop. Pat asked five designers to share their fabric choices for making one of her Girls in the Garden patterns. Check out which pattern I chose to make and the fabrics I used. Plus, I’m giving away a pattern too.

Leah Day of the Free Motion Quilting Project has published a couple of posts this week, that really struck a chord with me and I want to share them, along with my own thoughts, with you too.