Please join me in welcoming another Guest Blogger to the Quilting Gallery. If you’re interested in being a Guest Blogger, just drop me an email to discuss. Greetings from the hot and humid Fundy Shore of Nova Scotia. Living in such an isolated part of northeastern North America, I find the internet a very valuable [...]
Posted: August 7th, 2008
Topics: Guest Bloggers, Quilt Gallery
Please join me in welcoming the first Guest Blogger to the Quilting Gallery. If you’re interested in being a Guest Blogger, just drop me an email to discuss. I am pleased to be a guest blogger for the Quilting Gallery! My name is Barb Aguiar. I have a blog, Ocean Waves Quilts. I have been [...]
Posted: July 30th, 2008
Topics: Guest Bloggers, Quilt Gallery
I’m participating in the Doll Quilt Swap 4 this summer. Here’s a picture of what Alison sent me. I love the colours and I found the perfect spot for it, on my side table in the living room. Thanks Alison, it’s beautiful. My contribution is done, I just need to throw it in the wash [...]
Posted: July 30th, 2008
Topics: My Quilting Journey, Quilt Gallery
Tags: Swaps
Submitted by: Lezley Zwaal Describe your organization or group. Quilts of Valour – Canada has a mission: To ensure that our wounded Canadian soldiers are recognized for their bravery and commitment of their true patriotism to our country. We give this support through the presentation of quilts of comfort made for our military service people. [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2008
Topics: Charity Quilting, Quilt Gallery
Submitted by: Clare Worthy – Dordogne Quilter What gave you the idea to raise money for Leukaemia research via quilting? I am a Moderator of two France Yahoo Groups. Amongst those groups are some fellow crafters – knitters, card makers, scrap-bookers, quilters, cross-stitchers, etc. We started chatting about our creations and the men (some of [...]
Posted: July 23rd, 2008
Topics: Charity Quilting, Quilt Gallery
Submitted by: Jean Kester – Quilting 911 – Quilting Ranny I would love to be included in your list of charity quilt makers. I make quilts specifically for police/fire dispatchers in need, because as a police dispatcher for over 12 years, I know how they are forgotten during and after a tragedy or catastrophe. Describe [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2008
Topics: Charity Quilting, Quilt Gallery
Michele Bilyeu is a life-long volunteer who currently lives in Salem, Oregon. Having learned to sew at age 12 on her Alaskan grandmother’s old treadle sewing machine, she quickly developed a love of not only sewing but sewing for others. In September of 2005, she was one of 200 women gathered at the Salem Convention [...]
Last weekend, I finally got around to picking my fabric and pattern for the Doll Quilt Swap. I’ve been wanting to do a paper-pieced project for a while, so I could put to use the mini iron my folks bought me at Christmas and also to try out the paper made specifically for paper piecing. [...]
Comforting People with Cancer Réconforter les personnes avec le cancer Victoria’s Quilts Canada was established in 2000 by Betty Giffin. VQC is a non-profit charitable organization, committed to providing comfort, both spiritually and physically, to individuals diagnosed with cancer. It is staffed entirely by volunteers who make quilts and distribute them to people diagnosed with [...]
Posted: July 10th, 2008
Topics: Charity Quilting, Quilt Gallery
Several years ago I participated in a Christmas paper-piecing exchange. Each person was responsible for completing 12 blocks, 11 of which were then sent to a coordinator, who in turn sent you back 11 blocks that others completed. I assembled the blocks into this small wall hanging. My block is the Christmas ornament, third row [...]
I took this photo at the Upper Canada Village 2007 Quilt Show.
Posted: February 11th, 2008
Topics: Quilt Gallery
Tags: Full-Sized Quilts, Quilt Shows