Carli The Quilter

I have soooo many things to finish, I don't know if I can even come up with a list of it all.  #FAL2019 really got me thinking. I have to get serious about finishing my work. I confess, I do tend to lean towards eclectic. I walk with my hand of creation diaily and the load gets heavier instead of lighter. When I opened a drawer of two of unfinished projects, I closed it immediately! Phuef! That was close to a stressful moment. I am avoiding stress in any form these days. But after a while, the drawer memory crept back in and I opened it. I need to do that for self protection. Ok, so here is the one photo for now to let you really see my 'unfinishedness" problem. I have been moving around far too much and have accumulated 19 finished tops in one drawer and 27 various bits, blocks and roundy things in the other drawer. Plus upon my tidying up today, I discovered at least that more in another area of my sewing room. So that is it for me. Time to knuck...

I laboured over spoiled images going into the garbage can until I realized that sometimes, its just a great idea for a professional to do the printing instead. So begin by researching and speaking with your local professionals who do machine embroidery as well as photo printing on YOUR fabric.  This is really key, quilters to get a great long lasting image transferred to fabric. Ask them to show you some samples of images transferred.  Ask about the level of qualified staff they may have on hand, this is not something for the newest member of their team to do.  Speak about resolution that is best for them to transfer. In this Denim Wedding quilt, I began with having the photographs selected to actually go onto the quilt. Decide how many images are necessary? Choose photo's that are crisp and clear, not any blurring or overexposure is recommended.  And sometimes you can tweek the photos emailed to you for the project.  Sett...

On Boxing day of 2018, I was at London Drugs and low and behold, here was this lovely size 6 mannequin. This little mannaquin helps me "see" the article as it changes as you upcycle the whole thing. And a wee bit of progress has been made for the Maps Challenge over at AHIQ:improvisational Utility Quilts. And before Christmas I needed a warmer housecoat and the upcycled housecoat as seen below is the ONE I love.  And hand piecing has been going on whenever I get a minute to sit and stitch as seen below. For the full post on these interesting blocks, pop over to AHIQ. While this photo is all blurry, my son took some photos of me wearing this dress and its become a favorite for sure. Another post is coming with those photos. Upcycling is soooo much fun! Bye for now, 

I found that with Canada Post on strike now, that I was in the last days of completion that I made haste with getting this quilt done! I must confess at times, I despared about actually finishing this quilt due to the unruly beginning and the actual resizing I had to do on each block.  See the light yellow sashing, well that is one of those "surprise fabrics" that I don't know what mix it is, but its not cotton. All the blocks were made by volunteers, no one knows how they understood what a 1/4 inch seam means? And God Bless Voluteers! These blocks were made originally for a very old, long ago fund raising project that didn't get finished. I don't remember the details anymore, but remember that they were brought back to me as the intiator of the project. The job of squaring each block up with as much 'centering' I could do with the wonkyness. But moving right along, I then pre-quilted each blocks, sandwiched and squared again.  This ...

These are turning into the most interesting set of blocks done in slash and flip technique. I don't know which way vertical or horizontal for these trees? This a refresher on the green blocks I did up in September. Happy Quilting everyone!

Hi everyone! Good news, my ankle recovery is finally feeling like we are getting somewhere. Its great to be back to normal walking and not having to think about what my ankle needs. I have been binge watching of Anne with an E series on CBC. I joined CBC as a member and now, I have more advertising than I did have before. So any thoughts from Canadians on their experience with having this 4.99 a month payment is going? Do you have more advertising. I was initially interested because it was advertised as no advertising. I hav finished the Forests Fire Quilt. But can't share until its actually recieved by our friends in Telegraph Creek. First up over the past weekend. I upcycled my sweet little summer housecoat. I had shrunk and so I added extra length to the bottom and to the sleeves. I also decided to tie it all together, it needed a new front cuff. Really encourage you to give this upcycling a try out. Next up is my new jumper. It started with a nice floral sh...

I have finished the forest fire rebuild quilt for our friends. Its going in the mail , now that Canada Post has unfortunately been ordered back to work. We are hoping it arrives before Christmas, fingers crossed. Its getting done in between challenges and other projects I have on the go. These blocks were hauled around all over the country side while being worked on. I love Dresden Plate blocks. I began this quilt a long time ago. This quilt is intended to be finished by end of November ready to begin hand quilting on this treasured quilt. With the goal to be complete hand quilting by summer of 2019. I've decided that instead of in the ditch or some 'overall' hand quilting like clams, I will do something different. Different from clam design below. This quilt is so toasty, we use it only when its really cold outside. I'm actually considering unpicking the entire thing. Have you done this kinda crazy thing? Its going to be ...