Carli The Quilter

If you follow me on Instagram @carlithequilter you may know that I am losing weight through the Ideal Protein protocol offered through Pharmasave.  I am doing do well, it amazing. I feel such better and able to take action. This has been 2.5 yrs of not knowing that something was really still wrong and I' d been the victim of a misdiagnosis. I am documenting my journey in textiles. Take care everyone, my age group is next for immunizations. Pheuf!!

 Hi friends, Thanks for checking into my wee post on my recently begun "Quilt Along" and if you hang over on IS then you can visit with this hashtag #jcqmysteryqal and you'll see some of my posts from my IS feed @carlithequilter Anyway, I sometimes wonder why the hell do we have to all these different programs, apps and social media sites? ☝ And I get kinda cranky about it sometimes 😊 cause my life is so very busy and I'm just relieved I have my quilting that I determinely hang onto, its really for my sanity and reminder of what I am NOT doing, that I long to do when I'm fully "Retired" and playing in my own sewing room. I have made hexie flowers before many times. And hexie scrappy blocks like this above are a fine alternative to 'full on hexie' quilts.  I have made dozens of Hexie flowers but not a full quilt. This has been a great learning opportunity. I have great news, I'm following the #i...

I just love Robert Cerins earrings for the Art To Wear they promote, but also because they use a different non-reacting metal for their handmade findings for their earrings.  The ear wires are made of hypoallergenic Niobium. 100% Niobium (#41 on the periodictable) is an elemental metal like Gold, Silver, Platinum or Titanium. This is a second reason why I love their earrings. Buy online at this link. Happy Quilting everyone! Caroline  

This year end post of the most "unprecedented" year of 2020 is all about the various stitching projects I started, are in WIP's or are completed. I also drift into the topic of coping with COVID 19, self isolation and the nasty year this has been for many folks worldwide. Its a bit chaotic in its presentation. We had our 1/2 hr outside masked visit to deliver gifts to our family and friends on Christmas Eve.  I am writing this from my living room. Its quite cozy on this chilly wet day in Duncan, B.C. My sweetie has his playlist for 'Relaxed' playing and the fire is cracklingh on the big screen T.V. I have felt all this year that I hadn't really kept up and made many things this year, but as it turns out this photo reflection is only part of my year. I was so busy, I missed photos. This quilt below is one in my collection. Its called "The Happy Quilt." Some quilts you just can't part with and they must remain beside me. This is one of them. The ce...

Its turned out to be 112 inches square. I'm really pleased with and so glad to got to make another one of Sujata's patterns from her book Cultural Fusion Quilts by Sujata Shaw. I must admit, it was a behemoth to negotiate through my Janome HD9. But totally impressed with thus heavy duty machine. For machine quilting for straight lines,  at least it's awesome. I do like ths wide mouth area, perfect God big bulky things like quilts. As you might notice, my blocks went a wee bit wonky, but I don't live with quilt police so I'm moving on. I even combined different blocks and do like the idea. Anyway, folks, I'm working away on gifts as I write, so I'm off to carry on.    Stay safe and take care of each other over the next year. We all need to stay vigilant and continue social distancing. Caroline  

Hi my merry quilter friends, I apologise its been a very busy fall and now into December, its even busier than Santa's workshop over here. My husband is all about the fit and this croch is too low for my man! He likes that they are upcycled jeans, but he's got a paticular fit in mind. I cut most of the seams out of the jeans first, then began laying my pattern piece overtop of pieced jean material to find just the right amount, drape is important, don't cross your grain with upcycled jeans and expect that they are going to work, NOT!  My new Christmas Crazy Quilt is about done, hand quilting around the border and tacking inside the embroidered part of this quilt and hanging sleeve and binding and label to do. I have been working on building crumb blocks and I eventually have enough to make a quilt, this one sewed up in a matter of days, a lovely border is going on to this Dog Bone quilt which is intended for a gift. And of course, I had to take several days and dung out my ...

Memory Lane Trip here! This young girl is me, I was sitting beside my Dad on the Safari train that goes around Stanley Park. This park located in the heart of Vancouver city was an icon at the the time. This photo was taken 1971, back when the park enjoyed popularity and I loved it. Seeing so many wild and exotic animals was a thrill. I remember the moment well. I had been afraid to go on the train alone. My parents didn't have a lot of money and my Mom was upset after she had paid for my ticket, I whined about wanting her to come with me. She was upset and wanted to yank me off the train in disgust, when my Dad settled it all with his ticket.  It was one of the happiest time I had with my Dad.  But the other exciting reason I share this photo is because I'm wearing a white and gold poncho made by me. Thinking back on it, making the poncho must have taken quite a bit of yarn. Money was always tight, but my parents bought that yarn for me.  It's nice to look ba...