this one is for iris xoxo

iris has been making quilts for her family for a long time....but this one is made very special for her by her grandaughter jacki for her 80th birthday....
and lucky me ...i got to be a small part in this very special quilt xoxoxo

made w love by jacki for her gramma iris machine quilted w all over hearts by keryn emmerson

jacki made this irish chain in her gramma's favorite colors xo

all quilts are special but quite often they are extra extra extra special right???

happy saturday to all xoxox pam

rose wreath ~ quilt of the DECADE

YES , this is the quilt that i worked on for 10 yes TEN years!!!  and it is FINISHED!!!!!!
i made this quilt for my sister...and i finished it while on my recent alberta visit....it felt sooo good to complete this beautiful quilt and leave it behind.... i think my sister and i both thought it would never be completed.....

marie daugherty webster [1859-1956] was an innovative quilt designer. color pictures of her first 14 quilts appeared in ladies home journal as early as 1911 bringing her nation wide fame. in october 1915 the magazine featured her interpretation of a traditional favorite , wreath of roses.  [ from american patchwork and quilting april 1997 ] which is where my sister and i first saw and fell totally in love with this quilt ....

began in 2002...completed in 2012

hand applique and hand quilted with yellow french knots in each flower center

i used a wreath stencil and a 1 1/2 " grid for the hand quilt design

beautiful back

after 10 long years it was pure joy to prepare the binding xoxo

so fun to use this label ...

used my embroidery feature on my janome to make this special label 

home sweet home xoxox

i had problems with the grid on this quilt...somehow it all got messed up and instead of starting all over or never completing it i compromised and made do....sooo if you look real close the grid is a bit or maybe a lot off but somehow it really doesn't matter....xoxoxo  ~pam

busy in alberta

had a great road trip here

family xoxo

good eating

good sewing....it was a fig tree factory

lots of  garden shopping

more good food ...

the amazing holes garden shop in  edmonton...

heading home on thursday...xoxo pam

BQF may 2012 words of wisdom and whimsy

amy has organized another wonderful blogger's quilt festival for us....once again i will be happily checking out heaps and heaps of wonderful quilts...thank you amy !!! i love this !!!

i made  a few simple sew and flip foundation blocks w a few simple prints {meadowsweet  from sandi henderson and pocket pixies from alexander henry}  pieced them on point with a lot of kona solid bone and the writing was  inspired by kerry larkin...see her amazing quilts here

it was so satisfying to free motion all these  favorite quotes and lyrics and words  together on a quilt JUST for ME all about GRATITUDE and JOY xoxoxo

a very large cuddle quilt measuring 70 x 80 with a flannel back

i am very inspired by brene' brown and love what she has to say about vulnerability

i will love cuddling with this very personal , feel good quilt ...i really concentrated on the positive and even though i thought about putting a few bad words in here i DID NOT !!!

thank you for your visit....be sure to check out all of the quilts in amy's  amazing blogger quilt festival !! xoxoxo pam

mother's day 2012

mother's day 2012, a set on Flickr.

family, flowers , ribeyes ,wine and a completed puzzle.... xoxox

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blogger's quilt festival coming right up....

amy has organized another quilt festival...looking sooo forward to seeing this springs creative goodness

a little sneak peek at mine...just finishing up the binding....

happy hump day !!  xo pam