Stitch Along Sunday March 2017 – Week 2

by Jen | Stitch Along Sundays

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stitch Along Sunday on Wednesday. I was a bit occupied this past weekend finishing up a quilt for my niece so I didn’t get my stitch along done on time but really I have all week so it isn’t late at all. Last week I left you...

Stitch Along Sunday March 2017 – Week 1

by Jen | Stitch Along Sundays

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stitch Along Sunday. Well, it has been quite some time since I participated in a Stitch Along Sunday. Ruth from Arbee Designs as decided to start them up again and I figured there is no better time to jump back in and be creative. The...

The Canadian Sesquicentennial Quilt Block Party

by Jen | Events

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Quilts by Jen. As everyone in Canada knows it is Canada’s Sesquicentennial year – 150th birthday this year. We have all been gearing up with special Canadian themed quilts, fabric lines and charity projects. I have had the...

Chopstix Pattern – A New Modern Design

by Jen | Pattern Feature

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Quilts by Jen. Last week at QuiltX, where I was the featured artist, my new pattern Chopstix was unveiled which I designed specifically for the show. The vendors were encouraged to make their own version of the quilt to be hung in a...

Featured Artist at QuitX 2016

by Jen | Events

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Quilts by Jen. I hope you all had a wonderful summer, I know that I did. I spent most of it at the cottage enjoying the wonderful hot and sunny weather. My kind of summer. I did do a lot of sewing too. Because our cottage is totally off...

2016 Row by Row Experience

by Jen | Coffee Talk Saturday, Story Time Monday, Technique Tuesday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Quilts by Jen. A few months ago I was approached by Cynthia and Shannon who own Country Concessions Quilt Shop in Cookstown, Ontario to design their row for this year’s Row by Row Experience. This year’s theme is home sweet...

A Trumpet Lily from the Twisted Log Cabin

by Jen | Colourful Friday, Inspirational Sunday, Story Time Monday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Inspirational Sunday. I was experimenting with the Twisted Log Cabin pieces a while back and came up with so many different designs by using 3 left and 3 right twists. The original Twisted Log Cabin I did uses the same twist for all six...

Robin’s Egg Blue

by Jen | Coffee Talk Saturday, Colourful Friday, Inspirational Sunday, Stash Blasting Wednesday, Story Time Monday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stash Blasting Wednesday. Well, I certainly didn’t blast much of my stash with this little piece but I did use up some of the leftovers from a piece I made a couple of years ago. The piece is only 6″ x 6″ and was made for a recent...

The Fons and Porter Fabric Glue Marker

by Jen | Cool Tool Thursday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Cool Tool Thursday. I’m always very skeptical when it comes to gadgets and tools especially ones that could leave a mark or residue on my work. Last year when I was teaching one of my Bargello Sunflower workshops at Quilty Pleasures...

Needle Felting the Dandelion Puffs

by Jen | Technique Tuesday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Technique Tuesday. Today is Tuesday, where do the days disappear to because it was just Friday and now it is Tuesday and Tuesday means a new technique. This technique may or may not be new to you but it is certainly one that is a lot of...