Jen | Quilts By Jen

The Needle Grab’r An Alternative Thimble

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Cool Tool Thursday. I have an awful time using a thimble – in fact I become all thumbs when one even comes near me. I’ve tried all kinds – metal, leather, silicone but still all thumbs. As a result I often have sore...

Sewing A Box Bottom In 6 Easy Steps

by Jen | Technique Tuesday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Technique Tuesday. For years I have been making Santa Sacs with a box bottom and using the same method over and over again. Before Christmas a friend was over and we were making the One Hour Basket which also had a box bottom and I...

Abstract Landscapes: Snapshots of My Life

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

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stash Blasting Wednesday. I blasted my stash a bit this week by donating some fabrics for a quilt the Orillia Quilters’ Guild made for the Syrian refugee family that will be coming to live in Orillia. I donated a few pieces and a...

Abstract Landscapes

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

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Quilts by Jen and Stash Blasting Wednesday. Happy New Year everyone – I know, only a month late in sending out these wishes but 2016 didn’t quite start as planned. I am now just getting my creative juices flowing again and I...

Soda – A Material Matrix Project

by Jen | Story Time Monday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Story Time Monday. A good 6 weeks or more ago I went to Lake Tahoe to take a class from Sandra Bruce called Material Matrix at the Artistic Alchemy Retreat. You may recall the blog post about Being Creative in Lake Tahoe. I had promised...