The Wreath Quilt Centre

by Jen | Stash Blasting Wednesday, Stitch Along Sundays, UFO Spotlight

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stash Blasting Wednesday. I try to write my blog posts the day before so that I have it all ready to be in your in box the morning of the day it is written for. So on Tuesday I am writing for Wednesday which is Stash Blasting Wednesday....

Cutting Up A 10 Inch Square – Count The Ways

by Jen | Stash Blasting Wednesday, Technique Tuesday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Technique Tuesday. We all have them, well maybe not all of us but a good many of us quilters have bought the pre-cut 10 inch squares. We brought them home with great intentions of creating a masterpiece or at least a baby quilt and then...

Hugs And Kisses – Mug Rug #6

by Jen | Mug Rug Monday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Mug Rug Monday. With Valentine’s day only a few days away I had to of course do the all romantic mug rug. Quilt First First I picked just a plain one piece background and drew a grid on it with my Frixion pen. I did a test on a...

Stitch Along Sunday – February 2015 Week 2

by Jen | Stitch Along Sundays

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stitch Along Sunday. This week I get to use those gorgeous yarns that I picked last week. Ruth described them as sea colours which I would have to agree that they are. Maybe I am wishing I was by the sea – it would definitely be...

UFO Spotlight: Quilting The Wreath Quilt

by Jen | UFO Spotlight

Hey Everyone, welcome back to UFO Spotlight Saturday. All right I’m back with The Wreath Quilt and this week I am going to add some quilting to it. Here it is with no quilting – layered, sandwiched, basted and ready to go. The thread choices – light...

Quilting With The ZigZag Stitch

by Jen | Free Motion Friday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Free Motion Friday. I was thinking about what I could do this week that was a bit different and thought why not a bit of zigzag. Nobody ever said that you couldn’t use the zigzag stitch to quilt with. Last fall in one of my mini art...

Scrap Crazy 6″ Templates From Creative Grids

by Jen | Cool Tool Thursday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Cool Tool Thursday. Many of my LQS run a stuff-your-stocking event during the month of December. It is a great way to fill your own stocking and get some new quilting tools, books or fabric. I purchased a couple of items this past...

Sewing Up The Whirligig Template Off Cuts

by Jen | Stash Blasting Wednesday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Stash Blasting Wednesday. Back in January I was playing with the Whirligig Template from Creative Grids and had some off cuts from those blocks that I need to do something with. Today is the day to sew them up and see what I can create...

How To Use The Jelly Pointer Template

by Jen | Cool Tool Thursday, Technique Tuesday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Technique Tuesday. Last Thursday I introduced you to the Jelly Pointer Template from Sew Easy as my cool tool of the week. Today I am going to show you how it works. How many shapes does it make? The Jelly Pointer makes 4 different shapes...

Pretty In Pink – Mug Rug #5

by Jen | Mug Rug Monday

Hey Everyone, welcome back to Mug Rug Monday. A new month means a new theme. No more winter but rather bright, cheery pinks and reds for February. After all it is the month of Valentine’s Day. I have a large heart pattern called Be Mine and I thought I would...