Kathy's Quilts and Stitching

I am posting about my brother today. He is a very inspiring person, both as an artist (he is a writer and guitar player) and in terms of the...

In January I wrote about my enjoyment in using the connecting corners piecing technique (see posts from Jan. 14 and 16). This week the stude...

I have finally finished the Strawberry Shortcake quilts for my nieces. The first quilt (on the left) went really quick. With the exception ...

It's a cold and snowy Valentine's Day here...cold outside, but warm inside! The roses my husband gave me are just beautiful and he e...

I was demonstrating paper piecing at the local Michaels store this afternoon. I picked up a couple of project bags to work on, and one of t...

Maybe the icicle fascination is getting out of hand!?! These are some recent photos I took around my neighbourhood. You know it's too co...

It's time for quilt rotation...every month I change the quilts hanging in my home. I have taken down the January ones and put up the Va...

It is very cold these days, with lots of snow to shovel. This was the view looking out my bedroom window. The sun coming out during the day ...

Didn't I say that I was done with flannel??? For some unknown reason last fall I bought a package of assorted 8" flannel squares, s...

At my quilt guild this month we had Sybil Rampen as our guest speaker. I must say that she is one of the best speakers I have ever heard! Sh...

I just realized this week that I have been bumped up a generation. I am no longer invited to the weddings and baby showers of my cousins and...

Thanks to the readers of my blog who have encouraged me by telling me they enjoy reading about my quilting adventures, and those who encour...

One of my favorite techniques to play with, especially on a miniature scale is "connecting corners". I first tried this technique ...

Oh my goodness...I have had quite a frustrating day with Blogger today. I have heard about the problems other people have had, but this is m...

I am getting close to feeling desperate for some quilting time! For the past week I have been helping my daughter renovate her bedroom. I ha...

The celebrations are all over and all that is left now are the memories, the photos taken on my new digital camera (thanks to my husband for...

We had a wonderful Christmas day with my side of the family. Between trying to balance all the in-law families and the numerous moves of my ...

Everything is ready for Christmas! This has never happened to me before that I am actually able to relax on Christmas Eve. These are the pi...

I have finished all my Christmas quilting, which means no late night binding for me on Christmas Eve! The quilt on the left is for my siste...

On the weekend we took the children to Westfield Heritage Christmas . Everything was decorated as if the pioneer town was preparing for Chr...