Wendy’s Quilting and Life

Friends, Quilting, Thunder Bay Quilters Guild

November Guild Meeting

November 22, 2011November 22, 2011 wendysquilting

The meeting last night as always was a lot of fun, Norma (our guilds president) always does her best to keep the business side of the meeting short and sweet and informative. She and the rest of our executive really do an awesome job!!

The show and tell at our guild is always great and last night, when it was finished said oh is that the end? She wasn’t finished looking a quilts Smile but then are quilters ever finished?

After show and tell last nights program was a demo night.

Louise showed the teacup pincushions she’s been making

Peggy showed us how to make book covers, I really like the bookmark!

Cindy had a fun snowman wall-hanging to show us and had some other fun ideas to share as well.

and Joyce shared some of her ideas and techniques for making..hmm I didn’t get the name of this one but it sure was fun and interesting and I plan to play with this in the near future!

Joyce is planning to hang some of the leaves that she’s made in a tree outside for the winter, I think it’s a great idea to bring such a fun colourful as well as whimsical art to the long winter days!

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Too Close For Comfort

November 22, 2011November 22, 2011 wendysquilting

Not too many years ago people around here thought it was really something to see a few deer, which lead to people feeding them even in the city.

Now they’ve become a big problem in the city, I don’t know how many times I’ve had them run out in front of my van when I’m driving. I’ve even had them burst out of the woods right in front of me when I’m out walking..yes still in the city.

Yesterday this buck was hanging out in our parking lot and was not interested in leaving, when we tried to send he only started towards us. Thankfully the city passed a bylaw last night, which makes feeding them against the law. We’ve had problems with neighbours feeding the deer and refusing to stop.

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Sweet Little Baby Quilts

November 12, 2011January 24, 2024 wendysquilting

For some reason I’ve been in the baby quilt making mode these last few months.

My original plan was for this first quilt to be the back of the second but then when it was pieced it just seemed so soft and sweet that it needed to be it’s own quilt.

I’ve been very inspired by some of the different quilts I’ve noticed on peoples blogs lately and thought this fabric would adapt well to what is being called Modern Quilts.

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My Love of Pyrex Continues

November 7, 2011November 7, 2011 wendysquilting

I’ve been slowly adding pieces to my collection. Today I found what I originally started looking for on the bottom right you can see my Cinderella Bowls in the Buttercup print.

I was gifted this cabinet by my friend Marlene recently and what a perfect fit it makes in my home!

I just love how my daughter’s little pig family looks with my pink Pyrexl

Emily spotted this piece the on the bottom it says Pyrex England.

What a happy day I found 3 butternut print Cinderella bowls. The large bowl is in mint condition and is just what I was looking for.

I’ve recently added some carafes to my collection as well as several more bowls and other pieces.

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Texas

October 18, 2011October 24, 2023 wendysquilting

I was recently asked to quilt a Texas Sampler Quilt, it was beautifully appliqued and a true pleasure to quilt. Thank you so much to Jennett B. for not only having me quilt your work but also for allowing me to share.

Autumn, Family, Fishing, Wildlife

A Perfect Autumn Day

October 7, 2011December 4, 2013 wendysquilting

With a hard to resist weather forecast, Erik decided to take a day off work so we could go fishing.

Megan decided to take the day off too and join us. The fishing wasn’t too great but the weather and scenery was beautiful and if was fun to have one of our girls with us for a whole day!!

We had a little friend greet us when we putting the boat into the lake. People must have been feeding him this summer because he sure wasn’t shy about coming close to us.

Moose Hunting season opens tomorrow morning, this hunting shack had been set up and left waiting for the weekend. I have a feeling that’s why the fox was hanging out. When we returned with the boat the door to the shack had been opened just enough for someone the size of a fox to get in.

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Twister Wreath

October 7, 2011October 25, 2020 wendysquilting

This is one of the most visited posts over the years. It was from a class on the twister ruler/technique. As a sideline to the actual class my friend Alva shared the placement of the first block in order to cut it into a wreath. After all these years it seems that this technique is still out there and being made. So I thought it would be fun to bring it forward here….just in case anyone wants to piece one before Christmas.

While attending Alva’s twister class

I told a few people I would post this picture on my blog for them, here it is

Family, Vintage Pyrex

The little collection that grows

September 28, 2011December 4, 2013 wendysquilting

One of my daughters, Mary is so not helping me stay away from searching for Pyrex!

When we are out running errands she’ll say oh you know Mom we should pop into Value Village…and that’s all it takes. I do admit that I am having so much fun sharing this with her, and she assures me that she loves my Pyrex and will take some as needed.

I’m still on the lookout for the original piece that I’d like to replace, but in my travels I’ve added 2 more covered casserole dishes, 2 egg cups, 2 kitchen dishes and a delphite blue divided dish and as you can see a vintage egg beater.

and from Kijiji and help from my friend Jaki I was able to obtain a still brand new in the box set of Autumn Harvest bowls to add to Erik’s collection..well kind of if you know what I mean (I’m going to share)

I love these pieces and I intend to use them. This set of bowls cost me $12. I don’t think you can buy 3 new bowls for that price.

and speaking of Erik, I couldn’t resist taking this picture of him Apple Picking on Sunday, it’s not my favourite shot but I promised not to share that one.

Last year we weren’t fast enough picking all of the apples and a bear really did a number on the other apple tree, which didn’t produce this year.

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My Birthday Weekend

September 13, 2011September 13, 2011 wendysquilting

I love my Birthday, I consider it a celebration of life……years ago I decided that one day just wasn’t enough. So Although my Birthday is at the end of June I always say it’s not over until Erik and I have gone fishing and camping in September and he has to grill a smokie for me on the campfire.

Well my birthday is officially over…..I guess

We enjoyed a spectacular weekend of perfect weather. Two nights with campfires both nights were warm with a clear sky.

Three days of fishing

We caught our limit of Lake Trout……..Yumm!

and Bass

and then while Bass fishing I caught this (thankfully after 15 minutes of fighting with it Erik brought it in!) For those who don’t know it was a Pike (39” long and 14 lbs)

I love September fishing especially when we get great weather, I was also able to take a couple of swims……the weather has changed and we may only get a few warm days here and there before the cold air starts to settle in for the next several months.

Thank you Erik for another awesome Birthday Weekend!!!