Lakeside Quilters Guild WindUp (29)

This was such a fun gathering of Quilters from my Lakeside Guild thanks to Danielle for organizing everything and to Laurie for Opening up her home to all of us and what a beautiful home you have Laurie:)
With the pin cushion challenge to be voted on here's the entries. Also some fun photos of the night:) what a treat to have all of us together. For those ladies that missed it, hope this post helps you feel included. 

Flying Needles Wind-Up (28)

I always love a good windup party the food, the friends and the inspiration is always the draw. This year was no different with my Flying Needles Quilt Guild.

With all of our challenges and pin cushions galore it was so hard to choose my favourites :)

Thanks to all who contributed to this fun day and making something delicious for us to snack on.

Fun Quilts Trunk Show (27)

Flying Needles Quilt Guild and Fun Quilts recently put on an amazing trunk show featuring all of the quilts from Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr's latest book, Quilts Made Modern. This Stunning book which you can purchase here through Amazon at an excellent price.

Here's a snapshot of the Fun Quilts trunk-show and all the beauty they had to offer...I hope you enjoy. And if you've read this amazing book and would like to leave a review, I'd love to hear from you. This amazing quilt(s) was inspired by the small houses in Chicago and when you look out your window you see the brick of another building..now you can see birds on a wire, well sort-of:) Isn't this adorable with the simple background, amazing quilting and the cutest little birds one would want to see? 

This quilt was based off of a "postage stamp" style, with it's simplicity in the stitching and the hand-quilting..yes Weeks did this by hand, unbelievably perfect!! The colours just make me and maybe you feel super cheery, love this one!!

Here's all the gals ogling over another quilt - sew adorably contemporary.

And yet another one to wet your palette with stunning colour and curves...amazing I say!

This one here had me at "hello", just the colours alone brought me in nice and close...brown and orange so different for me but I LOVE it!

Sew to sum this one up, well worth it from the refreshments and hospitality from Flying Needles Quilt Guild to the peaceful atmosphere of being in the Millarville Church to being surrounded by Quilters - I would say this trunk show was an absolute hit! Thanks so much to Bill Kerr for taking the time to come see us, teach us, inspire us and leave us ever-changed!

If you were one of us lucky ones who got to see the trunk show and/or took his workshop, please leave me a review to share with everyone:) Thanks sew much!

Lakeside Quilters May Show (26)

Here's all of us setting up and being silly on the Friday for our quilt show recently held in Chestermere, Alberta. We had a great time setting up and being inspired by each other's work.

Again, the "crew" after a hard days work...standing in front of our Raffle Quilt (raising funds for charities in our community)...isn't it nice when everyone's smiling:)

lots of inspiring...colours...stitching...applique...

and more for everyone to see...

Thanks for checking out our show...maybe this fall you'll have a chance to stop by and say hi! Thanks to everyone who made the trip out, found parking and visited!!

Red Deer Quilt Show (25)

My Sister, her two boys and I ventured to the Red Deer Quilt Show recently, we met my Mum there and we were all inspired...

We were also supposed to meet some other ladies like my dh's Aunt and a friend of ours from our Quilting Guild but they ended up running late. We had arrived at the show for first thing and it was so busy...busy like Christmas shopping...busy like when you turn around you bump into someone or they bump into you...I love going to this show because they do have a LOT of vendors and have some really great door prizes and of course the quilts are amazing... but when the show runs for only the Friday and Sat and not the Sunday too it's so packed with people that one may not spend the time there that they would like.

Here's some inspiration from the show for you today...I hope you enjoy!