SAQA - Loaded Conversations - my piece "People Kill People"

 SAQA 2018 Call For Entry

 "LOADED CONVERSATIONS"

My missed entry titled " People Kill People "

 a gun is their weapon of choice

 Guns vs Society...a centuries old Debate

Photographing my pieces continues to be an ongoing battle. I have a very hard time taking just the right picture (one that is acceptable) to submit with my entry, and due to the frustration of it all, I missed the deadline.  My bad....

All in all, I had great time creating it.

Debbie

Up Coming Quilt Show - Langley Quilters' Guild

SAVE THE DATE :  Friday May 11 & Saturday May 12, 2018

Location:  George Preston Rec Centre (Langley BC)

 

SHOW RAFFLE QUILT - tickets are only $1.00 each

click on the link below for more details... 

langleyquiltersguild.com 

SEE YOU THERE....

Langley Quilters' Guild UPDATE :  CQA Big Quilt Bee 2017 Challenge

21 QUILTS were sent to CQA Big Quilt Bee 2017 for  the "kids" at Ronald McDonald Houses .....

Working in conjunction with the CQA's Big Quilt Bee 2017 Event, and in Celebration of Canada's 150th Birthday our guild created 21 beautiful quilts that were donated to the KIDS at Ronald McDonald House. We hope the Kids love them, as much as we loved creating them.

This project like any great project just kept growing.  Starting with quilt blocks, then to quilt tops, and then to finished quilts.  

A group of 10 completed quilts

On the design wall...

More on the design wall....

OUR LABEL 

The label created by CQA for this event was so cute, we could not resist attaching it to the front of all the our quilts made.  It was just too cute to hide on the back.

We are so thankful to everyone for the awesome group effort.  Our guild could not have created all these quilts without the generous help of our members.   Hats off to you ladies...another great group project.


Thanks
Debbie Plett

Quilt Canada 2017   Join the movement and made a block for  "Canada's Big Quilt Bee"

Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday 

                     -    1,000 Thousand QUILTS !!!!   -

Sorry, I am not sure what happened to the pictures of the quilts.  I have re attached them.

Go to link:  http://www.canadianquilter.com  - select the EVENTS tab, and go to Canada's Big Quilt Bee!  
 
Their goal is to make and donate 1,000 Quilts to Ronald MacDonald Houses across Canada!


The Big Quilt Bee will be held June 14-17, 2017 at Quilt Canada 2017 in Toronto, Ontario


Block SIZE:   12 - 1/2 inch    Block must contain one piece of "Special Canada Fabric"  see details on the website.

hashtag #bigquiltbee

Spread the word - get involved -  Canada's 150 Birthday - Canada's Big Quilt Bee

Times Really Does Fly "fly by that is"

Time Really Does Fly - fly by that is...  We have a Great Nephew, his name is  PRESTON!

He is just so darned cute!  Our Niece and her husband Mike are thrilled with their bundle of JOY, as are we, and the whole family.

I created this little quilt with some fun fabrics for boys..all that wonderful BLUE!  Yahoo, I do love boys...  The design is simple with a few 3-D style blocks  added for fun.

I did the free motion with my  Jenome 7700, and used flannel for the backing (it's soft and cozy flannel (in blue, of course).

Various pictures of the front, along with some close ups of the great little blocks added.

the fun little monkeys, reminded me of, " no more monkeys jumping on the bed."  I just had to incorporate this fabric.

The little blue/white checker fabric is A, B, C blocks.. oh so cute!

A little close up of the quilting done.

A close up of the free motion, wavy lines, swirls and echos

the back, flannel, nice and cozy. 

I played with a variety of free motion ideas in a random way. Various circles, waving lines, swirls and echoing etc.   Our Niece was very thankful and happy to receive this wonderful quilt.

I used a piece of the Monkey fabric and incorporated it in the label.

Go PRESTON Go!

You little monkey...
Love Auntie Debbie and the gang.

CQA 2015 Juried Show - Winner - Excellence For A Group

 We WON, the Award of the "Excellence For A Group" 

at the CQA Quilt Show 2015 which was held in Lethbridge, Alberta 

A Slice Of Langley

84" x 51" 

Starting at the left and moving right: Slice 1: Pat, Slice 2: Penny,
Slice 3: Lana, Slice 4: Carol,
Slice 5: Barbara B, Slice 6: Debbie (me), Slice 7: Nora, Slice 8: Barbara C.

A Slice Of Langley - displayed at the CQA Quilt Show 2015

 

 

 

 

 

A very very cute CLOCK...how could I resist

Happy Friday to all.    

OK, for the longest time I have been saying, "NO CLOCK in the studio."

I keep reiterating that we don't want to have to be aware of the time, we just want to sew, quilt, visit etc.

No keeping track of how long we've been in the Studio...that kind of thing...

 So, in like "forever" there has been no clock....until....NOW!

....drum roll please.... Val (one of the Sugar Shack Sisters (SSS) found this...

Okay, how could I possible resist!  We were up in Revelstoke, BC on route to a quilting retreat when Val found this beauty.   This was most definitely one of those rare  "fab finds."    A must have, and so we now have a clock in the studio.

....the scissors - swing back and forth...oh so cute eh!   It warms my heart when I look at it.
Hugs Deb