Can You Resist A Sale?

Now tell me honestly, what would you do if you received an email from your LQS telling you that they were having a 40% off EVERYTHING sale?

A. Click on ‘delete’.

B. Roll over and go back to bed.

C. Call in sick.

D. Call your bank to get an increase on your line of credit.

E. Get yourself over there ASAP!

Well I don’t know about you all but I certainly selected ‘E’ …contemplated ‘D’…and  made my way over post haste.

The shop is called Quilte Classique and is located in Pointe Claire, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal.  It is a cozy little shop located in a picturesque village setting.  I have been there a few times but because it is located about 65 miles from home, it is not somewhere I frequent that often.  

But who can resist a sale?

I did my best to help stimulate the economy and purchased some wonderful fabric from the Welcome Home collection by Lydia Quigley for Clothworks.

The colors are very warm and rich looking.  Lydia is an amazing designer and you can find her patterns at the Rabbit Factory.

I also purchased some notions which I couldn’t pass up.

Now I have to find the perfect design for this wonderful fabric.  Any suggestions?

Happy stitching!

Kaaren ♥

I’m A Supreme!

No, not the Diana Ross kind of Supreme but a Supreme Sewer.

Stephanie from Loft Creations designs the most awesome bags.   A while back, Stephanie asked me if I would like to become a member of her Supreme Sewers, a group of bloggers who test her patterns before they are actually offered for sale in her Etsy shop.   Of course I said yes!

Stephanie asked me to test her Prickly Pear design.   I chose to make mine using the Dandelion Girl line of fabrics from Fig Tree Quilts by Moda.

 

I absolutely ♥ this design.  The pattern instructions and diagrams were well laid out and extremely easy to follow.  It worked  up quickly and I will certainly be making a bunch more to give as gifts for the holiday season coming up.

Now, if only I could sing…

Happy stitching!

Kaaren ♥

Fall Decorating

The cooler nights and sunny, bright days with little or no humidity is a definite sign that Fall is in the air!  I love to decorate for Fall and yesterday was the day.  Mr. Painted Quilt was away for the weekend so I had all the time in the world.

 

After bringing the three plastic bins upstairs from our utility room, I made a cup of tea and started the task at hand.  I emptied all the items onto the kitchen table and counters just to take stock of what was there.  Most of the items were purchased while I was on the road teaching and every year  when I see all my ‘treasures’ once again, they always bring back fond memories of people I’ve met and places I’ve been.

It took a couple of hours to complete as I dusted, vacuumed and moved things around as I went along.

I started in the kitchen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Then came the sideboard in the hallway…

and the den came next.

 

 

 Then the living room.

 

 The guest bedroom needed a little something too.

And two other views of the hallway…the bucket bench on the left and the hunt table on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The front entry…

and even the bathroom needed a touch of Fall too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The crow is watching over some of my favorite things on the shaker table in my studio…Darlene’s Civil War quilt and Julie’s pincushion!

And last but not least…Mac, our Westie, who said, “Whew!  I’m glad that’s over with.  Now I can relax and enjoy!”

 

I hope you enjoyed your visit and please come back again!

Happy stitching!

Kaaren ♥

Remembering 9/11/01

  

On September 11, 2001,  a total of 2,993 people lost their lives when terrorists attacked the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in a commandeered plane that crashed into a farmer’s field in Shanksville, PA.

I will never forget. 

May they all rest in peace.

Kaaren ♥

A Bit of This and That

At the outset, I’d like to thank you all for your most wonderful comments about my First Friday Freebie pattern.  I am thrilled to bits and as of last night, there were over 700 downloads of my ‘Fall is in the Air!’ pattern.  Can you hear my heart singing?

Three wonderfully speedy stitchers have shared their completed projects. 

Darlene from Quilting Daze

Tudy from Tudy’s Craft Cupboard…

 and Julie from Julie K Quilts…

Cool, huh?  Now these gals work quickly, don’t they?

Yesterday I completed the line drawing for next month’s First Friday Freebie which will be available on Friday, October 2nd.  I’m excited about it and I hope you’ll like it as well.

Last week, I received another RAK, this time from my ‘bestest’ blogging friend Julie from OZ.  I met Julie through a swap I joined, not too long after I started blogging in January of this year.  Julie was the swap hostess and because there was an uneven number of swap participants, when all was said and done,  Julie became my swap partner and the rest as they say is history.

Here’s what Julie sent to me…

The pincushion is amazing, personalized with a x-stitched  ‘K’ .  It’s much too nice to use so it sits on the antique Shaker sideboard in my studio along with my other ‘special’ things. 

The Australian flag hangs on our patio doors going out to the garden…

And of course the boomerang key chain is already keeping my keys company…

Julie is also having a giveaway on her blog to promote breast cancer awareness and research.  Rosalie Quinlan, an Australian designer and breast cancer survivor herself has donated some awesome prizes.  Robyn and I have also donated items which are included in Julie’s giveaway.  Click on the button below to find out more.

 It’s been a busy week.  I hope you all had time to share with your family, friends and hobbies.

Happy stitching!

Kaaren ♥