Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day

The giveaway is now closed.

It has been a really long time since I have had a giveaway. I think Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day is the perfect time to get back into it. It is also a great opportunity to thank all of you who take the time to visit and to come and read my blog.

If you are new here, Hello! My name is Ginette and I live in Ottawa Ontario Canada. I am a 4th generation quilter and I love sharing my passion for making things with fabric and thread. I hope you will take the time to snoop around my blog and check out what I have been working on!

So what am I giving away? I thought I would give you the opportunity to win this zipper pouch I made.

It is a small coin purse size, measuring 5.5" x 3.5" on the outside. My iphone 4S fits in the pouch but a phone any bigger than that will not fit. This pouch is great for carrying small items like your lipgloss, some medication, gum and some money and/or credit cards. I have a friend who is a teacher and she stores her USB sticks in hers.

The inside of the pouch is lined with a nice small white dot on blue.

So to enter my giveaway, please leave a comment and let me know what your favourite fabric line is at the moment.

If you follow my blog, let me know in a seperate comment for a second chance to win.

And if you follow me on Facebook, let me know for a third chance to win.

No reply bloggers, please leave your email address in your comment. I am willing to ship internationally. This giveaway is open until Friday, May 16th at 8 p.m. EDT. I will let Mr. Random Number Generator pick the winner and announce on May 17th.

Be sure to head over to Sew Mama Sew for other great giveaways!

Have a great week!

 

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TGIFF - Granny Squares

My Granny Squares quilt has been done for a few months now but I couldn't get photos that I was satisfied with so I haven't posted about it until now.

This quilt was so much fun to make.  I used a Jelly Roll of Kate Spain's Serenade.  I bought the grey background fabric at my LQS.  I think it is the perfect match for the Jelly Roll.

I used this tutorial over at Moda Bakeshop. It's by Jolene from Blue Elephant Stitches.  The blocks are so easy to make.

I wasn't sure how I wanted to put the quilt together.  I talked it over with my mom and I knew I wanted something different.  She suggested this setting where the rows are just a little off, and I just love it.

I used up some of the left over strips for the borders and bound it with the grey from the background.

I am linking up to TGIFF over at Quilt Matters this week but you can also see this quilt this weekend at the CommonThread Quilt Guild show in Ottawa.

Pincushions

We had a pincushion swap at the OMQG. I had never made a pincushion before. I don't know why...

The only rules I had to follow were that it was to be no bigger than 6" square and my partner didn't want pastels.

This is what I made:

It was so much fun!! I love log cabin blocks so picking a block was easy. I decided to machine embroider my partner's initials in the middle. I used some of my favourite scraps. My mom had bought me some sand for pincushions at a quilt shop a couple years ago so I used that to fill it. It gave it a really nice weight. I hope my partner likes it. I had so much fun making it, I think I'll be making more!

In return, I received this beautiful pincushion from Laura:

My favourite part is the embroidery:

It already has taken up a special spot by my sewing machine. Thank you Laura!

 

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Friendship Stars - TGIFF

I posted about this quilt for the first time on my blog back in February 2012. It was started way before that, back in 2009.

It has taken me a long time to make, but I am so thrilled with the end result and happier still to be sharing it with you!!

I found this pattern in Quilt Sampler from fall/winter 2008 and I fell in love with it.

I had a big bundle of fat quarters I had gotten from my mom when she was my secret sister a few years before. They were perfect for this quilt. I simply added more cream fat quarters for backgrounds as I didn't have enough.

I first got discouraged while making the little 6" stars for the border. There were so many... I had already finished the 12" blocks for the centre of the quilt and those were a lot faster to piece.

When I finally pulled it out again, I got those little stars finished by working on them here and there when I had a few moments to sew. It was easier to tackle a little at a a time.

When those were finally done, I went out and bought the other borders. As I was sewing them on, I had a problem with the gold border. I measured the borders down the centre of the quilt, as I always do, but when I sewed them on, I had a lot of easing in to do. I wasn't sure what to do. I asked my mom for advice but I was discouraged so I put the quilt away, again...

When I took it out again, I saw that it wasn't too bad and that it definitely would be okay to continue. The quilting might actually help. So I finished it and brought it over to my mom's.

I love the secondary pattern that comes through on this quilt and I really wanted to accent it with the quilting. I love my mom's feathers and so I asked her to quilt feathers in the cream parts of the quilt. She asked me if I had any suggestions for the stars and I said no, I didn't care, I just knew I wanted feathers in those cream parts.

Some of you may remember last June when I went to a retreat and my quilt group and I embarqued on this challenge where we each put 6 UFOs in a bag and pulled one out at random. We each put 10$ in a pot, and are suppose to have our UFO done by June this year in order to get our 10$ back. Well, this is my UFO! I am so excited it is done, and way before the deadline too!

The best part is, I finally have a quilt that fits my bed properly. We got a queen size mattress back in 2006 and didn't have a queen size quilt to fit on it, until now!

I am linking this special finish to TGIFF over at Quilt Matters this week.

 

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A few projects

I have been working on a few things I thought I would share with you.

First, I finished this custom order of little zipper pouches. Aren't they adorable?

On the weekend I made this little mini quilt top.

I am going to free-motion quilt it on my mom's long arm.

I also finished the binding on this quilt, which some of you will remember.

I don't have a photo of the completed quilt top and I want to keep the quilting a surprise. This will be my post on Friday for TGIFF.

I have been doing some sewing with my girls too. They are both working on projects using the Spell it With Moda patterns.

I love sewing with my girls! They are looking forward to sharing their completed projects with you too!

 

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