Free Quilt Pattern

We have just put a free quilt pattern up on our website. This quick and easy quilt was designed by Christine Baker and Nellie Holmes. You can find the pattern by clicking on the "Free Pattern" link on my home page.

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Raggedy Hearts

Another New Pattern

I have just finished this little Memory quilt pattern. It is called Remembering (Pattern #332). This quilt is 12" x 14" and it makes a quick gift for someone special. You can use a picture printed on fabric such as EQ Printables, or make a picture pocket so you can change the picture whenever you wish. The picture is framed with Crazy Quilting and embellished with stitchery, 3 dimensional fabric flowers and ribbon.

I used silk fabric and metallic thread for the stitchery in the black and white version. The beige quilts are made with cotton fabrics and the pictures are framed with lace.

Click here to see this new pattern on my web site.

The Great Canadian Shop Hop for QNN

Filming for the Great Canadian Shop Hop programme for QNN (Quilters’ News Network) was done yesterday at the Country Quilter quilt shop in Richmond, Ontario. Shop owner, Ann McLean, was at the shop very early in the day, baking muffins and coffee cake, and welcoming the many quilters who were part of this event. The show, produced by Tricia Sherman from Vancouver, focused on The Quilt: A Breast Cancer Support Project. Co-ordinator of this event, Carol Miller, was there and it was a great pleasure to meet her.

Here I am with Barry (the camera guy) and Tricia Sherman, producer of the Great Canadian Shop Hop

I was thrilled to be the guest pattern designer on the show. I did a demo using some of my newest patterns, including my Hang Ups, Pop-Out Picture Quilts and Pop-Out Picture Books. I also talked about how easy it is to print pictures on fabric and incorporate vintage linens and lace in memory quilts.

Barry, the camera man, was amazing! He was interested in the whole quilting process, even to the point of wanting to film underneath the frame as the quilters were working, so he could show what was actually happening on the underside of the quilt.

Shop owner, Ann McLean was a wonderful hostess throughout the day. She remained calm and collected, while multi-tasking constantly. And of course, the shop was open, so Ann and her staff were dealing with the regular customers while all the filming was happening throughout the store. More information about this wonderful shop will be included in a future post.

"The Quilt" project co-ordinator, Carol Miller (l) and shop owner, Ann McLean

Here's Tricia getting a quilting lesson from one of the experts at the Country Quilter

Statistics

It is fascinating to watch the statistics for my Blog and website and to see where all the visitors are coming from. To date, I have had visitors to my Blog from 25 different countries. Most are from Canada and the USA, but there have also been visits from Australia, Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

My web site, Upper Canada Quiltworks, has had visits from even more countries (27 in total) including Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden Switzerland, Thailand and Venezuela.

I guess it is a small world after all!