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April 19, 2023
more patchwork and embroidery on lace cloth from Karen Ann Ruane

more patchwork and embroidery on lace cloth

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April 17, 2023
Pesky Squirrel! from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

Oh dear, a squirrel and a herd of 10 deer came to visit!

I didn't get a photo of the deer .... we were too busy watching them!  Never have we seen so many at once.  Our neighbour called to ask if we are watching them too.  They have been living here for decades and they never saw that many in one go.

But .... that pesky squirrel ..... 

This will be perfect for a summer take along to the cottage.  Opening season will start next month as we are gearing up stuff for taking for the first trip into the cottage ...

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April 14, 2023
embroidery, hexagons and silk velvet from Karen Ann Ruane

gingham hexagons on silk velvet

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April 11, 2023
gathering from Karen Ann Ruane

sample, cut up, sample.....embroidery

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April 9, 2023
with added embroidered hexagons from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered hexagons and lace cloth

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March 27, 2023
patchwork and embroidery from Karen Ann Ruane

gingham patchwork with hand embroidery

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March 26, 2023
The Saddest March Ever… from Quilting Studio Adventures

My brother Doug was 15 years younger than me, and he died March 19.  He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in July 2020.  We knew his death would likely happen before the rest of us.  Still, the impact of his passing is profound. While sewing rhythm was disrupted with visits, it picked up speed during his final days while my brother and sister, along with Doug’s wife, daughter and friends, tended his bedside. The studio became a guest room.  For future reference, I am not very good bedside.  


I was thankful I had this project - a Sloan ...

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March 18, 2023
more gingham and hand embroidery from Karen Ann Ruane

grandmothers flower garden with embroidered gingham

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March 11, 2023
grandmother's gingham flower garden from Karen Ann Ruane

grandmother's gingham flower garden, embroidered gingham patchwork

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March 7, 2023
web stitch hexagons from Karen Ann Ruane

hexagons, web stitch on gingham

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March 4, 2023
embroidered hexagons and oversized hand wrapped buttons from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered hexagons and oversized hand wrapped buttons

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February 1, 2023
A Hexagonal Diversion from Quilting Studio Adventures

 

And what a difference  lighting makes!  The first pic is all the parts on the design wall.  The second one is the bits all connected.  This low volume quilt is 58” x 68”. In the next few days before pin-basting, I’ll decide whether to put an outer border on to make  it just a wee bit bigger. Many of these prints  I’ve been saving.  What for? I think about the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker.  And then I’m happy to be using some of these interesting fabrics in a way that pleases my eye.  I ...

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December 19, 2022
2022 Christmas Countdown - The Candy Man quilt from Wendy's Quilts and More

It's Day 19 of my Christmas Countdown and it's The Candy Man quilt.




A few weeks ago I blogged about a spur of the moment Christmas quilt I had started.  Well, now it's finished and all ready to be used this Christmas. 








The pattern (Watling Street) was designed by Sheila Christensen and is in her book, Quilts with an Angle.  I made my quilt smaller because I only had a limited number of scrappy Christmas fabrics in my stash.  Can you believe I made a whole quilt from stash? Even the backing and the binding? Well I ...

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November 18, 2022
A Little Christmas Quilt from Wendy's Quilts and More

I hadn't planned to start anything new before Christmas, but when I was pulling out Christmas quilts to  show Wellington Quilters last week, I realised that I could do with a couple more small Christmas quilts to use as table runners.

So I checked what I had in my stash and found these fabrics: 


They're not all especially "Christmas" but they are red and green and that says Christmas to me.  

Surprisingly I settled on a pattern quite quickly, and was cutting and piecing within an hour of pulling the fabrics.  


I made as many blocks as I ...

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October 18, 2022
a little patchwork from Karen Ann Ruane

small embroidered samples with patchwork

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August 22, 2022
this and that from Karen Ann Ruane

hexagons, hand embroidery on cloth, stitched paper.

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July 1, 2022
Prettiest Quilt Shop, Crocheted Hexagon Blanket, Plaid Tilda Flimsy, Strawberry Season from Canadian Needle Nana

 Remember I shared with you I had taken a fall last month? It is mostly better; I still feel a twinge when I lie on my left side a certain way. I must have bruised a muscle there. I mention this again because it reminded me about a blog I used to follow faithfully, the Carolina Stitcher. Faye, back in 2019, took a very bad fall which broke her arm in two places and shattered her elbow. Her son gave several updates on her blog but then nothing. Just wonder what happened to her. Anybody know??  As for myself, I ...

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June 18, 2022
hand embroidery [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

hand embroidery

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May 24, 2022
hand embroidery [Flickr] from Karen Ann Ruane

contemporary embroidery posted a photo:

hand embroidery

karenannruane.typepad.com/karen_ruane/2022/05/hexagons-an...

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hexagons and ribbon from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidering a wrapping cloth,

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