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It's a different day and a different time zone - again!!!!
And here is why I hate traveling with DH. It's very early in the morning here, and he's asleep, so I'm in the lobby with my portable office. It's not the first time this has happened, and it won't be the last. Renting a condo or a house is an excellent way to get around this, but it wasn't an option for this trip. However, we are staying at a very nice Holiday Inn. Although, weirdly, they do not have a business center ...
read moreThe other day over lunch my friend Chris and I were celebrating the near completion of a recent collaboration (more on that soon!) and wondering what we should do next. We tossed around lots of ideas and finally landed on a fun improv challenge. It will allow the two of us to make quilts simultaneously following the same biweekly prompts. It will be fun to see how different our quilts end up! Here's the really exciting part.... we'd love for you to play along.
Every other Monday Chris and I will each be spinning a wheel we've ...
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I share my work over on Instagram @sarahgoerquilts. Here are my top nine posts (based on "likes") from the year. My year of sewing was grounded in community, with many of these posts being about bee blocks. It's fitting that the post about my mom is in the center as the grief of losing her filled the majority of 2022 for me.
2. Two Color Sash created for Elizabeth
3. Throwback to one of my mini blocks from the 2020 mini series sew along
4. "H" from "hope" block created for E. A ...
read moreFinishing up the Quilt of Valor this week was easy, as my machine behaved itself. Amazingly, I ran out of bobbin thread at the end of a pass each time, so no tying off in the middle of the quilt. That doesn’t happen often! I used white Glide thread on top, and white Bottom Line in the bobbin.

The pantograph is Blue Star from Urban Elementz.

I finished it up on Monday, and the client picked it up on Tuesday. She’ll trim and bind it, then add a label, and it will be ready to award to a ...
read moreThe Island Batik challenge (and blog hop) for June 2022 is New York Beauty.
I received the collection Winter Sky. Designed by Kathy Engle, it should be available in stores now.
I turned to EQ8 and started designing playing. I started with a basic/traditional layout.
Traditional New York Beauty? |
It looks like something I have seen before. Although it was pretty, it could use a little more imagination. Back to EQ8. After several iterations, here is the final design.
Modern Interpretation of NYB |
Done playing, it was time to get serious. Schmetz Microtex Needles 70/10 and Aurifil 40wt ...
read moreA quick post to announce that I'm going to be playing with fun fabrics as part of Kate Basti's The Summer Book Club QAL.
Making more book blocks
I'm thrilled to have found out about The Summer Book Club QAL on Instagram. It uses one of my favourite foundation paper piecing blocks - the Tall Tales Quilt Block. Kate Basti has designed the block and it can be purchased on her Etsy shop (links in Related links below). The pattern is only $1, and she's donating all of her sales of the pattern to the Ronald McDonald ...
read moreThe Giveaway is closed. Congratulations Needled Mom! I'll be contacting you shortly.
The copies of the new book Did Someone Say Cake? arrived so it's time for a giveaway to celebrate. I'm giving away one autographed copy.
It's a beautiful, bright quilt that finished at 72 1/2" x 80 1/2" which is perfect for snuggling up under during the ...
read moreI share my work over on Instagram @sarahgoerquilts. Here are my top nine posts (based on "likes") from the year. I love the riot of color!
3. 7" x 10" SAQA Trunk Show submission
4. Planned Improv on the design wall
6. Scrappy Improv Quilting Mini Quilt
7. Mini Series Sew Along project from 2020
8. Quilting and embroidery detail on Personal Symbols mini quilt
9. All About Angles workshop samples (workshop offerings)
You can view past Top Nines for 2018, 2019, and 2020. Thanks for visiting!
The ...
read moreI've been doing a lot of slow stitching, mostly on my Traveller's Blanket and then posting on Instagram. There have been lots and lots of hours pleasantly spent stitching and now quilting it.
Quilting the Traveller's Blanket
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Slowly quilting ... |
I haven't been doing a lot of quilting, but I'm now on day 25 of my #100dayschallenge on Instagram
read moreI'm happy to say that I'm still doing well with the #100dayschallenge on Instagram. Yesterday I finished my first week! If you haven't been following on Instagram, here is a recap and more details.
Stitching the Hexies, Diamonds and Spiral
So far, I've been stitching with yummy thread on an improv piece with free motion quilting (FMQ) in the centre panel. My #100dayschallenge has been to stitch the centre panel. This week I've played with some very special hand-dyed threads from Maiwa, in British Columbia. They have craftspeople in Bengal who hand-dye silk, linen, cotton ...
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