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Butterfly Freebies, Blooms and Bramble Blooms II, Slow Stitching from Canadian Needle Nana

Young robin, pond bathing...

The garden has become overgrown and I'm a bit overwhelmed trying to keep up. Who knew rain and heat interspersed with sun were the perfect combination for plant growth, :). Look how everything is spilling onto the front steps. Usually this is a late August look.

I'd planted many Day Lilies to line the beds on either side. I chose the brightest red/rust colours to contrast with the white Hydrangeas that usually steal the show. The Day Lilies are being smothered by all the other growth this year. Here is an inadvertent movie I ...

added by Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana 4 months, 1 week ago. under birds , cross stitch , flowers , free patterns , quiting , shows to watch

Best Thrift Store Quilty Find Ever! from Canadian Needle Nana

Last Monday was Family Day here in Ontario, a day off work to get out with the family and enjoy winter activities. It was very sunny and we could hear the snowmobiles out on the trails. Beckwith County turns one of their forest walking trails into a skateway in winter and it was in top form. This is one of the four we walk with Ned sometimes. It winds for over a kilometer through thick woods so it would be a unique and fun skating experience.

I heard my first morning bird song of the season on Saturday morning. It ...

added by Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under quiting , thrift shopping

Wide borders, Complaints, Kitchen, Covid from caledonia quilter

Wide borders can be a bit challenging to quilt. Oddly enough, I had TWO quilts that came in with wide borders, and even ODDLY-ER (Yes I know that's not a word. Who cares?) the same border design worked beautifully on both of them.

Yikes - all paper pieced!

The body of this was all done with s.i.d. There is no quilting I could ever imagine that would improve on that piecing.

The turquoise thread in the border really adds a gorgeous pop of colour on the black.

Applique, with a bit of additional batting behind the leaves for ...

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