WIP Wednesday #267 @ TN&TN

Wishing you joyful, peaceful, safe, and prosperous holidays and new year! Have you been stitching? Please share! 

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, after uploading your image, please include your name and location. Please also past the address to our link-up page into your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Kate in Ontario	2. Pat F in Winnipeg	3. Quilting at the Farm: Simple Simon Progress	4. Pam in Vancouver
5. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	6. DONNALEEQ: WINTER BASKET LINER	7. Ariane Quilts: I have a finished flimsy	8. Mistletoe postcard exchange – part 2
9. deb in Toronto-happy holidays!	10. Anja in Nova Scotia	11. Rose Marie in North Bay, Ontario	12. And a last finish in Montreal

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WIP Wednesday #266 @ TN&TN

Seems that most of us have been walloped by weather this week! I hope you stitchers have found a nice hot drink to have by your side while stitching, rather than brave the snow, wind, and cold. 

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, after uploading your image, please include your name and location. Please also past the address to our link-up page into your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	2. Judy Cooper Textile Images	3. Finish Monday in Montreal	4. DONNALEEQ
5. Angela in Ontario	6. Anja in Nova Scotia	7. Quilting at the Farm: Day 9	8. Ruth in Ontario
9. Handwrought Quilts (BC) - pyjama time!

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WIP Wednesday #265 @ TN&TN

As the end of 2016 approaches, I know many textile artists are looking at their plans for the year and whether they have met their stitching goals. I hope we see lots of success stories with this week's WIP Wednesday posts!

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, after uploading your image, please include your name and location. Please also past the address to our link-up page into your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	2. Through My Window: Snow day, Crock pot, cookies, s	3. DONNALEEQ	4. Dresden Quilter - Ontario
5. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	6. Quilting at the Farm: the-2016-31-day-blog-writing	7. Anja in Nova Scotia	8. Judy Cooper, NL
9. Handwrought Quilts (BC) - playing with charms

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Feature Friday: Adrienne Klenck

Hello!

My name is Adrienne Klenck and I am thrilled to be joining you here on the Needle and Thread Network!

I am a Quilter and Maritimer at heart, hailing from Nova Scotia. While I have left the province a time or two, home I am again and unlikely to leave. I have been blogging about my quilting adventures for four years over at Chezzetcook Modern Quilts (click the link or use http://chezzetcookmodernquilts.blogspot.ca/).

Chezzetcook is the name of the small community on the Eastern Shore of NS where I grew up. I like to stay close to my roots. I can honestly say that I have an addiction to fabric. Cutting it up, and putting it back together. I have been quilting twenty years now, oh dear, when you say things like that out loud you feel old. I’ll be right back. Must make cocktail.

Right, I’m back! (cocktail in hand). Lets start at the beginning shall we.... In the movie “Groundhog Day” Bill Murray slept under a quilt at the B&B. It was a triple Irish Chain. I HAD to make it. There were no quilters in my family. Talented seamstresses yes, but no quilters. I took myself to a class, made a triple Irish chain and the rest is history.

So while I have been stitching for quite a while, and many quilts have been made (and loved), I would say that my quilting “career” has really taken off in the last three years. In fact it was three years ago this month that I started the Maritime Modern Quilt Guild, a chapter of the international Modern Quilt Guild. Acting as President of the guild these last three years I have finally found my quilty people and enjoy being inspired and motivated by the most amazing community of makers. Being a part of this new found quilty community I also found some new opportunities, including teaching!

Over the last two years I have been teaching beginners quilting classes at Patch Halifax, our LQS in Halifax. I simply love teaching, and when a new quilter leaves after those four weeks with their first quilt and plans to make their next, what a feeling! The dream of course is a small cottage studio in the backyard where I could teach, host sew-ins etc. Doesn’t that sound sweet? Oh the dream!

In the mean time, I have been sewing like a fiend these last few years as well. All of that inspiration pushes you forward. I want to go to every class, learn every new technique! Just last weekend I attended the Weight of Love Quilt Workshop with Libs Elliott in Dartmouth. Its Y-Seams not Cry-Seams people!

Here is a peek at my quilt from the workshop. Time to Quilt!

 Anywho, my other most recent adventure, besides trying to be diligent with my blogging, is opening an Etsy Store! Squeeeee! A most talented friend Jeanette, from Stamp Stitch Create, and I have partnered to open Seam Work to show our quilty wares. You can learn more about Seam Work if you pop over to my blog now. But let me tell you, we are pretty proud and excited by our wee venture. We just had our first sale this week!

I think I have covered all of the salient points about me and my obsession. I will leave you with a few pictures of some favorite finishes. Some new, some old, and some in between.

I do hope to see you over at the blog, or you can visit with me on Instagram at @adejklenck

WIP Wednesday #264 @ TN&TN

 

WOW!

 

Many of you posted your work last week! I guess everyone is busy and wanting to share. Thank you.

 

What are you working on this week, my fellow Canadian stitchers?

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, after uploading your image, please include your name and location. Please also past the address to our link-up page into your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Birds in the garden	2. Kate in Ontario	3. 150 Canadian Women Quilt-a-long	4. Judy Cooper, NL
5. DONNALEEQ	6. Judy from Winnipeg	7. Angela in Ontario	8. Pat F in Winnipeg
9. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	10. Botanical Reflections - part 2 - Terry in BC	11. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario	12. Anja in Nova Scotia
13. Ruth in Ontario	14. Handwrought Quilts (BC) - making progress

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WIP Wednesday #263 @ TN&TN

You are awesome!

Thanks to your posts, last week's WIP Wednesday was very successful! Was it the weather?

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, after uploading your image, please include your name and location. Please also past the address to our link-up page into your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Quilting at the Farm	2. Dolores from TO	3. Through My Window: Christmas decorating and sewing	4. Accroquilt, Laval, QC
5. hetty with 150 Canadian Women	6. Gift bags. Ioleen Edmonton	7. Purple Dragon in Montreal	8. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist
9. DONNALEEQ: A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SEWING PROJECTS	10. Pickles in Sk	11. Ruth in Ontario	12. Angela in Ontario
13. Terry Aske, New Westminster BC	14. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario	15. Mouse Factory Designspat F in Winnipeg	16. One Monthly Quilting Goal December 2016

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WIP Wednesday #262 @ TN&TN

Welcome international readers!

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, after uploading your image, please include your name and location. Please also past the address to our link-up page into your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Quilting Jane at the Farm: Bright Jane Blocks	2. Quilt Retreat 2016	3. Dolores from TO	4. Dresden Quilter - Ontario
5. Mrs. Pickles Garden: WIP report 22/11/16	6. Judy Cooper, NL	7. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	8. Sarah Vee in Ontario
9. Deb in Toronto	10. WIP Wednesday... - My Happy Haven...	11. DONNALEEQ: SCAPS, SCAPS, SCAPS	12. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd
13. Pat F in Winnipeg	14. Handwrought Quilts (BC) - binding time	15. Anja in Nova Scotia	16. Steffi´s Hobbys: Kaleidoskop
17. Ruth in Ontario

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Look at our stats!

Welcome to our visitors from Singapore!

Your guessed it; I'm a bit of a data geek. Like most people who stitch, I like working with numbers. The three pie charts above show the distribution of our visitors (from the top 10 countries) over three different time intervals. The first pie shows the country of origin of our top 10 visitors from our first post until this past Saturday (November 19). The second shows the country of origin of our top 10 visitors for the four weeks ending on November 19. The third pie shows the same information for the week ending on November 19.

We have had a lot of international visitors from Singapore, the Netherlands, and the United Arab Emirates during the last weeks! 

Welcome visitors! Please leave us comments to let us know what you like. And, please visit every week to keep up with our productive sewers and bloggers!

WIP Wednesday #261 @ TN&TN

Cool weather is flowing across the Prairies. We can't really complain... it has been unseasonably warm this fall. Once again, WIP Wednesday is coming!

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, after uploading your image, please include your name and location. Please also paste the address to our link-up page into your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Going to the Shipshewana Retreat	2. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	3. Handwrought Quilts - started and finished already!	4. DONNALEEQ
5. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario	6. Angela in Ontario	7. Through My Window: Little things	8. Ruth in Ontario
9. Pat F in Winnipeg	10. Quilting Fun: Prairie Queen

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WIP Wednesday #260 @ TN&TN

I hope you have had an opportunity to enjoy the weather. I've been in Saskatchewan for a few days. I love visiting and watching my nieces and nephews perform in sporting and art events, and driving through the country side. There sure are a lot of fields still unharvested in the west side of the provinces. Never before have I seen this much crop standing in the field in November.

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile, fibre, and fabric artists who blog about what they are working on.

 

Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location in the space provided to name the photo that you upload.

 

Please also paste the url (address) to our link-up in you blog post!

 

Thank you.... and happy blogging?

1. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	2. Marjorie's Busy Corner	3. Beyond the Cherry Trees Progress	4. Pam in Vancouver
5. Ruth in Ontario	6. Kate in Ontario	7. Angela in Ontario	8. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artis
9. Jo Vandermey- the Journeys and Musings of an Art Q	10. Pat F in Winnipeg	11. handwroughtquilts (BC)

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WIP Wednesday #259 @ TN&TN

I hope you have had time to look at last week's WIP Wednesday posts.... WOW!

 

Happy November everyone! What are you working on?

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists who blog about what they are working on. 

 

Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location in the space provided when you upload your image. Please also paste the address to our link-up page into your post! 

 

 Happy blogging!

1. Quilting at the Farm: India October 2016	2. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	3. Kate in Ontario	4. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario
5. Marjorie's Busy Corner	6. Baby Dragon in Montreal	7. Ariane Quilts	8. Judy Cooper, NL New Shimmers
9. DONNALEEQ	10. Angela in Ontario	11. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist	12. Good Earth Quilting: Converging Interests in Fabri

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WIP Wednesday #258 @ TN&TN

As I look outside my Winnipeg window, it is obvious... winter is coming. What are you working on this week? Fall projects? Halloween fun? Winter and the associated seasonal projects? 

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists who blog about what they are working on. 

 

Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location in the space provided when you upload your image. Please also paste the address to our link-up page into your post! 

 

 Happy blogging!

1. Slow Sttching on Trains and Planes	2. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	3. Cathy in Ontario	4. Weekly Sum Up....
5. DONNALEEQ	6. Pat F in Winnipeg	7. Summer Lee Quilts: Lattice 4-Patch - A Work in Pro	8. Handwrought Quilts (BC) - “Too Good to Waste”
9. Angela in Ontario	10. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist	11. Spooky Delight Table Topper by Amy Made That	12. Kate in Ontario
13. Ruth in Ontario	14. Anja in Nova Scotia	15. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario	16. Artystuff: Remember me????Carolynn in Ontario
17. Judy from Winnipeg; Quilted postcards

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WIP Wednesday #257 @ TN&TN

Fall colours are well upon many of us in Canada's south. As Halloween approaches, there seems to be plenty of naughty clown behaviour here in Winnipeg.

 

And, it is time for your WIP Wednesday posts! 

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists who blog about what they are working on. 

 

Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location in the space provided when you upload your image. Please also paste the address to our link-up page into your post! 

 

 Happy blogging!

1. Jo Vandermey- the Journeys and Musings of an Art Q	2. Sarah Vee in Ontario	3. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	4. Ruth in Ontario
5. DONNALEEQ	6. Through My Window: Gelli print pouch	7. Create the point: Halloween bags	8. Kate in Ontario
9. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	10. Anja in Nova Scotia	11. Handwrought Quilts (BC) - stymied by fabric

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WIP Wednesday #256 @ TN&TN

Another week, another WIP Wednesday!

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

When posting, please type your name name and location in the title slot once you've loaded your image. Please also paste the name and address to this link-up page in your blog post!

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: Hand embellishing	2. Ioleen Alberta	3. DONNALEEQ: HERRINGBONE COTTON AND STEEL	4. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd
5. Good Earth Quilting: Scrappy Dresden!	6. Sketchbook, Terry Aske, New Westminster BC	7. Mouse Factory DesignsPat F in Winnipeg	8. Judy from Winnipeg
9. Bastelhexe's Kreativecke: Fenster Nr. 10

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WIP Wednesday #255 @ TN&TN

From the looks of the weather forecast, most of us Canadians are in for some time indoors... working on our creative projects and WIP Wednesday posts! 

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please type your name name and location in the title slot once you've loaded your image.

 

Please also paste the name and address to this link-up page in your blog post! 

 

 Happy blogging!

1. Kate In Ontario	2. Yanicka in Montreal	3. Through My Window: Painting, quilting and wreath m	4. Accroquilt, Laval, QC
5. DONNALEEQ: LAS VEGAS FUN	6. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	7. Ruth in Ontario	8. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist

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WIP Wednesday #254 @ TN&TN

Just like fall, our weekly WIP Wednesday link-up is upon us.

 

Fall colours are now all the rage in Winnipeg; I wonder how many of you are influenced by the change of season with your WIP projects. 

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: Fabric painting	2. Woodland	3. Jo Vandermey- the Journeys and Musings of an Art Q	4. Glacier in Montreal
5. Judy from Winnipeg	6. Ruth in Ontario	7. Angela in Ontario	8. Terry Aske, New Westminster BC
9. Cathy in Ontario	10. Anja in Nova Scotia	11. Dresden Quilter - Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #253 @ TN&TN

September is blowing by! That strong wind that passed through southern Saskatchewan on Sunday arrived in my yard on Monday. Look out, northwestern Ontario! From the weather forcast, it looks like most all of us will have sun this week!

I'm seeing a lot of fall colours on blogs and other social media. I wonder what colours you will post this week for WIP Wednesday!

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Serenity series - koi Montreal QC	2. Through My Window: More printing with foam stamps	3. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario	4. DONNALEEQ: THIS AND THAT
5. Angela in Ontario	6. Pam in Vancouver	7. Pat F in Winnipeg	8. Kate in Ontario
9. Good Earth Quilting: Happy 365 Circles Progress	10. Cathy in Ontario	11. Dresden Quilter - Ontario	12. 14 BANDANNAS & A BROWN CORDUROY SKIRT WITH GIANT F
13. Anja in Nova Scotia	14. Mary Ann in Ontario	15. Dolores from TO.

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WIP Wednesday #252 @ TN&TN

My apologies... I am sorry for messing up last week's link-up days. I think I was confused about the days of the week, with Monday being a holiday. I'll do better.

 

Calling Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists... it's WIP Wednesday link-up time again! Please post about your works-in-progress between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!   Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: Still stamping and sketching	2. Finding myself as an artist: Ombré Butterfly	3. sherry in BC	4. Good Earth Quilting: Simple Scrappy Dresden Table
5. Kate In Ontario	6. Dolores from TO	7. DONNALEEQ: PROJECT 48 MISHAPS	8. Deb in Toronto
9. Anja in Nova Scotia	10. Angela in Ontario	11. Pat F in Winnipeg	12. Ruth in Ontairo

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WIP Wednesday #251 @ TN&TN

Blue, green, and brown were our artist colours last week! Beautiful work!

 

Another week has flown by. I hope our Canadian readers had a wonderful, long, Labour Day weekend.

 

Another WIP Wednesday has come our way!

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: Sketchclub doodles	2. Sarah Vee in Ontario	3. Pat f in Winnipeg	4. Angela in Ontario
5. Anja in Nova Scotia	6. Ruth in Ontario	7. Rose Marie from North Bay, Ontario	8. DONNALEEQ: LEFTOVER COTTON AND STEEL
9. Mary @ Fleur de Lis Quilts

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Feature Friday - Ruth Quinn @ Stitching Impressions

Hello, my name is Ruth Quinn.

Stitching Impressions is the name of my long arm quilting service and my blog.
Before getting married, I had gone to college and worked for 6 years. After getting married at 29, I decided that I wanted to stay at home with my kids. After the birth of my first son, I quickly realized that taking care of kids, a home and a husband didn't leave me much time for myself or my interests.
 
And I needed something just for me - to keep me sane. My next door neighbour offered quilting classes, in the evenings, so it fit into my schedule perfectly. Crafting (crocheting, cross stitching, and sewing) had previously been a part of my life. I never expected the quilting bug to bite me as hard as it did. After several years of quilting, I discovered that I wanted to make more quilts but I wanted to finish them instead of having them piling up, unfinished. I tried hand quilting (which I loved but it was time consuming and I wanted finished results) and machine quilting, on my domestic machine. The puckers on the backs always drove me crazy though. I can't remember how I stumbled upon long arm quilting machines but I did. I knew I wanted one but how to get my husband on board?  It took  me one year to convince him and thus Stitching Impressions was born.  To say I was "green" is an understatement. I had no idea of what SID (stitch in the ditch) was or how to even quilt feathers on a quilt. I remember when my first customer showed up in my studio. She wanted feathers in the white area on her log cabin quilt. After she left, I stood there staring at the quilt and thinking "how am I going to quilt feathers onto this top?" 

That was 10 years ago!! Since then, I have jumped into the quilting world head first. Hard work, a determination to learn, change and grow has helped me improve immensely.  I am proud to say that in the past 6 months, I have quilted 2 "Friends of Baltimore" quilts for customers. One of these quilts was recently accepted into the Canadian Annual Quilt Show, 2016. And the other one just won Viewer's Choice Award at The Hilton Head Island Quilt Show, in South Carolina. 

I also have quilted for Northcott Silk Inc, in Vaughan, Ontario. The quilts I have quilted are samples that they hang in their booth at the International Quilt Show, in Houston, Texas. Even though I have been long arm quilting for customers for 10 years, I still love it, although, I long to find the time to work on my own pieces for myself.

The only problem with this is that I can't seem to settle upon one type of quilts. I love applique quilts, modern quilts, applique, and art quilts.  But who says that I have to settle upon one particular style anyway?

Slowly, I am learning to follow my heart and see where that leads me. Maybe one day, I will see one of my own quilts hanging in Houston. Who knows?  All I know is that I want to create my own designs, whatever style or method that may be. 

Currently, I m in love with gradated colour quilts. I have one hanging on my  wall that I hope to complete within the next year, so stay tuned. 

My blog is also another avenue that keeps me on my toes. I love writing, showing what I am working on , and showing off the quilts that my customers have created. I love the quilting industry. There are so many creative people out there and I love how there is always something to learn or try. Sometimes it is over whelming but it is also so fascinating and enthralling. 

In regard to that very first quilt, I did mark the feathers onto the quilt with an air erasable marker and slowly quilted in the feathers. The lady, who owned the quilt loved it and that is all that really matters, in the end.

Thanks for taking the time to get to know me.

WIP Wednesday #250 @ TN&TN

Thanks to everyone who found time to post last week. I'm finding it hard to feel good about welcoming September on Thursday! I am, though, looking forward to spending more time working on fibre/textile projects!

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

Happy blogging!

1. Finding myself as an artist: Now something easy	2. Sarah Vee in Ontario	3. Angela in Ontario	4. Ruth in Ontario
5. Mary Ann in Ontario	6. DONNALEEQ: FINISHING UP ANOTHER ONE	7. Judy from Winnipeg	8. New art quilt – the details – Terry Aske BC
9. Pat F in Winnipeg	10. Anja in Nova Scotia	11. adrienne@chezzetcook quilts	12. Kathy in Alberta
13. Create the point: 100 days 100 blocks	14. Kate in Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #249 @ TN&TN

August is slipping past quickly!

Thanks for last week's posts; it's WIP Wednesday again!

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

Happy blogging!

1. stitch cat studio: What type of quilter are you?	2. Pat F in Winnipeg	3. Turtle in Montreal	4. Kate In Ontario
5. Angela in Ontario	6. Anja in Nova Scotia	7. Pam in Vancouver

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WIP Wednesday #248 @TN&TN

It seems like summer is passing too quickly again this year.

 

Another week, another WIP Wednesday!

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists with works-in-progress. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	2. Kate In Ontario	3. Quilting at the Farm: Ongoing Saga of GORF	4. Ruth in Ontario
5. Marjorie's Busy Corner	6. sherry in bc	7. Judy Cooper Textile ImagesJudy Cooper, NL	8. DONNALEEQ
9. Vancouver BC What comes next?: Summer stitching	10. Angela in Ontario	11. Cathy in Ontario	12. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #257 @TN&TN

Hello visitors from North American and from around the world! Welcome to our Canadian Textile Artist Collective!

Thank you, Canadian fibre artists, for posting last week! It's time for our weekly Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist link-up of WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Dolores from TO	2. Through My Window: Waiting for surgery	3. Pat F in Winnipeg	4. Quilting at the Farm: Product vs Process
5. Hetty in Ontario	6. Judy from Winnipeg	7. DONNALEEQ	8. Pam in Vancouver
9. Handwrought Quilts (BC) - longarm learning curve	10. Rose Marie from North Bay, Ontario	11. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	12. Dresden Quilter - Ontario
13. Marjorie's Busy Corner	14. New West Cultural Crawl this weekend | Terry Aske	15. Anja Quilts: WIP Wednesday - I Did It!!

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WIP Wednesday #256 @TN&TN

What great posts last week!

 

Another summer week has passed quickly; it's time for our weekly Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist link-up of WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Quilting at the Farm: July 2016	2. Dresden Quilter - Ontario	3. DONNALEEQ	4. Momiji Studio, Vancouver, BC
5. Mystery quilt reveal @ Devoted Quilter in NL	6. Angela in Ontario	7. Anja in Nova Scotia	8. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist
9. Dolores from TO	10. Handwrought Quilts (BC) - crosscut quiltalong

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WIP Wednesday #255 @TN&TN

Wow, July is almost over already! Hope your projects are moving along... please tell us about them!

 

Our blog link-up for Canadian fibre artists begins at noon on Tuesday and closes at noon on Thursday (SK time).

Please post your name and location when you load your thumbnail image and link to this site in your post.

1. Through My Window: Quilting in the studio	2. handwroughtquilts in BC - polaroid shadows v2.0	3. Marjorie's Busy Corner	4. Modern postcards; Judy from Winnipeg
5. Leanne in Newfoundland	6. DONNALEEQ	7. Ruth in Ontario	8. Angela in Ontario
9. Dresden Quilter - Ontario	10. Deb in Toronto	11. Pam in Vancouver	12. kutchwork/ marash embroidery on tunic

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WIP Wednesday #254 @TN&T

During these dog days of summer, it is great to see that so many of your are actively working on your textile projects! 

 

Your posts were lovely last week! Time to post this week's work!

 

This link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist's WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: Ladybugs, bees, and dragonflies	2. stitch cat studio: YES - AND...	3. Marjorie's Busy Corner	4. Deb in Toronto
5. pam in Vancouver	6. Christmas in july from Montreal	7. Laurel in Winnipeg	8. Angela in Ontario
9. Two Sided Pillow FAL #2 | Life In The Dog House	10. Two Sided Window Treatment FAL#4 | Life In The Dog	11. Two Sided Baby Quilt FAL#3 | Life In The Dog House	12. Ruth in Ontario
13. Terry Aske, New Westminster BC	14. Jenn in NS @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge	15. Cathy in Ontario	16. handwroughtquilts in BC - shadows for polaroids
17. Kaffe Fassett Quilt	18. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario	19. Maker Joy: Wool Candle Mat	20. Kate in Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #253 @TN&TN

WOW! We had sixteen excellent posts last week!

And, we were mentioned on Bozena Wojtaszek's RebelMouse social media page and in several other social media posts!

 

It's time! Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists may link-up to The Needle and Thread Network's WIP Wednesday post! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Quilting Morrell at the Farm: Centre Block Progres	2. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	3. Pam in Vancouver	4. Rose Marie from North Bay, Ontario
5. DONNALEEQ-Birch Farm	6. Judy from Winnipeg	7. Maker Joy: Blue, Green, and Red Table Runner	8. Mouse Factory DesignsPat F in Winnipeg
9. Angela in Ontario	10. Sarah Vee in Ontario	11. Laurel	12. Ruth in Ontario
13. Terry Aske, New Westminster BC

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WIP Wednesday #252 @TN&TN

What lovely posts last week! I hope you all had a wonderful Canada Day long weekend!

 

Last week, we had more than our usual number of visitors from China! I wonder where our readers will be from this week!

 

 

 

It's time! Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist may link-up to our WIP Wednesday posts between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: Free motion stitching	2. Quilting at the Farm: OMG July Quilting Goals	3. Pat F in Winnipeg	4. Annette In Watrous
5. Quilting at the Farm: Slow Stitching Quickly	6. DunhamGirl: Pink in the Summer	7. Laurel from Winnipeg	8. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario
9. DONNALEEQ	10. Marjorie's Busy Corner	11. Angela in Ontario	12. Kathy S.
13. Ruth in Ontario	14. Judy from Winnipeg	15. Terry Whyte in Ontario	16. Juanita in Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #251 @TN&TN

What great posts last week!

 

It's time for our weekly Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist link-up of WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and city/town/RR when naming your link-up.

Please also paste the http address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy Canada Day and happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: A little gardening, a little se	2. Quilting at the Farm: June OMG Finish	3. Quilting Jane at the Farm: Applique Blocks	4. Pat f in Winnipeg
5. Marjorie's Busy Corner	6. Rose Marie from North Bay, Ontario	7. DunhamGirl	8. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd
9. Eagles' Wings Quilts: Work in Progress Wednesday	10. Create the point: Beeutiful QAL	11. Ruth in Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #250 @TN&TN

Happy summer! 

 

Thank you for posting last week. The week has flown by. 

 

Time for our weekly Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist link-up of WIP Wednesday posts!

 

Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page in your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: Sunny and hot means time in the	2. Quilting Morrell at the Farm	3. Pam at Quilting Fun	4. Ruth in Ontario
5. Deb in Toronto	6. Quilt Canada 2016 in review – Terry Aske	7. Laurel from Winnipeg	8. Dolores from TO
9. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	10. Kate In Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #249 @TN&TN

Thanks for your posts last week! They were great!  Sunday is Father's Day... do you have a topical WIP? Wishing a happy day to all of our wonderful Dads!

 

To our American and other international readers, thanks for visiting and leaving comments on the blogs of our fibre/textile art collective members! Please visit frequently!

 

For Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist, the link-up of WIP Wednesday post is now open! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location (town/city or province) and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: My projects today	2. Laurel from Winnipeg	3. Kate in Ontario	4. Marjorie's Busy Corner
5. Drum Roll Please . . . A Completed Quilt	6. Rose Marie, North bay, Ontario	7. DONNALEEQ	8. Angela in Ontario
9. Pam in Vancouver	10. Deb in Toronto	11. Ruth in Ontario	12. Dresden Quilter - Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #248 @TN&TN

Thanks for the posts last week! They are gorgeous and interesting!

 

It is time again! Tell your friends!

 

This WIP Wednesday link-up is for Canadian textile artists to show and tell.  Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! 

 

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: Rainy week	2. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	3. Quilting Jane at the Farm: On the Design Wall	4. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario
5. WIP Wednesday & Pattern Release #3!!	6. Kate In Ontario	7. Quilting at the Farm: View From My Green Tractor	8. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd
9. Ruth in Ontario	10. Quilt Canada and other exhibits

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WIP Wednesday #247 @TN&TN

Thank you for linking up last week! Here we go again!

 

This blog link-up is for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to do a bit of show and tell with their WIP Wednesday projects. Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Pat f in Winnipeg	2. Quilting at the Farm: OMG June Quilting Goals	3. Finding myself as an artist: Montreal	4. Laurel from Winnipeg
5. Through My Window: Mostly, knitting and a baby blo	6. Annette@Watrous	7. DONNALEEQ	8. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd
9. handwroughtquilts (BC) - effective contrast study

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WIP Wednesday #246 @TN&TN

What great posts last week! I hope that with that extra day, this past weekend, you've all had extra time to plan new projects and work on existing ones! (I know I have!)

 

It's time for our weekly Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist link-up of WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Through My Window: A bit of free motion play	2. Angela in Ontario	3. DONNALEEQ	4. A new circle quilt, Terry Aske, New Westminster BC
5. Ruth in Ontario	6. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	7. Dolores from TO	8. Deb in Toronto
9. handwroughtquilts in BC: Gap Improv	10. Quilting at the Farm: OMG May Quilt Completion

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WIP Wednesday #245 @TN&TN

Thanks for the gorgeous posts last week!

 

It's time for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. maiden hair fern	2. Yanicka from Quebec	3. Through My Window: Home again	4. Pat F in Winnipeg
5. Carolynn In Ontario	6. WIP Wednesday... - My Sewing Haven... London, Ont!	7. DONNALEEQ	8. Angela in Ontario
9. Jenn in NS @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge	10. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	11. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist

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WIP Wednesday #244 @TN&TN

WOW! Did you post some beautiful pieces last week!

 

It's time again, for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with WIP Wednesday posts! 

 

Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

When posting, please include your name and location. If you'd like, please also paste the address to our link-up page and button to your post! 

 

Happy blogging!

1. in stitches & seams: spring rain :0)	2. Quilting at the Farm: Another UFO - Biblical Block	3. Anja in Nova Scotia	4. Jo Vandermey- the Journeys and Musings of an Art Q
5. Laurel from Winnipeg	6. DONNALEEQ-Bubble Bath	7. Art with Fabric Blog hop Yanicka from Quebec	8. Sarah Vee in Ontario
9. Angela in Ontario	10. Judy from Winnipeg	11. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario	12. Pat F in Winnipeg

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WIP Wednesday #243 @TN&TN

Once again, it is time for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! We had great posts last week... but we missed some regular bloggers! Please come back! We're interested in what you are doing!

 

Thank you to those who of you (listed below) who promote The Needle and Thread Network on your blogs. If you don't know who you are, I've pasted the top referral URLs and sites into this post.

 

 

 

Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!!

1. Quilting at the Farm: OMG May	2. sherry in BC	3. Anja in Nova Scotia	4. Sarah Vee in Ontario
5. APPLIQUE PAINTBOX-I LOVE APPLIQUE	6. DONNALEEQ: FOREST FLOOR	7. Not Afraid of Color	8. Kate In Ontario
9. Terry Aske, New Westminster BC	10. Angela in Ontario	11. Judy Cooper, NL	12. Brenda's barn
13. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist	14. Pat F in Winnipeg	15. Ruth in Ontario	16. Applique 'n Patch Quilting: Working on these
17. Learning to make fire, Terry Aske, New West BC	18. handwroughtquilts (BC) - finally binding

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WIP Wednesday #242 @TN&TN

Call for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts!

 

Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! 

 

And as a quick reminder, this link-up party is for Canadian artists.

 

Happy blogging!

1. Ruth in Ontario	2. Yanicka in Quebec	3. Marjorie's Busy Corner	4. WIP Wednesday! - My Sewing Haven... London, Ont!
5. DONNALEEQ-California	6. Angela in Ontario	7. In the mood for Improv – Terry Aske Art Quilts

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WIP Wednesday #241 @TN&TN

Calling Canadian textile/fibre art bloggers! It's time to join our weekly WIP Wednesday collective!

 

 Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Quilting at the Farm: $10 Quilts	2. Ruth in Ontario	3. Judy Cooper, NL	4. DONNALEEQ California
5. Kate In Ontario	6. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	7. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	8. sherry @ adventures in life
9. WIP Wednesday... - My Sewing Haven... London, Ont!	10. handwroughtquilts (BC) - hexie time!

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WIP Wednesday #240 @TN&TN

Many of you were working with beautiful shades of blue last week. Thanks for your posts! What colours are you working with this week?

 

Calling Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Fox testing in Montreal	2. Through My Window: Rainy Tuesday	3. Deb in Toronto	4. Marjorie's Busy Corner
5. Quilting at the Farm: A Bit of Applique	6. DONNALEEQ-Forest Floor	7. Cathy in Ontario	8. Angela in Ontario
9. Kate In Ontario	10. Anja in Nova Scotia	11. Cat portrait in progress – Terry Aske Art Quilts	12. handwroughtquilts - freemotion quilting, now what?

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WIP Wednesday #239 @TN&TN

Thanks to everyone who posted last week! Thanks to our Canadian family and our international visitors for checking-out our textile artist collective blog!

 

It's time already, for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Quilting at the Farm: Prepping Area	2. Piggy Quilt - Quebec	3. Pam at Quilting Fun	4. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario
5. Kate In Ontario	6. DONNALEEQ	7. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist	8. WIP Wednesday - My Sewing Haven... London, Ont!
9. Brenda @ Scraps and Strings	10. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	11. Judy Cooper NL	12. Ruth in Ontario
13. handwroughtquilts (BC) - basted!	14. Kathy in Alberta	15. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	16. Sarah Vee in Ontario

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Feature Friday - Carla Peicheff @ My Half Dozen Daily

Hello! I'm Carla Peicheff from "My Half Dozen Daily" at - http://halfdozendaily.typepad.com/my-half-dozen-daily/ I live in London, Ontario with my husband, 4 kids ranging in age from 9-21 years, and a moody, albeit sweet, calico cat!

 I am a modern sewer, use modern designer fabrics and absolutely love English paper piecing. I am *very slowly* learning embroidery. I have been sewing for 5 years in total. On fabric. For a few years before that on paper! LOL!!

Funny story, at first I bought a cute little baby blue Kenmore sewing machine to sew on my handmade cards! I used to scrapbook a lot so I sewed for a couple years on paper only! Eventually the obsession turned to fabric, and from there it's history! My mom is actually a fashion designer by trade and was always after me to learn to sew, but I never had any interest. Even in high school I hated "Home Ec" class!! Now, it's all I think of! *wink* Funny how that turned out!

My top three sewing related accomplishments/achievements would have to be...

1. I have been featured by Ty Pennington on his blog - Kind of cool I think, and very flattering!! http://typennington.com/designer-spotlight-half-dozen-daily/

2. I am taking part in a blog hop & fabric pre-release for a very popular designer label company which is releasing a new Fabric line and I get to help show it off! I'm very excited about this but can't really say much more right now!

3. My work has been "regrammed" on Instagram by such names as, MODA, OLFA, Tula Pink, Pam Kitty, Katarina Roccella from Art Gallery Fabrics, Art Gallery Fabrics, etc.

One day, I would absolutely LOVE to be on a design team for a designer fabric company. I know this is a *BIG DREAM*, but it is what it is! Go big or go home right??

I really enjoy Instagram and am followed by the "big names", so am hoping that I continue to be "noticed" bit by bit!

I successfully run a Facebook business page for my sewing with custom orders and am ready to ship handmade items. My small income helps with our "bottom line" so to speak! I really enjoy working from home on my own timeline, and have been quite successful thus far!

You can also find me on:

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cpeicheff/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarlasCreationsest2013
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cpeicheff
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/moralia/

WIP Wednesday #238 @TN&TN

 

 

Thanks for last week's posts! Spring sure is early in Winnipeg! How is it in your part of the country?

 

Time already, for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Dresden Quilter - Ontario	2. Debbie - Edmonton | Life In The Dog House	3. pam in Vancouver	4. Marjorie's Busy Corner: WIP Wednesday
5. Anja in Nova Scotia	6. Angela in Ontario	7. Scrappy Butterfly - Quebec	8. WIP Wednesday - My Sewing Haven... London, Ont.
9. Quilting at the Farm: First OMG Challenge	10. Judy from Winnipeg	11. Kate in Ontario	12. Accroquilt, Laval, QC
13. Star quilt	14. Sarah Vee in Ontario	15. Rose Marie in North Bay, Ontario	16. handwroughtquilts (BC) - the backing continues!

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WIP Wednesday #237 @TN&TN

 

 

Thanks for the gorgeous posts last week! Thanks for visiting. Last week, we had many visitors from our American and European neighbours!

 

Time again for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time). How quickly the week goes by!

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Kate in SK	2. Marjorie's Busy Corner	3. Debbie @LifeintheDogHouse (Edmonton)	4. Rose Marie, North Bay, Ontario
5. WIP Wednesday! - My Sewing Haven... London, Ont!	6. Judy from Winnipeg	7. Margaret Blank - Mirror, Alberta	8. Dresden Quilter - Ontario
9. Anja in Nova Scotia	10. Cathy in Ontario	11. handwroughtquilts - quilting time!	12. Ruth in Ontario
13. Kate In Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #236 @TN&TN

Thanks for the gorgeous posts last week! I hope our early spring-like weather is treating you well. And, except for the Saskatchewanians, I hope the change to daylight savings time as served you well. 

 

It is time again for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

Please find some time to read my post about creating a new link-up button and leave your ideas or opinions. I hope there is enough interest for a contest that we can all be part of.

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Ruth in Ontario	2. Through My Window: Friends, quilting shanties, pie	3. Ava’s Quilt | Life In The Dog House	4. Accroquilt, Laval, QC
5. Handwrought Quilts: now in rows!	6. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	7. Sarah Vee in Ontario	8. Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge
9. Anja in Nova Scotia	10. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist:	11. Maker Joy: Circle Game - Blocks 2 and 11	12. Kate In Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #235 @TN&TN

Thanks for the gorgeous posts last week!

 

The older I get, the more quickly the weeks seem to pass... once again, our WIP Wednesday link-up is open for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Quilting at the Farm: Blue Roses	2. Kate In Ontario	3. Judy Cooper, NL	4. Peggy from Jonquiere, Quebec
5. Carolynn In Ontario	6. Brenda in Winnipeg	7. Through My Window: Poinsettia runner, Sketchclub d	8. WIP Wednesday! - Carla in London, Ont!
9. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	10. Dresden Quilter - Ontario	11. Ruth in Ontario	12. Maker Joy: Circle Game - Blocks 3 and 10
13. patty "The quilt lady": Movie night and progress -	14. Rose Marie from North Bay, Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #234 @TN&TN

Welcome again to all of our American visitors! Thanks to our collective members for the beautiful posts last week!

 

It is rainy in the west, a deep-freeze in the Canadian prairies, and overcast and rainy in the east.... time again for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location. Please also paste the address to our link-up page into your post! 

Hope the stitching and blogging keeps everyone warm, dry, and happy!

1. Quilting at the Farm: One Monthly Goal	2. Kate In Ontario	3. Pam in Vancouver	4. Deb in Toronto
5. WIP Wednesday - London, Ont!	6. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist	7. Dolores from TO	8. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd
9. Dresden Quilter - Ontario	10. Through My Window: A snow day equals more creativ	11. SAQA - Atlantic Canada: Regina Marzlin interview:	12. Accroquilt, Laval, QC
13. in stitches in Watrous	14. WIP | Life In The Dog House	15. Ruth in Ontario	16. Sarah Vee in Ontario
17. Rose Marie from North Bay, Ontario	18. Fish pond, Terry Aske, New Westminster BC

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WIP Wednesday #233 @TN&TN

Thanks for your posts last week! As well, thanks to those who commented on the new link-up button (http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca/2016/02/tn-contest-design-new-link-up-button.html); looking forward to hearing from more of you!

 

A week as passed again, so quickly.... time for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Kate In Ontario	2. Quilting at the Farm: V & A Museum Part 3	3. Quilting Morrell at the Farm: Block # 4	4. Pam in Vancouver
5. Peggy from Jonquiere, Quebec	6. Marjorie's Busy Corner	7. Dolores from TO	8. Deb A in Toronto Ontario
9. My 1/2 Dozen Daily in London, Ont	10. Judy from Winterpeg	11. Ruth in Ontario	12. Remainings of Civil War
13. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	14. Koi pond | Terry Aske, New Westminster BC

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Feature Friday: Jocelyn Thurston

My name is Jocelyn Thurston and my blog is Canadian Needle Nana.



A retired teacher,  I now live in the Ontario countryside with my husband, two dogs, a cat and the occasional mouse in my kitchen cupboard...it is the country, after all.




I started my blog to share stories about what I think of as my loves...family, nature, food, books, gardening and especially all the needle arts.  What I have found is a vibrant on-line community, sharing, encouraging, and especially inspiring me with the abundance of creative, beautiful projects shared with just the click of a button.

My roots in the needlework world run deep. Originally from Newfoundland, I have strong memories of both grandmothers engaged in knitting and quilting and also their 'close' work as they termed their embroidery. In fact I even remember my great grandmother using wooden clothes pins to hold the sashing in place while she was hand stitching a quilt.  My mother at 82, just finished crocheting her third Granny Stripe Blanket inspired by Lucy at Attic 24.  You could say the tradition of busy hands runs in the family.

I'm one of those that has not lingered long enough at one craft to totally master it. Nothing I do is ever perfect! I relish the challenge of trying my hand at different things because truthfully, fabrics, wools, and floss all beckon me. I also like to suit my activity to the time of day and even season.  In winter, I must capture the best light in the morning to work on cross stitch or embroidery.  In the evening when I'm watching t.v., I love having something on needles or hook that I can work without having to count or be too careful with.

 
I've completed 50 blocks in the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt SAL  and I'm cross stitching along with the Snowflower Diaries monthly SAL.  My present surface embroidery project is Nicola Jarvis' Acorn which is in crewel.  For a wooly project, I'm learning to crochet the hexagon in granny square tradition and I've splurged on posh Australian wool from Biggans Studio to make a blanket. Remember I did say I was retired so my time, other than help babysit littler grandson, is just about all my own.  Yes, and I am grateful!

I love to talk about all this on my blog where I post four times a week. I share my recipes and whatever I find interesting or free from around the net as well as my photos of my Canadian country life.

Canadian Needle Nana

WIP Wednesday #232 @TN&TN

Thanks for the gorgeous posts last week! We had a LOT of American readers last week: thanks to those who visited and please come back!

 

A big chunk a Canada was in a deep-freeze last week: did that mean you spent more time in the studio and at your computer?

 

Once again, it is time for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page in your blog post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Quilting Morrell at the Farm: A Bit of Progress	2. Quilting at the Farm: Slow Stitching Sunday	3. Kate in Ontario	4. Marjorie's Busy Corner
5. Dolores from TO	6. Peggy from Jonquiere, Quebec	7. stitches from SK	8. adventures in life: simple not likely
9. Ruth in Ontario	10. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	11. Pam in Vancouver	12. Dresden Quilter - Ontario
13. Carolynn In Ontario	14. adventures in life: circles circles and more circl	15. Anja in Nova Scotia	16. Sarah Vee in Ontario
17. Judy in Winnipeg	18. Maker Joy: The Estonian Flag Quilt	19. Deb A in Toronto Ontario	20. Foxes & Friends

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TN&TN contest: design a new link-up button

Something has been bothering me for a while. 

I have heard an artist should never limit themselves to colouring inside the lines, but the fact that the writing ends outside the link-up button for our weekly WIP Wednesday posts bothers me. I love to see the logo on the blogs of our collective members... but I've also noticed that other link-up buttons are more appealing to me. 

I thought I could hide it. I thought I had it under control. But I've given up and an seeking help. I have "link-up image envy".

What do you think? (Please reply below, in the "leave a comment" section.) Do you think we should change our link-up button? Can you help? You are an incredibly creative and resourceful collective. I think we can make a different button that is as symbolic and beautiful as others' buttons.

As Monika and I work out some details about how to create a new button and keep you all involved in the process, please let us know what you think. I promise to read all of your ideas. 

With thanks,

Laurel

WIP Wednesday # 225 @TN&TN

 

Somehow, with the close of 2015, I missed publishing poor WIP-W number 224! A few weeks late is likely better than never... so here it goes!

 

Calling Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artist bloggers: the TN&TN WIP Wednesday link-up is open until noon on Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

 

Thanks to the many visitors from around the world for reading about what we are creating!

1. Through My Window: Poinsettias	2. Quilting at the Farm: Prepping Applique	3. Judy Cooper, NL	4. Karen H, Ontario
5. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	6. Deb A in Toronto Ontario	7. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist	8. Maker Joy: Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Program
9. Spring tree, Terry Aske, New Westminster BC	10. Monika K. in Saskatoon	11. Handwrought Quilts: blue fabric reduction plan	12. Pam in Vancouver
13. The Quilting Princess: WIP Wednesday Aviatrix	14. Angela in Ontario	15. 365 Challenge Weeks 1 to 6 | Life In The Dog House	16. Ruth in Ontario
17. Anja Quilts: WIP Wednesday - Fat Quarter Frenzy	18. yanicka from Montréal	19. Kate In Ontario

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Feature Friday: Anja Clyke

My name is Anja Clyke. I'm from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. I blog over at Anja Quilts.






I've been quilting since 2003 when I took a rail fence quilt class at my LQS. It was made using flannel, and it was for my nephew's fourth birthday. Because it was made of flannel, that quilt has gone on to quilt heaven. But I have made many, many quilts for my nephew over the years, and I'm already thinking about a graduation quilt for when he finishes grade 12 in two years.

I lean more toward modern quilts, but I create whatever interests me. I prefer efficient piecing methods, and I am not a fan of paper piecing. My largest finish to date is Gravity -- a pattern by Jaybird Quilts. I made the quilt during a Quilt Along Hosted by Myra at Busy Hand Quilts. This is one of the few quilts that I've made for myself, and it's currently on my bed, with Gravity Pillows I made.

Another quilt that I have made for myself, but not yet quilted, is Night Sky -- another pattern by Jaybird Quilts. I'm undecided on how to quilt this, so I've put it aside until I can make up my mind. 2015 was the year of Kona solids -- I made a lot of quilts using Kona.

My most exciting thing from 2015 was that I created a quilt block -- Floored. But even more exciting, my block was chosen to be featured in the Quilter's Planner 2016 created by Stephanie @ Late Night Quilter.

My goals for 2016 are to improve my free motion quilting skills and to create a pattern for my Floored block.

WIP Wednesday #231 @TN&TN

Thanks for the gorgeous posts last week! Welcome visitors! Last week, we had hundreds of visitors from Spain (and many more from the US and Russia!).

 

Once again, it is time for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

 

Happy blogging!

1. Kate In Ontario	2. Quilting at the Farm: Home for Now	3. My First Ever Broderie Perse	4. Quilting Fun: WIP Wednesday - Focus!m in Vancouver
5. Eagles' Wings Quilts: What I’m working on....	6. W.I.P. Wednesday! - London, Ont.	7. Brenda in Winnipeg	8. Angela in Ontario
9. Ruth in Ontario	10. adventures in life: more simple whatnots finished	11. Through My Window: Finishing more projects	12. Accroquilt, Laval, QC
13. Star Trails, Terry Aske, New Westminster BC	14. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist	15. Krista in Ottawa	16. Sarah Vee in Ontario
17. Dolores from TO

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WIP Wednesday #230 @TN&TN

Thanks for the posts last week! And, thanks to our visitors for reading our posts!

 

Winnipeg has had snow and warm (relatively) temperatures this week; the east coast has had snow, I haven't caught-up with what's falling (rain, snow), if anything, in western Canada, nor Ontario or Quebec! Regardless, I hope you've been stitching.

 

Calling all Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

Please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

1. Cut, Stitch and Piece	2. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	3. Freedom Lane | DesertSky Quilting	4. Kate In Ontario
5. Quilting Fun: WIP WednesdayPam in Vancouver	6. WIP Wednesday!	7. stitch cat studio:	8. Monika K. in Saskatoon
9. Anja in Nova Scotia	10. Carolynn In Ontario	11. Judy from Winnipeg	12. Maker Joy: And now for Something Completely Differ
13. Monika again! : )	14. Margaret Blank: Thoughts from a Textile Artist	15. Circles workshop. Terry in New Westminster BC

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WIP Wednesday #229 @TN&TN

Thanks to everyone who posted last week: what gorgeous works! Thanks to all of our Russian, American, and German friends (and Canadian friends, of course!) for checking out our site for Canadian artists!

 

Once again, I'm placing the call for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Judy Cooper	2. Accroquilt, Laval, QC	3. Quilting at the Farm: New Little Boy Grand Baby	4. Sarah Vee in Ontario
5. Krista in Ottawa	6. pickles in sask	7. Anja Quilts: WIP Wednesday - Strip Twist	8. Pam in Vancouver
9. Princess Bubbles Creates: Work in Progress Wednesd	10. Life In The Dog House - Edmonton	11. WIP Wednesday! A little late...	12. Ruth in Ontario
13. Maker Joy: Distractions, Distractions	14. Collaborative project - Terry Aske Art Quilts

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WIP Wednesday #228 @TN&TN

Thanks for the gorgeous posts last week! Last week, we had more visitors from Russia than from Canada!

 

Today's call for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts begins on noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post!

Happy blogging!

1. Ruth in Ontario	2. adventures in life: this rosette is growing	3. Laurel from Winnipeg	4. Judy from Winnipeg
5. WIP Wednesday - My 1/2 Dozen Daily	6. pickles from sask	7. Accroquilt	8. Through My Window: Stormy day
9. Anja Quilts: WIP - Mystery Quilt Top	10. Maker Joy: Quilt Backs	11. Princess Bubbles Creates: The start of my January	12. stitch cat studio: Projects & priority setting
13. Dresden Quilter - Ontario	14. Kate In Ontario

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WIP Wednesday #227 @TN&TN

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

Another week has flown by! It is already time for Canadian textile/fibre/fabric artists to link-up with their WIP Wednesday posts! Posts are accepted between noon Tuesday to noon Thursday (Saskatchewan time).

 

When posting, please include your name and location and paste the address to our link-up page to your post! Happy blogging!

1. Laurel from Winnipeg	2. Kate in Ontario	3. Marjorie's Busy Corner	4. sherry in BC
5. Angela in Ontario	6. Pam in Vancouver	7. Ruth in Ontario	8. Maker Joy: Estonian Flag Quilt Top
9. stitch cat studio: I have some completions! Woo ho	10. Anja in Nova Scotia	11. Kathy in Alberta

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