New Nature’s Garden Nine Block Quilt Pattern
This summer and fall I worked on designing and stitching the borders on the Nine Block Nature’s Garden quilt. This winter I did the machine quilting on my new Janome 1600P — it took much longer than I had imagined but I was very pleased with the result when the quilt was finished. I took this picture of the quilt at the Royal Botanical Garderns in Burlington.
The finished quilt is 86" x 86" which looks wonderful on a queen sized bed with pillow shams and a dust ruffle. The quilt would also be stunning as a large wall hanging. For the appliqué fabrics I used mostly unevenly shaded purchased fabrics or hand dyes to give more dimension and depth to the flowers and birds.
This quilt won the First Place Viewer’s Choice award at the Halton Quilters’ Guild Quilts in the Gardens show and a First Place ribbon at the Vermont Quilt Festival.
Conversation with Jacqui
The first of the three videos shown here, this was part of a series of interviews about the Quilts in the Gardens show. Jacqui is a well known local actress and drama teacher and was very adept at obtaining interesting information.
My students and I founded the guild in 1977. It has been a great pleasure for me to see the guild grow both in numbers and in quilting expertise over the years. Our quilt show is held every other year and has the reputation of being one of the best shows in Ontario.
The Quilt Dance
A musical presentation by young dancers of the Burlington Academy of Film and Performing Arts was part of the Opening Ceremony at our quilt show gala evening. I was honoured to be chosen as one of the “stars” of the evening and to have some of my quilts showcased as part of this event.
Interview with The Spectator
One event leads to another it seems! Rosie Grover from the Hamilton Spectator recently came to my home to see some of my quilts and to hear their stories. It was a delightful experience as talking about my quilts is one of my most favourite things to do. I hope you will enjoy hearing about them.
Canadian Sampler Quilt
This fall I designed a special quilt for Canada. Each block is representative of a Canadian province or territory. The blocks are available in either 12 inch or 6 inch size.
The blocks are as follows (top to bottom, left to right):
Row 1: Gold Rush—Yukon, Garden Patch—Prince Edward Island, Northumberland Star—New Brunswick
Row 2: Fisherman’s Reel—Newfoundland, Diamond Field—Nunavut
Row 3: Prairie Queen—Manitoba, Lady of the Lake—Ontario, Tall Ships—Nova Scotia
Row 4: Country Church—Quebec, North Wind—Northwest Territories
Row 5: Rocky Mountain Puzzle—British Columbia, Cowboy’s Star—Alberta, Harvest Star—Saskatchewan
A unique setting makes this quilt one that will be treasured for years to come.
Stanford Who’s Who award
Recently I had the unexpected honour of being accepted into the Stanford Who’s Who registry of executives, professionals and entrepreneurs. This is a tribute to the success of my quilt pattern company Quilts by Rosemary.
It was very rewarding for me to have my creative efforts and hard work appreciated in such a meaningful way. I’m extremely thankful to all of you great quilters who purchase my patterns and books; as well as invite me to give workshops and lectures to your guilds and quilting groups. I feel very lucky and grateful to be able to work at something I truly love to do.