I did some straight-line quilting on it.

The grey is a beautiful shot cotton that I picked up in Edmonton at Earthly Goods. So soft!

And the back… you can’t even tell but I put a sleeve on it.

This quilt I started in January but I wasn’t to sure about it. I’m glad I saw it through, though. It’s quiet, just like the prairies.

The back.

I’m super pleased with the quilting. I just did a little bit everyday while listening to the audiobook of World War Z.

I just have a few finishing touches on another tree quilt that is quite HUGE. It’s my FAB BEE quilt and it will be displayed at the Creative Stitches show too. I’ll post pics as soon as it’s done! Or if you’re at the Creative Stitches show next week you’ll be able to see all three quilts in person. Our guild has a booth again this year and, oh hey, I’m giving a talk for our guild called Modern Quilting Made Simple. Four talks actually, two on the main stage, one in the Gardenia room and one in the Rose room. If you get a chance remember to stop by and say hi! 

In February we went back to Alberta to visit our family and friends. While we were staying with our friends their son Alex was working on putting grip tape on a board for a client. Alex and his brother Nick started their own long board skateboard shop in their basement this fall called Detour Boards Maintenance-resourceful lads. It was super fun to work on a project together and I’m ready to grip tape EVERTHING! But I guess it only make sense to stick to skateboards.  I wish I had more to play with. You don’t have a skateboard you need grip tape put on, do you? I can hook you up.

I also brought some fabric to play with. Instead of collaborating with Alex for this project I had a whole lot of help from their cat Mao. So I’ve decided this pillow cover should go to Mao in my appreciation of her helpfulness. Seems only fair, right?