Category Archives: travels

March Madness

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Judy's Quilting Studio

We made it to Hawaii, and back. My favorite picture comes from the view we woke up to every morning. Now, the world seems in crisis. Everything in my life has been postponed or cancelled. Fortunately, I have enough food … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020, art, Classes, Highlighting others, my patterns, Quilt Shows, ruler quilting, travels, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Learning at Sea

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Judy's Quilting Studio

When you take classes on a quilting cruise, you not only have a very pleasant working environment, you are also learning from the best. At least, that has been my experience. This cruise had 4 teachers; each teaching a variety … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019, art, Classes, FMQ, Highlighting others, Skill Builders, super simple quilting, travels, Uncategorized, WIP | 6 Comments

Cruising with Purpose

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Judy's Quilting Studio

Have you considered, or maybe wondered about a Quilting Cruise? We arrived home – to snow, and temperatures below zero. That may be enough reason to go on a cruise. But there are so many more. Lets take a little … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019, challenges, Inspirational, mini-quilts, travels, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Life’s a Beach

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Judy's Quilting Studio

Ironic, that topic is. On a weekend that most Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving, it is looking more like Christmas. Roads were closed. School was cancelled, and the grandkids came to hang out with Grandma. They had fun making forts. Tea anyone? It turned … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019, challenges, recipes, travels, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Quilting Overload

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Judy's Quilting Studio

Quilters are like golfers. A little rain can’t stop us. It was Friday, and there was another Quilt Show to attend – The Barnswallow Quilt Show in the rural community of Morden. I wasn’t the only one up bright and … Continue reading →

Posted in Highlighting others, Quilt Shows, recipes, travels, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Postcard Journaling

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Judy's Quilting Studio

It’s scary to head into something without direction. It’s also liberating and just a little exciting. More so when things turn out better than expected; less so when they don’t. Here was the plan: a few days in Long Beach … Continue reading →

Posted in quilted postcards, travels, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

One off, One on

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Judy's Quilting Studio

Have you ever noticed that when your only goal is to complete a project everything goes wrong? Your machine acts up. The threads skip. Lines aren’t straight. You get ripples. The backing puckers, or edges get folded into your stitching. … Continue reading →

Posted in travels, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 6 Comments

QOTB Virtual Trunk Show

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Judy's Quilting Studio

Over 100 ladies of our local guild braved cold temperatures in the -30C range to see my Quilting on the Beach Trunk Show. It was such an honour to present these finished pieces to them, and now to you. For … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018, fabric dyeing, mini-quilts, travels, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Mount Kilauea & lonely trees

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Judy's Quilting Studio

Works in progress (WIP). It’s all about the journey, right? And memories created in the process. This week’s post is about two WIPs – totally unrelated, and yet they feel connected. One goes back 2 years. At the time I … Continue reading →

Posted in gradients, my patterns, travels, Uncategorized, WIP | 7 Comments

Ken’s Kitchen

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Judy's Quilting Studio

This week I am visiting beautiful British Columbia. Of course I will be stitching circles. I might even find a quilt store (fingers crossed). But in lieu of anything new in my quilting world, I will post some recipes from … Continue reading →

Posted in recipes, travels, Uncategorized | 2 Comments