Dragons Heart Quilt Shop - Delightful Quilt Shop in Pincher Creek Alberta

Dragons Heart Quilt Shop

I can't believe we have been back for over a week now. Our annual Social Stitcher's Retreat was in Cowley, Alberta on June 9th to 12th.  We have been gathering together for over 10 years in a converted old Catholic church to sew, eat, share and laugh.

On our travels we always manage to visit a couple of quilt shops on our way down.  This year we visited a new shop in Pincher Creek - Dragons Heart Quilt Shop.  The shop opened in October of last year and has a wonderful selection of fabrics and patterns.  Our guild certainly did our best to reduce some of their inventory.  The shop has a classroom in the back and has three APQS machines.

The shop is participating in Row by Row this year and has a great die cut windmill on their row.  It is a must stop for quilters collecting the rows.

Lynn the owner is great and very welcoming.  We did enjoy our stop this year and will be sure to come back.  And if that isn't enough, they have decorated their bathroom in a rustic sewing theme.  Just take a look!

A Quilter's Bathroom

Saturday's with Susan - Come Join me June 25th at Addie's

"Just the Essentials" Bag

Come join me at Addie's Creative Fabrics in Cochrane on June 25th from 11 to 12:15 pm for some tips and tricks for working with zippers and for the demo of this great little bag.  Just for attending this free demo, you will receive a complementary pattern for this bag.   

I have called it "Just the Essentials" as the bag will hold your phone, a credit card and some cash secure in the zipper pocket and your keys will be safe on the hidden inside key ring.  With two quilted pockets on the front and reverse of the bag, you will have room for all your essentials for Stampeding here in Calgary.  

Zippers, zippers zippers.  They really don't have to be that scary.  On Saturday I will demo a couple of tricks to getting you on your way to be a real pro!  

Again, the demo is free, so take that quick 15 minute trip from the city and join me at Addie's.  I look forward to seeing you.

Celebration of Quilts - our Entries into Heritage Park May 28 & 29, 2016

My Rail in a Rail

What a celebration! I spent 1 1/2 days surrounded by wonderful quilts.  In the morning Armiel, my pattern tester extraordinaire, and I volunteered at the Calgary Modern Quilt Guild booth, lunched with my parents and Social Stitchers guild and then a bit of touring around in the afternoon.

Couldn't temper the excitement and we were the first ones through the gates again on Sunday.  

I was really proud to have a Social Stitchers Group display of my Strip and Flip Pattern.  As an added surprise was two more Strip and Flip quilts as well!  It is amazing to see how different one pattern can be.  Lets take a look.

My Rail in a Rail

Social Stitchers' - Cityscapes, Almost Amish and a Traditional Blend

Social Stitchers' - Cozy Cabin, Orange Makes Me Smile and Spring Has Sprung

 Barb from one of my classes - Scrappy Stitch and Flip

Mary, one of my long armer's - Read All Over