Quilt for Humboldt Broncos

Good Evening Internet Friends!

If you follow my blog with any regularity you will know that I live in Alberta, but when people ask me where my home is I will always say Saskatchewan.  I will clarify that I live in Alberta, but that is not home.  

As you also likely know there was a very horrific bus crash very near my home recently.  Of course the quilting world came together to make quilts to provide comfort to those affected by this tragedy.

Here is my contribution to the effort:

I hope to post this quilt top along with the binding tomorrow after I remove the cat fur from it!  Seriously, he was asleep and while I went to get the phone he prowled across the house just to sit on the quilt top!!! 🐈🙀

The fabrics for the quilt top were all from my stash.  I did run out of black and extra green for the outer border.  I was super impressed though with some of the quilt shops in the area who helped out with these quilts.  Sew Divine was sold out of black and green by the time I got in, but they told me that Quiltessential Co still had.  I was pleasantly surprised to walk in the door and right in front of me was an entire display with all of the colours for making these Quilts For Broncos.  

"Sew" not only do they have the amazing Gammill long arm machines but this display of support for my home area will make me support such a local business again.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Shopping for a Cause

Good Evening Internet Friends!

"Sew" (pun intended) I headed out this morning with the intent of getting some solid black and maybe some extra green for my #quiltsforbroncos quilt.  The first store I stopped at was sold out, but they suggested that I try Quiltessential Co so I headed out there.  

I was "sew" amazed that as I walked in the front door they literally had a display set up with all the fabrics to make the #quiltsforbroncos.  I was super impressed with their display for this cause.  I always try to shop local and shop businesses that have a social conscience and of course during this time I have noted the businesses that took the time to support this cause that is near and dear to me.  I will remember that with my future purchases.

I did get solid black and some green, but I also found a few other fabrics that needed to come home with me:

On top of that it was Open House Days for the brand new Gammill Long Arm machines that they have in house and will be my local rep for ☺  I tried one of these out and it was AMAZING!!!  "Sew" excited to try this myself and see what I can do about finishing my own quilt tops ☺

Will try to finish my #quiltsforbroncos quilt tomorrow.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Resume

Good Evening Internet Friends!

This is my first post in a very long time.  A week ago there was a very bad accident back in my home part of Saskatchewan.  Not only was this in my home province, it was also in the area I grew up.  I can honestly admit that I have been in shock and watched everything on the television, and read everything since last Friday about this tragedy.  There has been so many calls to and from my Saskatchewan friends and even my Manitoba friends have been calling and sending me info.  

Community is a very big part of where I come from and as such I headed to my craft room this evening to help with that sense of helping a neighbour in need.  The Saskatoon Modern Quilt Guild has started #quiltsforbroncos and I knew this was another way in which I could help from 800 km away.  This evening for the first time in over a week I went to my craft room.  Here is what I made:

Surprisingly enough I had all of the necessary colours in my fabric stash!  I love the colours of this quilt because it reminds me of the Saskatchewan Flag.  Tomorrow I will venture out to get some more black and green to add borders and then the quilt top will be posted to Haus of Stitches for local quilters to add the Bronco's logo to the quilt before gifting to victims/families/first responders.

I felt good about making this quilt.  I was raised with the values of helping your neighbours, and by doing this I am using those community values to return to the same community.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy