This one cracked me up. It is so much fun to look at each block!

I love the look of this star within a star block and the flying geese border.

This was truly wonderful to look at — each kimono appeared to be in a different fabric.

One of the small quilts — the water lilies were dimensional and incredibly effective. This was definitely one of my favourites.

Looks like this winter is going to be a tough one — as far as hand pain goes, that is. The cream helps relieve the aching, which is great. However, I found today that when I picked up the iron to press something that I’ve got trouble on that front. I’m going to be on the hunt for a very light-weight but good iron, it seems. I thought my Black & Decker digital iron was relatively light but I clearly need something that’s much lighter. Any suggestions?

Another picture of Smudge in the window.

There were so many quilts at the show that even with two of us wandering about with a camera and taking pictures, I know for a fact that we missed taking photos of some wonderful ones!

This one really caught my eye. I love the effect.


I love how the colours pop against the black background in this one.

A quilt of hexagons was sure to draw my attention.

As was a quilt of kitties.

Many of you asked and the cream has made a difference. It’s called Myoflex. It’s totally odourless, isn’t one of those heat-producing creams and is greaseless. I felt a difference almost immediately! We were able to find a generic brand here called “Extra Strength Odourless Analgesic Cream” for about a third of the price. I’m thrilled to find something that works. My wrist feels quite a bit better! I’m thrilled.

Smudge is happy as long as it means more pats for him. Although the look on his face in this photo makes me think he was plotting something!

I don’t know if I really overdid it with some stitching or if this is just the cooler weather setting off a real flare-up of arthritis, but my left wrist is unbelievably painful. However, a friend told me about a cream, that has no scent, which apparently really helps her so I’m going to try that.

On Sunday we headed to the York Heritage Quilt Show, “A Celebration of Quilts X”. There were some gorgeous quilts to be seen and some great vendors. I picked up some more of the YLI Heirloom thread, which is my absolute favourite for hand piecing and applique.

Now for some pictures from the show. I will post more pictures during the week.

I loved this one. It so perfectly captures how many of the trees now look.

This one was so rich looking. I was immediately drawn to it. Me, who has no red in my stash to speak of! Seeing something like this is making me re-think the idea of a red quilt.

Just after I snapped this picture, a woman asked me if I liked it. Obviously, I said yes. The woman was the quilter who had made it — and it was the second quilt she had ever made! it’s so striking in the black and white!

And Smudge — leaf watching is a full-time occupation for the boys these days.