I really enjoyed making and sharing this design! I have a lot of blocks that didn’t end up in the final version so maybe there’s a “Valley Views 2” somewhere down the line. It’s day 3 of the Edge of 17 Shop Hop and the response has been awesome. We’ve had quilters wandering out to […]

These are the last two small leftover blocks. You can get all the extra blocks and the instructions for assembling the quilt by requesting them here. (contact page).             For anyone who would like to purchase the full quilt pattern, all eight shops from the hop and this web site […]

There are a few blocks that weren’t included in any of the projects for the Shop Hop. The first two are small, simple ones. What would a pictorial quilt of the valley be without Parliament Hill? Our Peace Tower is a beautiful building made of limestone (from Manitoba!) and stands proud and tall in our […]

Railways were a very important part of our valley’s development and until not so long ago you could hear train whistles in most places. I grew up hearing the trains and miss the sound, especially in the evenings. Many of the abandoned lines have been turned into a network of trails and I am fortunate […]

“Farmers Feed Cities”, “Farmers’ roots are deep”….some of the sayings about some of our most important citizens! Schools, churches and bridges are part of the foundation of the valley but without farmers none of them would be here. Farming was the reason many settlers came to the area-even though many of our fields only grew […]

We have lots of bridges in the Ottawa Valley! With so many rivers and streams to cross, it’s hard to imagine early travel in the area. Even now, we still have to sometimes take round about routes to get where we’re going-but oh the interesting places we sometimes discover. While there are many interesting and […]