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Postcards From Muskoka Block 5, Pine and Block 7 Northern Lights

Block 5, Pine Tree and Block 7, Northern Lights (available at Simcoe Sew and Quilt in Barrie) Lonely majestic pines are as Canadian as…….I love the personalities they have and can only imagine the stories they could tell about their long vigils in some pretty inhospitable places. I think I have a favourite tree at […]

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Postcards from Muskoka Block 2 and 3 Beach and Loon

Block 2, Beach and Block 3, Loon (available at 3 Gals and a Quilt Shop in Huntsville) I spent a few years just outside of Huntsville at good old Camp Tawingo. Many fond memories! Tawingo introduced me to the great outdoors at the ripe old age of 8 years old. We had “tame” wildlife at […]

Postcards from Muskoka Block 1 “Muskoka Chairs”

Block 1, Muskoka Chairs (available at Thimbles&Things in Orillia) What more says “Muskoka” than a pair of Muskoka chairs watching a sunset? I know my American friends call them Adirondack chairs but I think we had them first 🙂 When Sue at Thimbles&Things saw the first design she knew she had to have that block […]

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The Orillia trip

I finally have a chance to sit down and breathe after a few whirlwind weeks. I was fortunate to be invited to an amazing shop in Orillia, Ontario called Thimbles&Things and owned by an awesome lady named Sue! Her shop is a gorgeous, buzzing place filled with lovely quilts, lots of fabric and notions, super […]