Tuesday, August 4, 2020

North Star Quilt #1 and the Big 5-0




I finished quilting on of my North Star quilts. I used Bora Bora for the panto, light grey So Fine thread and Quilters Dream Blend batting.






And this happened last week!


I recently had a special birthday, the Big 5-0!  I was able to spend a few days visiting some family and a few close friends in Winnipeg over the long weekend.  I had high school friends cover my moms lawn with decorations so they would be there when I arrived. There were 50 candles on the lawn!


 I received a lovely surprise from my friend Lori, she gave me a Featherweight for my birthday!  She has quite a few of her own and uses one of hers all the time when we go to retreats. I love how quiet they are and think I'll have lot of fun with my 'new' machine! Thanks for the wonderful gift Lori, I felt very spoiled! 


Oh, here is the last photo I got of Comet NEOWISE before it faded from view.  This was taking right in Emo at the River front dock.



10 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday! Wow a featherweight - nice gift! ~Jeanne

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  2. Happy 50th, Kathy! Is your new machine older than you are?!? Have a great year.

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  3. Heaps of many best wishes, just 30 years to catch up to me, I celebrated the BIG 80th on July 25th, love your lawn decorations and a fab cake, and then the machine. Featherweight, perfect to take wherever you go.Happy Birthday.

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  4. Happy birthday! Love your Northstars quilt...looking forward to seeing the others quilted. What a great friend Lori is!

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  5. The previous quilt blog I just read, she had a birthday too! Happy birthday! What a wonderful friend to give you a Featherweight! Have a delightful, fruitful, happy year!

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  6. Happy Birthday Kathy. the quilt is lovely and so is the gift

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  7. Happy 50th! I like the candles on the lawn - my family stuck 50 candles on the cake - not much cake space left and oh so much wax on the icing! LOL! Set off the smoke alarm too! What a lovely friend - a birthday Featherweight! How super!

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  8. Belated Happy 50th, Kathy! How nice is the Featherweight gift, wow. Enjoy the little one. Love the muskox on the quilt, so 'Canada North'.

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  9. Happy birthday, Kathy! I so enjoy your photos and stories of your quilting. Your night photos are amazing, too. Thank you for sharing them with us!

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  10. Happy birthday! It sounds like you had a great celebration. Love the Northstars quilts - they are adorable.

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