Around the World Blog Tour

Hello from the north shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. I was invited to take part in the "Around the World Blog Hop" by Lorette Cole at Spruce it up Quilting. There are some wonderful blogs out there. This is a great way to view blogs from all over the world to see what people are creating. I have been asked four questions. 

What am I currently working on ?
A good question. My projects are way too many to list here. I have many back burners in my sewing room. I am however actively working on a few Christmas projects. 
 

This table topper was made a few years ago at a workshop by Karen Neary; a quilter and designer in our area.  

I am involved in an online mini "quilt along". I am also working on a Christmas wall hanging. And the list goes on. 

How does my work differ from others?

I really don't think that my work is different from 

anybody else's. I do not design, although I try to add my own personal touches. That can be done with choice of fabric, embellishments or maybe a small change in something. 

I aim for perfection in what I do although I don't always achieve it. 

Why do I create?

Because that is life ! I started at a very young age watching my Mom knitting. I would sit on the stairs behind her chair and watch over her shoulder. I would have been about 8 at the time. I have 

dabbled in many things over the years but my true love is quilting. 

How do I create? 

That is a hard question to answer. I sometimes buy the fabric and then look for a pattern that deserves 

that fabric. I enjoy all methods of putting a quilt top together. I have not accomplished hand appliqué yet, but I will. That is another block of the month project. 

I enjoy creating with others, and take part in two different quilting groups. We learn a great deal from each other. 

I use the Internet a lot. If I find a picture of something I can usually make it into a quilt block. I found this picture of a postage stamp online. Our 

quilt guild was making a "Back to the Fifties" quilt. A perfect picture to represent the fifties.  

I took pencil to paper and came up with this quilt block. 

Now I shall go back to the sewing room and perhaps finish a project that has been on the back burner for awhile. Perhaps writing this will set the mood for more posts on my blog. Monday would be the perfect day to do that. 

Darlene Deon, creator of A Needle Pulling Thread will be posting from her blog next Monday. Right Darlene ???

Cheers fellow bloggers!!!