Chatterbox Quilts

Welcome to the November Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! Have you recovered yet…from Black Friday sales? 🧾 From Thanksgiving feasting? 🦃From Christmas decorating? 🎄Okay, maybe you haven’t even started on that last one but it’s that time of year when most of us are super busy getting ready for THE BIG DAY. As a procraftinator I have to admit that I haven’t even started my holiday gift creating but I have a list (does that count?!). What happened this month It was a very busy month for me as I...

Quilt Fusion 2024 is happening tomorrow on Friday, November 15, 2024! This online event hosted by Creative Spark Online is a not-to-be-missed event! There are so many amazing teachers who will be live sharing helpful information with you and…all of the presentations are recorded so you’ll be able to watch and rewatch them whenever you want after the event. I'm really excited about this virtual event as I'll be one of the teachers! I'll be sharing information on how to give the traditional...

Welcome to the October Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! Happy Halloween! 🎃 While you’re celebrating with way too much small-sized candy bars, keep the following in mind: 🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻🤣👻 What happened this month Just a few weeks ago, I hosted Energize! 10.0 in The Quilter’s Way. This was the second virtual retreat that TQW members enjoyed in 2024 as a perk of being a TQW member. Lots of fun and laughs as always and I think it’s going to be awhile before I live down my disco outfit from...

Welcome to the September Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! Welcome to Fall 2024 or as most quilters refer to it: the start of quilting season! With temps still quite warm during the day, it’s hard to believe that it’s already the end of September, but I’ll take it! What happened this month It was a very busy month in the Chatterbox Quilts’ studio with new YouTube videos (see below) – I went a little crazy with rope projects and there probably will be more to come, a new bootcamp course, and...

Welcome to the August Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! We’ve reached the “dog days” of summer and I’m enjoying the summer weather we’re now having much more than the heat domes we “enjoyed” in July. BTW, if you’re wondering why I talk about the weather, it’s because it’s a Calgary thing because the weather can change in 5 minutes – and usually does! 🤣☀️🌧️🌩️ Always a conversation starter! What happened this month There have been some lively discussions in The Quilter’s Way this month, most...

Welcome to the July Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! Happy end of July! Yes, we are officially halfway through the summer and while I know that many of you are gardeners, I hope that you’ve been doing a bit of quilting. Gardening at my house consists of making sure that at least a few on my plants survive – a gardener, I am not! 😉 What happened this month There was a lot of stampeding going on this month with the annual Wrangle Your Scraps Challenge happening in the middle of July and the...

Welcome to the June Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! And just like that…it’s summer! I know that many quilters like to garden in the summertime – I’m not one of them 🤣and this year in Calgary, that’s been a good thing! With a major watermain break in our city, we’ve been under severe water restrictions for several weeks and that includes no outdoor watering – unless you have non-potable water. Luckily for us, we have two rain barrels and have been gathering water in large containers every time...

Welcome to the May Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! It’s the end of May and I’m sure that many of you are already out in your garden working away. I like flowers but I’m not much of a gardener. This year I didn’t even get bedding out plants to put in our deck containers but my hubby did and he also planted them all. Now I just get to enjoy them! What happened this month It’s been a busy month with some health concerns with my family (everyone is okay) and lots of travelling. I attended one of...

Welcome to the April Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! It seems like April has just flown by with so many exciting things happening during this past month. What happened this month One of April’s highlights was Energize! 9.0. The Quilter’s Way members joined me in out ninth (!) Energize! 9.0 virtual retreat. This was a weekend of learning, sharing, and having lots of laughs. Energize! events always have a theme and this one was “The Groovy 60’s” so lots of tie dye happening. As an Island Batik...

Welcome to the March Chatterbox Quilts’ newsletter! Welcome spring! I hope that this newsletter finds you feeling energized and looking forward to warmer temps. Of course, spring isn’t really a thing in Calgary – it’s just a brief period of time with possibly more snow storms and then right into warm summer temps but I’ll take it. What happened this month March was the first month where I was live in various Janome Facebook pages and groups and I’m looking forward to more lives where I’ll be...