Today it’s all about tools! Specifically, the top 10 quilting tools you need to get started quilting! A couple of my modern quilt guild members and I were interviewed about our quilting community a few weeks ago, and one of the questions that popped up was “What are the top tools to get started … [Read more...] about Top 10 quilting tools you need to get started
Sharing a Love for Quilting
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure, along with a couple of my Montreal Modern Quilt Guild members, of sitting one evening on a park bench being interviewed about all things quilty! A reporter for the local French newspaper LaPresse had reached out to our guild to ask us to share about our … [Read more...] about Sharing a Love for Quilting
Happy Coloring Book Day
I have always loved arts and crafts. It’s one of the few subjects that I actually won an award in high school. It was also my favourite segment on the Polka Dot Door. Do you remember that show? Yeah, that’s going back a few decades ;) But it gives you an idea of how long being creative has been my … [Read more...] about Happy Coloring Book Day
The Quilter’s Planner 2017
There has been a resurgence in planner popularity in the last couple of years, but not all are created equal! And The Quilter's Planner has been created specifically for us quilters!! I’m generally a digital kind of girl, preferring to go as paper free as possible. But when it comes to … [Read more...] about The Quilter’s Planner 2017
2016 Finish-A-Long Q3 Projects
I'm cutting it close with my post; today being the last day to link up for Q3 of the 2016 Finish-A-Long. But before getting to my Q3 list, let's recap my Q2 progress. So, Q2 of the Finish-A-Long wasn’t as productive as I had hoped. I only got 2 of my 4 projects completed. This … [Read more...] about 2016 Finish-A-Long Q3 Projects
Blue Odyssey Quilt
When I first launched Shannon Fraser Designs, I promised you I would not only share projects and updates, but milestones as well. And this project perfectly fits the latter: this is the story of my first custom quilt experience! This quilt is really special to me. Not only because it … [Read more...] about Blue Odyssey Quilt