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Holiday Baking Tradition

December 15, 2015 by Shannon Leave a Comment

The holidays are such a special time of year.  The streets and homes are filled with festive decorations, twinkling lights and catchy Christmas carols – what prettiness!!  But what I really look forward to is the family traditions we’ve created over the years.  And one such tradition is baking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Baking, Christmas, DIY, Family Traditions, Food, Holidays, Homemade, Tasty Tuesday, Treats

Quilted Holiday Mug Rugs

December 10, 2015 by Shannon 2 Comments

Scandinavian holiday quilted mug rug | Quilted Mug Rugs Handmade Holiday | Shannon Fraser Designs

I have been in quilted mug rug heaven since the weekend!  It all started when I picked up this fun fabric by Camelot Fabrics (quelle surprise!!).  Not your typical holiday fabric print – which I love.  And figured it would come in handy for some holiday … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Improv Quilting, Quilting Tagged With: Fabric Scraps, Gift Ideas, Holidays

Holiday Shipping Reminder

December 8, 2015 by Shannon Leave a Comment

Happy Tuesday my friends! The holidays are rapidly approaching as is the deadline to submit your holiday orders. To ensure your gifts arrive in time for Christmas, be sure to place your order no later than today for shipments to the United States and December 9 for deliveries within … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, Etsy, Holidays, Noel

Advent Calendar

December 1, 2015 by Shannon Leave a Comment

Happy first day of December! I'm so excited...the countdown is officially on!! AND this is the first year I get to put up the handmade Advent Calendar I made for the hubz last year J I decided to make it out of felt so that it matched the stocking bags (yes bags, since traditional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, Family, Gift Ideas, Handmade, Handmade with love, Holidays

Hostess Gift Ideas

November 24, 2015 by Shannon Leave a Comment

With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching for our fellow neighbours to the south and with all the winter holiday parties heading our way, I thought some hostess gift suggestions might come in handy!  Here are some that caught my eye: The Trendsetter – stand out from the crowd with this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Entertaining, Gift Ideas, Holidays, Thoughtful

Makeology Gift Guide 2015

November 17, 2015 by Shannon Leave a Comment

I can’t believe there are only 39 days until Christmas!  With the unseasonably warm weather we've been having and noticeable lack of snow, it hasn't really started to feel like the holidays yet.  But the Christmas decorations will be going up shortly and that will definitely get me into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, Gift Ideas, Handmade, Handmade Community, Makeology

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Hi! I'm Shannon. A modern quilt pattern designer based in Montreal. My quilting journey started by stumbling upon a half square triangle tutorial and I've been hooked since. I'm now spreading that quilty joy to you! Read More…

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