Kathryn Barr 🇨🇦
@kathrynbarr.bsky.social
Quilter, cross-country skier, cyclist, sailor. Retired and loving life!
Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild is doing a Christmas ornament swap. I made 3 rabbits. You can't see but they have large white pompom tails. #quiltsky #Christmas
October 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild is doing a Christmas ornament swap. I made 3 rabbits. You can't see but they have large white pompom tails. #quiltsky #Christmas
Finished a baby quilt for my nephew and his wife using a Beatrix Potter panel and a free pattern from Riley Blake. I quilted it with flowers, leaves and words, and added a book of Beatrix Potter stories. I have a fair bit of the panel left so I can make some cuddle quilts for the hospital. #quiltsky
September 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Finished a baby quilt for my nephew and his wife using a Beatrix Potter panel and a free pattern from Riley Blake. I quilted it with flowers, leaves and words, and added a book of Beatrix Potter stories. I have a fair bit of the panel left so I can make some cuddle quilts for the hospital. #quiltsky
Finished this quilt today. It was made up of blocks that I won at the Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild so an easy quilt to make. Not sure if I'll be donating it or passing it on to a relative.
September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Finished this quilt today. It was made up of blocks that I won at the Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild so an easy quilt to make. Not sure if I'll be donating it or passing it on to a relative.
Love these zucchini pancakes.
August 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Love these zucchini pancakes.
When I see a tandem #bicycle with a man and woman, the man is on the front. It would make sense to put the taller of the two (usually the man) on the back, giving them both a good view, improving both safety and the experience. This seems like a throwback to #patriarchy giving the man control.
August 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When I see a tandem #bicycle with a man and woman, the man is on the front. It would make sense to put the taller of the two (usually the man) on the back, giving them both a good view, improving both safety and the experience. This seems like a throwback to #patriarchy giving the man control.
This reminds me of my Curves with the Peacock.
July 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This reminds me of my Curves with the Peacock.
Just finished "The Home for Unwanted Girls" by Joanna Goodman. Heartbreaking and heartwarming as well as informative. The book kept my interest and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I actually listened to the audio book which was very well done. I highly recommend this book. #books #bookreview #booksky
June 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Just finished "The Home for Unwanted Girls" by Joanna Goodman. Heartbreaking and heartwarming as well as informative. The book kept my interest and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I actually listened to the audio book which was very well done. I highly recommend this book. #books #bookreview #booksky
Moved by Elizabeth Barr's (no relation to me) "In honour of you" quilt shown at the Canadian Quilters Association annual show. #quiltsky #firefighters
June 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Moved by Elizabeth Barr's (no relation to me) "In honour of you" quilt shown at the Canadian Quilters Association annual show. #quiltsky #firefighters
Moved by Elizabeth Barr's (no relation to me) "In honour of you" quilt displayed at the Canadian Quilters Association annual show.
June 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Moved by Elizabeth Barr's (no relation to me) "In honour of you" quilt displayed at the Canadian Quilters Association annual show.
Got married on Monday. A short but very sweet wedding at City Hall in Ottawa. Made some mini-quilts and attached them to cards to thank our 3 friends in attendance. Partially slow-stitched and partially machine stitched. Fun to make.
#quiltsky, #slowstich
#quiltsky, #slowstich
June 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Got married on Monday. A short but very sweet wedding at City Hall in Ottawa. Made some mini-quilts and attached them to cards to thank our 3 friends in attendance. Partially slow-stitched and partially machine stitched. Fun to make.
#quiltsky, #slowstich
#quiltsky, #slowstich
I'm at a quilt retreat near Buckingham, Quebec. Here's the view from my sewing table. I've completed 5 out of 9 blocs for the "Big Starry Sky" quilt by Beyond the Reef. Each block is 28 1/2 inches square and the quilt finishes at 88 inches square. #quiltsky
May 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I'm at a quilt retreat near Buckingham, Quebec. Here's the view from my sewing table. I've completed 5 out of 9 blocs for the "Big Starry Sky" quilt by Beyond the Reef. Each block is 28 1/2 inches square and the quilt finishes at 88 inches square. #quiltsky
Finished my "Curves with Peacock" started in a workshop with Tamara Kate. I'm happy with my straight line quilting but I do find free motion quilting easier. #quiltsky
May 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Finished my "Curves with Peacock" started in a workshop with Tamara Kate. I'm happy with my straight line quilting but I do find free motion quilting easier. #quiltsky
Scrappy Lone Star by Tara Faughnan is done. I took an online course with Tara which was great. I often have difficulty orienting my fabrics correctly for sewing and this was no exception. I could have used the star as the centre for a larger quilt but decided to make a wheelchair quilt for donation.
May 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Scrappy Lone Star by Tara Faughnan is done. I took an online course with Tara which was great. I often have difficulty orienting my fabrics correctly for sewing and this was no exception. I could have used the star as the centre for a larger quilt but decided to make a wheelchair quilt for donation.
May 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Finished 3 quilt tops for donation. Feels great to get some UFOs (unfinished objects) completed.
April 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Finished 3 quilt tops for donation. Feels great to get some UFOs (unfinished objects) completed.
Hike today in #GatineauPark (Quebec) with my partner, Adam Hunt @gander22h.bsky.social Perfect blue skies and sunshine. Must admit, there were a few streams to ford and I did manage to slip my foot into one of them.
April 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hike today in #GatineauPark (Quebec) with my partner, Adam Hunt @gander22h.bsky.social Perfect blue skies and sunshine. Must admit, there were a few streams to ford and I did manage to slip my foot into one of them.
2023 Fall Leaves mystery quilt finally done. I free motioned it on my domestic machine. As I'm doing free motion, I'm always seeing my mistakes but when I see the finished quilt, I don't notice the individual mistakes. They seem to blend in...or is my eyesight going. Ha Ha
March 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
2023 Fall Leaves mystery quilt finally done. I free motioned it on my domestic machine. As I'm doing free motion, I'm always seeing my mistakes but when I see the finished quilt, I don't notice the individual mistakes. They seem to blend in...or is my eyesight going. Ha Ha
Finished my first Kawandi style quilt. Just relaxed and didn't worry about stitch length consistency or making anything straight. Really enjoyed the process. #quiltsky #kawandi #slowstitching
February 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Finished my first Kawandi style quilt. Just relaxed and didn't worry about stitch length consistency or making anything straight. Really enjoyed the process. #quiltsky #kawandi #slowstitching
First block of the Canadian Quilters Association "True Colours" quilt along. It's called "Embrace". Given that LGBTQ rights continue to be under attack, I'm pleased that the CQA chose to show their support. #quiltsky #humanrights
January 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
First block of the Canadian Quilters Association "True Colours" quilt along. It's called "Embrace". Given that LGBTQ rights continue to be under attack, I'm pleased that the CQA chose to show their support. #quiltsky #humanrights
