I tested out a few different thread types before deciding on this sparkly yard to sew Haley’s comet onto the solar system quilt.
Month: February 2016
4 bloom blocks complete
Out of the various projects I’m working on, this one suits me best. One block per week is just about right. 4 weeks into it and I’m keeping up so far.
more solar progress
4 rings are sewn on; I’m pinning the planets in place temporarily and will add them once all the rings are complete. I expected that the rings would break up the swirls in the fabric and create an illusion of the sky at night, and it looks like that’s starting to come out the way…
the sun is sewn
I made several different paper versions of the sun; this one was finally approved.
Geta Grama
I pretty much love everything that Geta Grama publishes. She sold this pattern for Valentine’s day and I jumped on it. She requires attention to detail, but if you get it right, there’s a finished product that’s sure to be unique. She also has an ebook on trapunto quilting that involves organza that is fantastic….
sun, sun, go away
First draft of the sun. That’s entirely too chunky.
wet and wrinkled
I probably should’ve ironed this before taking the photo. Sewing with Sulky stabilizer is a piece of cake; just sew on the printed lined. But to get rid of the temporary stabilizer, it needs to be soaked in water a few minutes. Water plus cotton fabric plus quilting equals wrinkles. I used a dark orange…
Quilts, Inc.
Wow! Our kids have been at each other’s houses too many times to count; we live in the same subdivision and are within walking distance of each other. We’ve known each other for about 7-8 years. But I just found out that I know someone who works at Quilts, Inc. I got too excited, talked…
finished BIMB block # 3
My typical pattern for making these particular set of blocks is on day 1, I pull all the fabrics. I pull the fabrics for the flower or flowers, leaves, stem, but also the background and sashing. I iron as needed, and cut the background and sashing. Then I pull out my stash of Pellon and…
better off winging it
I like the Sulky stabilizer a lot. I actually have used it more times than I can count. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to make it work, but there is one thing that needs to happen, and that’s to uncheck any box when printing that constrains the print size. I printed this off…