You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have The facts of life, the facts of life. source: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/thefactsoflifelyrics.html Yep, that block is wrong. Not only are the geese not lined up, but there’s a pucker that’s going to need to come out of there. The struggle is…
Month: February 2016
trying out fabric
Mary Fons started her own fabric line called Small Wonders. It’s based on small print fabrics which sounds like a great idea for anyone who likes to make traditional patchwork quilts. I like applique, I also like patchwork. I bought a few fabrics and tried out a few blocks, including this one. If I end…
Bloom block 3
Lori does a great job of giving very detailed instructions to make the block look natural. To me, it doesn’t look obvious that she’s given very detailed instructions where each stem goes, how long each one is, where each and every single leaf goes, how far from the top and side the flower is, etc….
flying geese
Half square triangles and flying geese is what’s on the February menu for Leah Day’s machine quilting block party. There are a number of different ways to do these, and hers is one I’ve done before. Draw a line, corner to corner on the smaller square then lay that on the larger piece. Sew on…