I’ll have to make this quick. It’s fabulous weather in our corner of the world today and we are headed out the door in a minute. I actually finished this one up last night. I had some rick rack so I thought I would use that for the basket handle instead of attempting another curve. …
Month: October 2016
Block 72 – Full Circle Star
So….those points are all exactly the same size. What you can’t see in this photo is how many times I pulled out stitches and sewed it again. And again. And again. Folks, this is the best I had on this one! The original pattern called for small circles appliqued on there, but what can I…
144 blocks done
I started singing “99 bottles of beer on the wall” as I was wrapping this one up while I counted down the last 4, then 3, then 2, and finally 1 block to sew. I’m going to wait a couple of weeks or so before quilting it but I’m happy that the quilt top is…
Block 73 – + Love
I’ve been showing symptoms of an illness; I kept putting it off to do anything about it but the reality is I had to admit to myself on Friday that I couldn’t ignore it any longer. I’m in good health overall but there were clear signs that the diagnosis would be TSSF. I’ve finished 72…
Block 71 – First Stitch
If I can’t confess this on my own blog, then where can I safely write about how this block came about? I used probably the most scientific way possible to pick fabrics for this block. I…used the scraps I found…on the floor! Please, someone – anyone! – tell me your sewing area is a disaster…
Block 69 – Full Circle
I think the comment on the last post – you win some and you lose some – applies to this block. I’ve sewn a few circles in my life. They’re not the easiest thing, although that paper pieced dress still wins first place for the hardest block to make. Sewing in a circle on a…
Block 68 – Wild Roses
I have some good news, and I have some bad news. The good news is this block. I am enjoying the appliqued blocks more and more as I go along, and Pat as usual has done a great job creating a unique block that is probably going to look good whether you’ve been sewing a…
Block 70 – Bows
The pattern for this block calls for 17 pieces for each quadrant. Or rather, 68 pieces for the entire 6″ block. Some of the pieces in here are 1/2 of 1 square inch! I combined the center block with 2 of the triangles so I did cut out a few of the tiny ones. Unfortunately,…
mental health day
I don’t know what other companies call it, but sometimes if I’ve had “one of those weeks”, I’ll take Friday off as a spontaneous vacation day just to clear my head. Today was a bank holiday in the U.S. – Columbus day – and the school was out so I took the day off to…
mattress vs drop size
Oops. That’s all I have. Just “oops”. I’m making 2 quilts for the boys based on a double bed. One boy has a twin but I wanted them to be the same size so I’m making them both for the double bed. I went to QuiltMaker’s site for suggested sizes and failed to notice –…
why I love Accuquilt
We’re in the last 3 months of the year and that means any quilts I might make for Christmas presents needs to be started. I can work under a tight deadline, but I prefer not to. I had a request to make one of my nephews a quilt but what my family didn’t know was…