25% of the way through the Splendid Sampler. This has been such a reminder of just how quickly life passes by. The first block was released Sunday, February 14th. Does that seem so long ago? Do you remember anything particular about that day other than it was Valentine’s day? Just 3 short months later and even…
Category: Lucy Boston
6 Lucy Boston blocks
A quick post before I’m offline for the day. I sewed enough with my featherweight to know it sewed a perfectly straight stitch and then I spent the rest of the day with the family. I didn’t even start the Splendid Sampler block for Sunday, no prep work for the Bloom block of the week….
all that for nothing
One of the stores near me was having a fabric sale last weekend but the catch was the smallest cut was 1/2 yard. Most of the patchwork of the crosses block have 4 distinct parts in them – the 4 in the middle and the 4 that fit in the corners around it (blue in…
Devo day
It’s a work in progress day (Whip it! Whip it good! At least that’s what I think of every time I see the acronym WIP). This doesn’t include the Leah Day blocks because at this point, I don’t have room for those large blocks with everything else I have pinned up. I’m still thinking about…
Version 2
This is my second option for the patchwork of the crosses block. It turns out that this one has been a lot more of a challenge than I expected. I might still change it from here, but this is a definite improvement over my first take. In other quilting news, disaster struck yesterday afternoon,…
Lucy Boston block # 4
This is just laid out, not sewn. I’m thinking the yellow is too yellow and not creamy enough. Or, maybe I need to make those 8 outer pieces all yellow instead. The cross doesn’t seem to pop out on this one yet. My other thought was to pick up the light blue instead of the…
tiny stitches
The first Lucy Boston block I made, I spaced the stitches out entirely too far apart. They really were more basted than they were hand sewn. I think I’ve slowly found the stitch length that I’m comfortable with. I showed a couple of these to a friend over the weekend and she remarked that the…
glue stick secret club
Ever wondered what the inside of an Elmer’s glue stick looks like? The wait is over – it looks like that 4-pronged purple glob. I worked on some more hunters star pieces yesterday morning. Pressing seams in the right direction is key to this block. If it’s the mostly white block, it’s easy to remember…
TX quilt shows
I came across this today for any Texans (or anyone who’s up for a road trip) who are interested in upcoming quilt shows across the state the rest of this year – http://www.quiltersresources.net/quiltshows_tx.html . I also finished cutting out the other pieces for a POTC block. I bought a fat quarter of another fabric that has this…
Bloom block 13
I really need to figure out some good spots to take photos sometime, since I take so many! This window faces south and it was after work when I finished it which means it had artificial lighting. If you’re following Lori Holt’s Bloom sew-along then you know what it looks like. My neighbors were getting…