I finished the pinwheel in this and thought – well, this is about as good as anything I’ve sewn; I think I’ll just post a picture of this and call it a day! I was trying to find 3 fabrics that pretty equally contrasted with each other while still sticking with some of the darker…
Category: Miscellaneous
Block #52 – Coneflower
This one was downright easy! And the one after this is patchwork so I’m hoping it’s also in the easy category. Block # 52 is an appliqued block if that isn’t obvious. Like the ones before it, I cut out the paper copy of each piece, then traced around each piece onto the Heat ‘n…
Block 51 – Bee Happy
If you’re sewing the Splendid Sampler blocks, it will be apparent that my block # 51 is missing the hexie flower. I can’t find my freezer paper anywhere which I need for the tiny hexies. But the rest is done finally. The rest of this is supposed to look like a bee. Hmm…. Actually I…
2 more machine quilted blocks finished!
Before I forget…I’m almost ready to start cutting out the next quilt and I’m trying something new. I have a paper copy of the pattern and I have the flexible plastic sheets to trace it on to. I’ve never used this technique before – tracing and cutting my own templates onto the flexible plastic. If…
another name tag
It was 5pm yesterday and I needed to leave by 6:10 for the quilt guild meeting when suddenly, I wasn’t feeling it for the name tag that I made the other day. Even as I write that out, I’m thinking “it’s just a name tag!” There’s not a name tag competition or anything. But I…
quilt, quilt, quit
I think our quilt group had the largest number yet go on our road trip yesterday. I don’t know how many there were on the bus but it seemed like I only recognized half of them. Lots of quilters in our area! It was in a venue with quite a few vendors which was nice…
Block 47 – Circle of Love
Geta Grama is a favorite designer of mine and I’ve been looking forward to her block for months. I knew it would be a challenge, and she didn’t disappoint. It might be applique, but as usual she kicked it up a notch. First, it has 17 pieces in a 6″ block, but it’s how the…
Quilt guild name tag
That was quick! Today over lunch, I basted and quilted the block I sew yesterday. Then I cut 2 pieces fur the back and basted and quilted them together. . I cut 2 long pieces 5/8″ wide and ran them each through the same stem maker I used for the Bloom quilt. After that,…
Block #45 – Sewing Nut
I’m caught up – again! At least for now. This is another applique block if that isn’t obvious. When I first saw this block, I just took in what it looked like – a squirrel – and couldn’t imagine how on earth she came up with this as a design. Then I saw the title…
Block #38 – Vintage Flower Basket
I just knew that gold rick rack was going to come in handy some day! That’s left over from a Halloween costume from years ago and I had enough left at the time that I couldn’t just throw it away. And it doesn’t look nearly as shiny after all these years, which is a good…
disappearing thread
Hi everyone! I’m still here! I am officially 3 blocks behind on the Splendid Sampler but I finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I will be back at it tomorrow. Yay! There’s not a lot to write about when I’m spending my free time quilting. I’ve come to realize…
yay for internet!
The past 2 weeks have been craaaaaazy. Unexpected life changing events, deadlines at work that stayed the course (so glad for that!), one child took us on a road trip to where the college journey starts in 2 months, and another headed off to camp. But mostly….well our modem died at home. Or at least I…