Kathy, thank you for being the “kick in the pants” to get me back on the blog again. I did indeed finally finish The Splendid Sampler quilt and yes, that finger that was sewn through was a huge factor in why it’s taken me so long. That hurt. It still hurts. Anything that involves using…
Category: EPP
Block 82 – Under the Apple Tree
I was thinking this afternoon as I finished this up I didn’t know why it took me so long to finish this block. But then I remembered that I was busy quilting 3 tops with my Avante when this one came out so I put it off on purpose. I cut each of the pieces…
En Provence semaine deux
I had a vacation day scheduled for yesterday so I got a few things done around the house but mostly got some sewing done. The second clue for the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt was released; it’s one set of blocks per week and most years she has about 6-8 weeks. This week called for 100…
Block 84 – The Early Bird
Before I forget, if you like Libs Elliott’s quilt designs, she is having a huge 50% off sale on downloadable patterns right now. You can buy them online at http://www.libselliott.com/shop/ . I bought 3 for $5 CAD each and in USD that was – well I don’t remember; maybe $13? Anyway, insanely cheap. She has…
hundreds of hours
I realized today – the hard way – that the connectors also have 24 pieces each, which is the same as each block. And with 2 sashes that equal 20 pieces, they almost take as much time. Yep, time to work on some of this! I decided to do some math. 56 blocks – 24…
Bloom quilt top finished!
I didn’t spend an inordinate amount of time working on the sashes for the outer edges; Lori Holt had posted that she was going to show a copy of her finished quilt so that gave me the heads up that I shouldn’t expect detailed instructions on “use this fabric on row 1, block 1”. So…
Bloom block 19
I admit it; I’m sad to see this sew-along come to an end. This is block 19 of 20; last week is the last block and then it will be time to sew on the outer sashing and border, and then quilt it. I’m usually more drawn to primary colors over soft palettes. My…
Block 28 – Stitching Fashion
Does this block look like it was hard to make? I sure hope it does. I hope that you can look at that, see a 6″ finished block and then imagine just how incredibly tiny some of the pieces are on here, like the top of the bodice. And the teeny tiny triangle at the…
Block #25 – Sunday Best
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…
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…
another Lucy block
I got a lot more pieces cut out for the Hunters Star quilt yesterday before dinner and got several pieces sewed too. I even made an adjustment to the backup machine when it was acting up, and now it’s running better than ever. I might have found my new profession if this keeps up! I…
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…