I hit a speed bump this past week when I took our little kitty Luke to have his teeth cleaned. They do a blood test first to ensure there isn’t anything going on that the anesthesia might exacerbate. He’s never had a blood test before, so we don’t know if this was an acute or… Continue reading Speed bump
Momentum
With the momentum of two baby quilts fully finished, I pulled out another quilt top that I don’t remember ever even taking a photo of when I was working on it or when it was finished. A friend asked me to help her teach a quilt class to some ladies at church in late 2024.… Continue reading Momentum
Second quilt fully finished
And, I’m even more satisfied with this quilt than the first. I feel like I got the backing a little straighter, the layers basted together a little more evenly, and it didn’t take me as long to quilt as it took the first. The binding, like the first quilt, is bias, and the stripes doing… Continue reading Second quilt fully finished
Log Cabin blocks
One of my quilting groups (I am a member of several now) is doing a yearly charity project where we all make blocks and one member will piece them all together and then quilt it (someone else binds). Last year it was the Stash Buster Challenge block from 2024. This year we are doing the… Continue reading Log Cabin blocks
Baby quilt fully finished
Finally, quilt #1 (which was Charm Pack Baby Quilt #2 when I pieced it back in 2022) is quilted and bound, ready to be donated. I think I’m going to give this to DSAMT (Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee). They give quilts to babies and children born with Down Syndrome as part of their… Continue reading Baby quilt fully finished