I got an unexpected evening to work on the placemats (husband was invited for an impromptu online video game night with friends), so I jumped at the chance to quilt and piece some more. Here I’ve added on the right and left sides of the placemats after piecing them together. They’re coming along and will… Continue reading Placemats part 2
Author: Melissa
New placemats project
Last weekend on Saturday morning, I woke up a little after 2 a.m., and couldn’t go back to sleep. I’ve learned that it’s better to go ahead and get up and do something rather than toss and turn and get frustrated because my mind refused to “turn back off.” So I went into my craft… Continue reading New placemats project
Quilting time begins
As I mentioned previously, last weekend Amy Beth and I basted our quilts. We both did some quilting on practice pieces to get a feel for the walking foot, and to get some idea of how we each might want to quilt our quilts. This weekend there was a bit more practice, and she worked… Continue reading Quilting time begins
String pieced border
I finally got all of my string blocks de-papered, and began piecing them together. I’ve got three of them attached to the quilt now, with one to go. Once that’s done, I need to stay-stitch around the quilt to stabilize all of those bias edges. I think this is going to look just the way… Continue reading String pieced border
Quilt basting
This weekend Amy Beth and I worked on basting our quilts. We each basted a medium-sized quilt with 505 basting spray using the method demonstrated in a Craftsy class video (Small Machine, Big Quilts, Better Results). I went first, and learned that less really is more/better when applying the spray baste. We used that information… Continue reading Quilt basting