I’ve had the fabric for the Turnabout Granny Square quilt for a while – I actually got both a jelly roll and a layer cake because I liked these flannels so much. They are Woolies Flannel by Bonnie Sullivan for Maywood Studio. This colorway is no longer in production, but as of the time of… Continue reading Fun flannels
Author: Melissa
Under- or over-estimating
Yeah, I totally either overestimated how much I could get done before my week off to sew with friends, or I underestimated how long it would take to get the basic units sewn. I originally thought (a couple of months ago) that I would have all of the units ready to put together into blocks… Continue reading Under- or over-estimating
Then I went off the rails
I saw a quilt that someone posted on social media in late 2019 that I thought was really pretty. I mocked up the block from that quilt in EQ7 at the time, but didn’t see any mention of the designer or quilt name, so it’s just been an unknown scrappy block that I’ve had printed… Continue reading Then I went off the rails
Think I’ve finished cutting
Whew! I believe I’ve finally finished cutting all of the pieces I need to piece together all of the units for my Straits of Mackinac quilt. Now the real work can begin. I’m also thinking I need something a little less challenging to work on when I get frazzled with this one, and I don’t… Continue reading Think I’ve finished cutting
Weaving in ends
I finally finished knitting the panels of My Flock of Sheep skirt, and seamed them together. Then I bound it off, loosely, or so I thought. Well, it wasn’t as loosely or as stretchy a bind-off as I needed it to be, so I spend another day putting it back on the needles and re-binding… Continue reading Weaving in ends