I’ve been working mostly on the string pieced sections of the Sand Castles quilt, but I decided I just had to see how they are going to look as finished blocks, so I put together two of them. I went with a white-on-white print for the sashing strips because I wanted it to have a… Continue reading Two blocks
Author: Melissa
Random fun this week
Tissue paper from gifts – my husband was getting ready to throw away some from several retirement gifts he received last weekend. I grabbed them before he could complete the motion and mentioned that I could reuse or recycle them. And yes, I could absolutely reuse them as tissue paper in future gifts. But I… Continue reading Random fun this week
Another new thing
The Fernfrost Scarf has been on my to-do list for several years now. I bought the yarn and pattern at a fiber festival in late 2014, but hadn’t started it until now. This photo is one repeat of the pattern plus a couple of rows of the second repeat. The yarn is a non-superwash lace… Continue reading Another new thing
Starting something new
Backstory: A friend from church asked me if I could sew letters and numbers on a letterman’s jacket sleeves for one of her sons. I wasn’t sure if I could, so I said “possibly.” I watched a few videos on how other people did it, and fortunately the jacket had a zipper in the lining… Continue reading Starting something new
Scraps become blocks
I had some scraps sitting on my cutting table and just looking at two of the fabrics, I thought they might look nice together as another Aunt Beulah’s Arrowheads block. The contrast is a bit lighter than in some of the other blocks, but I like it well enough. I’ll definitely have a variety of… Continue reading Scraps become blocks