So the blocks are now officially past halfway being pieced. Still quite a way to go, but on the downhill slide now at least. One thing that is “slowing me down” is I’ve picked up a few other blocks and am piecing those together in between some of the piecing of this project. I’ve slotted… Continue reading And then there were 5
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Rows 1-4
And the blocks are nearly halfway complete! It’s really cool to see the design take shape as each strip is added.
Rows 1-3
My cornea checkup went pretty well this week. Things are slightly worse than two years ago, but not significantly so. As long as the Fuchs’ dystrophy is still slow-progressing, we’ll just keep a watch on it. It doesn’t have anything to do with my bilateral persistent central vision scotomas (yes, they’ve named the blind spots),… Continue reading Rows 1-3
Block piecing, part 1
I began piecing strips into blocks for Silk Path, and so far I’ve completed sewing strips 1 and 2 together. I’ve decided to go ahead and sew in order, so now I’m starting to add strip 3 to the sets. There are quite a few, so I’m just doing this as I have time this… Continue reading Block piecing, part 1
Neptune in orange
Recently, the Wrap Them in Hugs quilting ministry began working through some of their half-yard stash, creating from it approximately 7 “kits” of color-themed 2½-inch strips (like a jelly roll) to use for charity quilt tops. They started with blue, and I made the Tiffany quilt top from that set. But then, using the colors… Continue reading Neptune in orange