The main blue print fabric in this block is from the first skirt that I made that was meant to just be a muslin test. Of course, I liked it so well that I still wear it. The other fabric is leftover sateen backing fabric from Straits of Mackinac. I thought the two complemented each… Continue reading Arrowhead blocks from leftovers
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Purple-to-gray sets
The next step of piecing is complete for half of the blocks as I added the large triangles to the purple-to-gray sets of Peaks and Valley units. I’ll need to do the same to the green-to-turquoise sets before moving on to completing these units so I can sew them into the blocks. Meanwhile, I keep… Continue reading Purple-to-gray sets
Off the Trail quilted
I picked up my Off the Trail quilt from my quilter yesterday morning, and I love, love, love the quilting pattern. It’s called Cotton Seed, and it looks a lot like the Cotton brand motif. It’s just the perfect complement to the angles of this quilt. Now I need to find the binding fabric (same… Continue reading Off the Trail quilted
Mirrored sets of HSTs
Another step is complete for all of the remaining blocks. This project should be a really fun one, because I love all of the fabrics and colors. But I think because of the odd sizes and bias edges everywhere, working on these is such a slog. The sooner I complete this quilt top, the better.… Continue reading Mirrored sets of HSTs
On-bias sets ready
I finally finished cutting and pressing my on-bias half square triangle sets for all of the remaining 22 full and 4 half blocks of my Peaks and Valleys quilt. I just did a few here and a few there, and on Friday morning, before getting together with my friend Sallie for brunch, this step was… Continue reading On-bias sets ready