With February coming to a close, I pulled out The Lord’s Prayer for a little bit more stitching and backstitching last night. The title/banner area is almost half-complete now. And here is the full design so far.The colors and shading of that title/banner section are so lovely.
Author: Melissa
All blocks complete
I finally finished all of the Off the Trail blocks and added sashing to all the appropriate ones. And then I realized why I don’t like adding the sashing this way. It makes seams run in the same direction as opposed to opposite directions, which makes nesting seams when sewing them all together kind of… Continue reading All blocks complete
Putting it off no longer
I don’t know why I find hand sewing the binding to a quilt so tedious, but apparently I do. So I tend to put it off, and off, and off, especially if I don’t have a deadline. Well, I still don’t have a deadline, but I do have a need to get this quilt off… Continue reading Putting it off no longer
Brilliant blue
I finally finished knitting the Matisse Blue colorway Age of Brass and Steam Kerchief for my friend Georgia, so I’ll be able to give it to her tomorrow. She may be able to wear it a bit the remainder of this season, but it will probably be more useful next winter. I love this color.… Continue reading Brilliant blue
A perfect match
When I was at the quilting group meeting last weekend, my friend Lois gave me some of her leftover scraps from an old project. She knows I do a lot of scrap projects, and also that we love kitties. As soon as I saw these, I knew they would be perfect as another Aunt Beulah’s… Continue reading A perfect match