Author: Melissa

Renaming the design

After seeing several comments on my photos on Facebook, calling it a “woven” courthouse steps pattern, I decided that was better than shaded, so Woven Lanterns Courthouse Steps it is! I went on a week-long quilting retreat with some friends at the beginning of June. This became the purpose for all of the days and… Continue reading Renaming the design

More strip sets

It looks like I’ve decided this is an imperative project for the retreat I’m going to be attending soon. I’m obsessed with cutting enough strip sets to make the entire quilt, not just get it started, which is super-ambitious. I think I have all of the light sets cut and clipped, and have been working… Continue reading More strip sets

Scrapping it up

Here is a recent shot of my design wall before I had to take down the blocks to make room for other things. Left to right, there’s a sliver of Tula’s Bloomers behind a flannel-backed tablecloth that I had to hang so I could keep it on the design wall in iplace, but still have… Continue reading Scrapping it up

Another shawl start

This is the local indie dyer’s beautiful hand-dyed yarn I purchased on Local Yarn Store day at my local yarn shop. I think it’s just gorgeous, and the color is hard to capture in photos. I started the Storm shawl by Joji Locatelli. It is a one-skein design, and I think it will maximize the… Continue reading Another shawl start