Last year at retreat, I bought a couple of layer cakes (10 inch squares) in addition to the jelly roll (2½ inch strips) I used in the Harvest Moon Lanterns quilt. I’ve been trying to figure out how to use them in quilts, and finally landed on the First Night pattern by Villa Rosa Designs.… Continue reading First Night in The Great Outdoors
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Pennies from Heaven (variation)
My Thursday quilting group made up kits of green 2.5-inch strips, similar to the blues, and I thought about doing Tiffany again, but the Pennies from Heaven quilt design came to mind. I altered it slightly, because it was originally a 5 blocks square design. I figured up that if I knocked off one column… Continue reading Pennies from Heaven (variation)
Tiffany in Blue
I was excited to get this fabric kit from my Thursday quilting group last week and try the Tiffany pattern by Villa Rosa Designs. I don’t buy many jelly rolls, but I really liked Pam’s idea of color-themed packs of around 40 2.5″ width strips to make charity quilts. We could make a jelly roll… Continue reading Tiffany in Blue
Panel A sets
I finished sewing enough sets of Panel A together that I was able to complete the number of sets I need for this section (yay!). I think I’m going to work on Panel C sets next, and then Panel E, because those sets are pressed the same way (and Panel B and D sets are… Continue reading Panel A sets
Strip sets underway
I’ve managed to start some strip sets, but I have a good long way to go. Little steps will get me there. Love these colors and these little strips.