I laid out the blocks on the floor and arranged and re-arranged them until I felt they were a good mix. The cats helped, of course, which caused me to have to re-arrange them multiple times. But I stacked my columns for webbing that should happen soon! I’ve been getting lots of practice with webbing… Continue reading Final piecing soon
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Purple-y
I thought the color selections so far were missing a bit of purple, so I chose some of the recent gray-purples (deep plum?) I used in the last Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt I finished. I came home from a recent quilt meeting with some donated fabric scraps, so I’m in the process of pressing and… Continue reading Purple-y
Turquoise
This block came together pretty quickly, like the last one. I had a couple of fabrics I could have chosen for the darkest, but I really liked the graphic “blocks” print. I’ve used that fabric in several quilts. It provides a great contrast to the bright, bold floral medium print. And the sweet light floral… Continue reading Turquoise
Much less fussy
Compared to the last block, this one went up on the design board and right to the sewing machine. I just love all the fabrics in this one – swirls at midnight and snowy twilight and little flowers on a cloudy day (at least in my mind).
Happy starburst
This one threatened to overcome me. I started going one direction, all yellows, but the background I had chosen just didn’t mesh with those. So I replaced the darkest golden yellow with the blue/multicolor, which worked much better. And I replaced the medium and lightest yellows with some brighter ones (yes, brighter!). But when I… Continue reading Happy starburst