I had some scraps sitting on my cutting table and just looking at two of the fabrics, I thought they might look nice together as another Aunt Beulah’s Arrowheads block. The contrast is a bit lighter than in some of the other blocks, but I like it well enough. I’ll definitely have a variety of… Continue reading Scraps become blocks
Category: Sewing
General sewing
A little cheer
I found the little homespun plaid in this block at a quilting retreat I went on last year. So I pulled some fabrics that I thought would coordinate, and set to making another Sunshine and Shadow Starburst block. I don’t think I have too many more of these to make before I can lay them… Continue reading A little cheer
Ok, I’ll admit it
I ran out of steam. I mean, really ran out of steam on this project. I had originally intended it for a certain purpose. Plans changed, and I had already purchased fabric for two versions, so I decided to forge ahead. But then the vision problems happened, and I still tried to continue. Midway through… Continue reading Ok, I’ll admit it
Chilhowie Inspired
Leia, my little tortie cat, wanted to claim the quilt before it was even trimmed and bound. I was originally going to use the fabric I used for binding as another narrow border, but decided at the end that it would look better just as the binding, and I think it pulls the final quilt… Continue reading Chilhowie Inspired
Lady Tulip
I have been taking a short break from my mystery quilt to do a few different things. Life, in general, seems to have gotten busy, even though I’m not really doing much. I’ve gotten three quilts back from my quilter recently, so I’m working on trimming and binding them all. Here is the first of… Continue reading Lady Tulip