I was thinking about not participating in this year’s mystery, with all the other things I have going on. And when I saw the original colors, which are a bit brighter, I was even more convinced that I wasn’t going to do this year’s mystery. I just wasn’t into the brighter turquoise, orange, and purples.… Continue reading Chilhowie fabric pull
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General sewing
Slow cut strips
I made my brother a quilt a long, long time ago, almost 20 years ago now (wow!). I hand-quilted it (when I was hand-quilting most of my quilts), so it took a while to make, start-to-finish. I drafted out the ship blocks after watching an episode of Quilting from the Heartland with Sharlene Jorgenson. But… Continue reading Slow cut strips
Month 8 Lady Tulip blocks
Above is block 22. I actually did all squares instead of the rectangle she has you do, but the result is close to the same as the model quilt. Block 23 went together pretty easily, and I only had to rip out and re-sew one section of one of the three blocks. That was when… Continue reading Month 8 Lady Tulip blocks
MEG Mystery Part 4
Okay, those two weeks went by way faster than I expected. Two more blocks this time, and both will measure 12.5 inches pieced, 12 inches finished in the quilt. I decided to piece both of these at the same time, since many of the pieces and units were similar. Cutting the Pieces Block 6 Background:… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 4
Time to change the bed quilt
As we go from late summer into early autumn, the timing was perfect to update my bed quilt and use my newest finish. My Straits of Mackinac has been on it most of the summer, and that quilt definitely has a more “summer” feel to the colors. I love how this quilt fits on the… Continue reading Time to change the bed quilt