I finally finished this half-bloom, and then I couldn’t wait to put it up on my design wall with the others. Looks perfect, right next to my little kitties and tigers too. The cat’s eyes are the Strawberry Cooler colorway from the Tabby Road collection. I paired that with the Doe-Eyed print in the Tangerine… Continue reading I spy cat’s eyes
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Building little blocks
I’ve taken some of those little 1½” half square triangles that I’ve been making and put two together… then I put two of those together… And then I put four of those together with little 1″ strips and squares… and I’ve made 5 more of these tiny, tiny blocks (for a total of 7 so… Continue reading Building little blocks
Olive and blue starburst
I’ve had three sets of shades of green homespun plaid strips cut and waiting to be made into new blocks, so I got the first of the three done this weekend. It might be a little hard to tell, but the olive plaid has a stripe of navy running through it, which made me want… Continue reading Olive and blue starburst
MEG Mystery Part 1
Why MEG? Well, those are my initials, and I couldn’t come up with something more clever and unique as I was writing the introduction post, ha! First things first – I cut a bunch of strips out of the background and set them aside. 15 total, each 3½ inches by width of fabric (WOF) –… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 1
Crazy up close
But subtle from far away – that’s what this combination makes me think. The values of both color shades are pretty close. I’m still going through scraps and cutting and sorting, and this one called out to be made into an Arrowhead block. I started with the peachy fabric, and started going through my multicolor… Continue reading Crazy up close