Once I finished this bloom, I set it into place, and the birds said, “Nope, we don’t belong here.” I had to agree with them. What I thought would work definitely does not. So I asked if they wanted to try a different location, and they said, “We should fly higher.” So I just put… Continue reading The birds said nope
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Charm Baskets 6-8
At my sit and sew group last night, I decided to work on some hand sewing. I took a new Tula’s Bloomers block (that I haven’t finished yet – maybe I’ll finish that up tonight) and my little Charm Baskets. I now have three more of those basket handles stitched down. The pink/red one was… Continue reading Charm Baskets 6-8
Teal and purple unicorns
Before I move on to new blooms, I figured I should go ahead and finish up the last bloom I had prepped (and was in progress sewing together). It has been so long since I actually fussy-cut for a kaleidoscope bloom, I’m going to need to refresh my memory on the best way to go… Continue reading Teal and purple unicorns
Month 6 Lady Tulip blocks
This month’s blocks have been posted on Edyta’s blog and YouTube channel, and I had actually seen a couple of photos in the Laundry Basket Quilts of the completed blocks for this month. It seems like just a few days have passed since the previous month – that’s just how fast time seems to be… Continue reading Month 6 Lady Tulip blocks
Figuring out fabrics
So I spent some time going through my stash and trying to figure out which prints I want to use as the primary bloom hexagons. I will still have to figure out the coordinating prints (and how I want to design each bloom), but this is what I have in mind. This will be a… Continue reading Figuring out fabrics