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
Category: Sewing
General sewing
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
Not the next-to-last bloom
Not even close. But I’ll get to that in a minute. You wouldn’t necessarily know it, but the large hexagons in this bloom are the flowers from the Squirrel print in the Begonia colorway from 2018’s All Stars fabric collection. In the interior are two sets of concentric triangles using Lantern in the Strawberry coloway… Continue reading Not the next-to-last bloom
Peaks and Valleys
I got Peaks and Valleys back from the quilter a couple of weeks ago, but was focused on my quilted jacket until now. I finally picked out the fabric I wanted to use for the binding, and I think this print (Tick Tock Stripe from 2016’s Chipper collection) is one of my favorites for that.… Continue reading Peaks and Valleys
Charm Baskets 2-5
I am really getting a kick out of making these. It’s fun to watch the fabric turn into baskets, and then it’s really enjoyable to hand appliqué the fused handles to the background. I recently bought some more colors of thread at a Hobby Lobby 50% off sale too, so I should have colors that… Continue reading Charm Baskets 2-5