A friend who was recently downsizing gave me some of her unused fabric, some of which was more suited to clothing than to quilting. Coincidentally, I had recently purchased some sewing patterns on clearance, including a top that I saw someone else had recently finished in a Facebook sewing group I’ve joined. There was just… Continue reading New Look N6719
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Sand Castles finished
And I love, love, love the scrappy binding with it. The quilting is superb, once again, by Margie Dill. She picked out the perfect design. I also love that she used a pink thread, which matches both front and back so well. Plus, I love, love, love the back. I had saved this special piece… Continue reading Sand Castles finished
Time to make binding
My Sand Castles quilt just came back from my quilter, and it’s so beautiful! When I picked it up, we were chatting about the quilt and binding, and she suggested a scrappy binding. I really think that would be perfect for this quilt (and several upcoming) because of their scrappy nature and lack of any… Continue reading Time to make binding
Renaming the design
After seeing several comments on my photos on Facebook, calling it a “woven” courthouse steps pattern, I decided that was better than shaded, so Woven Lanterns Courthouse Steps it is! I went on a week-long quilting retreat with some friends at the beginning of June. This became the purpose for all of the days and… Continue reading Renaming the design
More strip sets
It looks like I’ve decided this is an imperative project for the retreat I’m going to be attending soon. I’m obsessed with cutting enough strip sets to make the entire quilt, not just get it started, which is super-ambitious. I think I have all of the light sets cut and clipped, and have been working… Continue reading More strip sets