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
Category: Sewing
General sewing
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
Afghan quilt square 4
After finishing the jacket, I decided to make my fourth little afghan quilt square. I happened to be moving around some piles of scraps, and started with the gold print first. I found a little piece of the light blue next, and then decided to round it out with the darker blue scrap. I cut… Continue reading Afghan quilt square 4
Tree-mendous Jacket finished
Well, that was an adventure. But it’s done, and it’s cozy (of course, it’s also still hot summer here). In putting it all together, there were a couple of things that didn’t go as smoothly as I’d have liked. Sewing around the curves of the neck were a bear because of the bulk. In the… Continue reading Tree-mendous Jacket finished