Sewing – Page 28 – Lissylaine

Almost ready to put together

I didn’t have as much time this weekend to really work on anything, as I spent the afternoons at my brother’s helping him organize and re-organize some of the stuff in his house. We got a lot accomplished, so we felt really good about it. But in between that and all the other usual weekend… Continue reading Almost ready to put together

More cuteness please

As is often the case, I could not resist making one to try out the process and Edyta Sitar’s (Laundry Basket Quilts) Charm Basket pattern. I decided to try finishing the handle with hand applique, and I love that you can barely (if that) see the stitches on the front. The little fusible strip holds… Continue reading More cuteness please

Planting trees

I finished making all of my little foundation paper-pieced tree blocks. I was reminded as I did them how much I dislike that method because of the waste. Waste of fabric, waste of thread, waste of paper. While it’s true that you can get incredibly intricate designs that are pretty much impossible any other way,… Continue reading Planting trees

Trying a pre-cut kit

Back before I started the Lady Tulip quilt, I was chatting with the girls at Sit and Sew. One of them suggested that I should just try a pre-cut quilt – just one. Well, if there was ever a pre-cut kit to try, this would be it, because of the angles and all. So I… Continue reading Trying a pre-cut kit

Growing some trees

I have almost half of my trees foundation paper-pieced. I’m using a darker and a lighter muslin, so these are the darker muslin versions. I started out using mostly green fabrics, but quickly switched to using other colors to make prettier trees. I’ll probably make a few more all-green or mostly-green trees and continue with… Continue reading Growing some trees