I’ve been following along with Edyta Sitar’s latest mystery quilt along and I really like the style, so I picked out some fabrics that I think would work for it. I do like the combination of colors here. Here is the monochrome version of the fabrics, to check for values, and I think it all… Continue reading Should I start another mystery?
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Tula’s Bloomers half block
I’ve counted the number of blocks I have left to piece together, and there are only 3 more after this half-block. This will go along the edge of the quilt. I think it’s the perfect use of the feature print from the De La Luna collection. Once I get those made, I’ll have to remove… Continue reading Tula’s Bloomers half block
Flutter units final step
Before piecing the blocks, that is. I finally have all of the smaller units cut and sewn, and now those units are all ready to make into the final pieces that make up the unequal nine-patch that makes these blocks. Getting to this point has been a lot slower-going than I thought it would be.… Continue reading Flutter units final step
Slow unit piecing
I’m slowly whittling the pieces stacks into unit stacks, but it’s taking what seems like a really long time. And what’s ironic about this is that I’ll need to take several units and pieces in those stacks and put them together into larger units before I can piece each block together. I’ll definitely have something… Continue reading Slow unit piecing
Quilt top (no borders)
I put those blocks together into a quilt top, and now I just need to add the borders. There is supposed to be a white inner border that matches the white from the blocks. I need to check to see if I have enough of that fabric to make that in this quilt – I’ve… Continue reading Quilt top (no borders)