I finally finished cutting and pressing my on-bias half square triangle sets for all of the remaining 22 full and 4 half blocks of my Peaks and Valleys quilt. I just did a few here and a few there, and on Friday morning, before getting together with my friend Sallie for brunch, this step was… Continue reading On-bias sets ready
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Sitting and sewing
Thursday night I got together with a couple of other quilters and we had a nice time sitting and sewing. This time I brought my sewing machine and worked on my Turnabout Granny Square quilt. I honestly didn’t expect to get as much accomplished as I did, but it was a great night for sewing.… Continue reading Sitting and sewing
Omigosh! quilt
I couldn’t help myself. Once I get an idea in my head, I have to try it, just to see how difficult and time-consuming it is or will be. It isn’t really all that difficult, if you just cut and sew accurately. The first time I put together the lime green block, I used big,… Continue reading Omigosh! quilt
Bright starburst
I picked up this brighter, chunkier plaid (check?) and had a time picking fabrics to go with it. I started with the aqua print with orange flowers, which is probably the reason I had such a time finding additional coordinating fabrics. Once again, I wanted to find something that would go with all of the… Continue reading Bright starburst
Plum and olive starburst
I made this block about a week ago, in between sewing some of the Peaks and Valleys blocks. It has some brown in it, but I think it’s different enough from the last block with the bits of green, purple, and a teensy bit of orange in the plaid. I used that plum/olive fabric as… Continue reading Plum and olive starburst