I made this block a couple of weeks ago and forgot to share it. I love browns and creams together in quilts, and I really like how this version of the Sunshine and Shadow Starburst looks.
Category: Sewing
General sewing
About that Grandpa’s Star
As I was talking about the Omigosh! quilt yesterday, I realized that I had never posted a photo of that one Grandpa’s Star block that I had made. I meant to, because I uploaded a photo. But then I got distracted, and never shared it. This block is from Bonnie Hunter’s Addicted to Scraps column… Continue reading About that Grandpa’s Star
Prepping or procrastinating?
I was running out of leader/ender “kits” that I use between blocks when I can’t use the units within the blocks themselves. So I pulled out my “Scraps of All Sizes” box. And I spent most of the afternoon Sunday working on pressing and cutting those into the standard size strips and squares that I… Continue reading Prepping or procrastinating?
More kitties in quilts
Well, I managed to finish the last block for the two rows I’ve been working on. This one uses the Disco Kitty print (Marmalade Skies colorway) from the Tabby Road fabric line of 2017. And I finished sewing the blocks into two rows. These rows won’t be adjacent in the quilt, I just threw them… Continue reading More kitties in quilts
Sideways Owls
She had the best laid plans… then everything went sideways. It seems that even when I think I’m doing something right, I’m doing something different than what I’d planned. This block uses the Owl print (Peony colorway) from the All-Stars fabric line of 2018. I’d originally planned to have him vertical, but it seems he… Continue reading Sideways Owls