Have you ever had one of those days when, no matter how hard you tried, you just couldn’t get it (whatever it was) right? I had one of those days this week. Every time I pieced parts of the sashing together, I had to take them back apart. My brain just wasn’t firing on all… Continue reading Almost!
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Tula’s Bloomers
I went to a monthly get-together with quilting friends yesterday, and didn’t feel like taking my machine with me, so I picked up a hand-piecing project that I haven’t worked on in a while. This one has been taking a back seat due to my focus on the Over the Rainbow quilt. Now that that… Continue reading Tula’s Bloomers
And now… with sashing row
I’ve been piecing the other rows of my Over the Rainbow quilt, but I can’t piece them to each other without sewing sashing rows onto them. I had to cut the rest of the sashing strips and squares first (check!), and yesterday afternoon was the first chance I had to sew one regular row to… Continue reading And now… with sashing row
Starburst diversion
I had been eyeing the plaid for this version of the Sunshine and Shadow Starburst block, and pulled out some pink fabric from the scrap bin that I thought would coordinate nicely. When I got to the turquoise/teals, though, I went in a little different direction than I originally intended. So the interior of the… Continue reading Starburst diversion
A rainbow row
I had a lot going on this weekend, but I managed to get one row pieced for my Over the Rainbow quilt, and I’m thrilled with how it looks so far. Each successive row will shift the colors to the left by one, and there will be sashing rows of black with a rainbow of… Continue reading A rainbow row