I had to press and cut more fabric because of the size of strips/pieces needed. So I spent a fair amount of time doing that. Then a bit more time trying to piece. I say “trying” because of this… I finally managed to finish piecing the first step of this clue. And I finished one… Continue reading Part five, step one
Category: Sewing
General sewing
All the little hourglasses
I finally got all those half units made, and then set to work on putting them all together. Rather than leaving them out to mingle with the other pieces, I’ve been putting each clue’s units into a baggie and keeping them together in a little project box. I made a couple of extra, just because.… Continue reading All the little hourglasses
Working on hourglass units
I’m nearly to the halfway point of creating the hourglass units for clue 4. I have just a few more strips to cut into quarter-square triangles, piece together, then I can begin combining all the ones I’ve made into hourglass units. I’m using Bonnie’s Essential Triangle Tool ruler, which has quite literally become an essential… Continue reading Working on hourglass units
Quilt layout struggles
Even though I’m not through piecing all of the blocks for my leader-ender challenge quilt from last year, I’ve been struggling with how to arrange the blocks (sashing? if so, how big? no sashing? alternate blocks? if so, what kind of alternates?). The blocks themselves are 6-inch finished, which means that the layout I choose… Continue reading Quilt layout struggles
Catching Up
I participated in not one, but two Sit n Sews over the past week. Last night we sewed for a few hours here in town and I managed to finally catch up through Clue 3 of Rhododendron Trail. Just in time for the release of Clue 4, ha ha! I took today off as a… Continue reading Catching Up