It has probably been over a year since I worked on this project. I had started block 6, but hadn’t made much progress on it until I got it back out Saturday and began working on it during a small quilt group get-together. This block is called “The Flower Patch.” It will have a watering… Continue reading Chateau Hexagon block 6
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Quilting Besties
I had a really nice time today even though it rained all day. It was a monthly get together with some quilting friends, and Alecia (far left) made t-shirts for all of us. Isn’t she fabulous? Left to right next to her are Lois, Sallie, and myself. I finally managed to hem some jeans and… Continue reading Quilting Besties
Fun flannels
I’ve had the fabric for the Turnabout Granny Square quilt for a while – I actually got both a jelly roll and a layer cake because I liked these flannels so much. They are Woolies Flannel by Bonnie Sullivan for Maywood Studio. This colorway is no longer in production, but as of the time of… Continue reading Fun flannels
Under- or over-estimating
Yeah, I totally either overestimated how much I could get done before my week off to sew with friends, or I underestimated how long it would take to get the basic units sewn. I originally thought (a couple of months ago) that I would have all of the units ready to put together into blocks… Continue reading Under- or over-estimating
Then I went off the rails
I saw a quilt that someone posted on social media in late 2019 that I thought was really pretty. I mocked up the block from that quilt in EQ7 at the time, but didn’t see any mention of the designer or quilt name, so it’s just been an unknown scrappy block that I’ve had printed… Continue reading Then I went off the rails