I’ve gotten approximately one-third of the interior of the Straits of Mackinac quilt pieced. Luke decided to pose for the photo. I started to piece a second third (two rows of blocks together with two rows of sashing), and got nearly to the end when I realized I had only actually sewed almost one tiny… Continue reading Interior one-third
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General sewing
Posy Urn block
As I was putting away yesterday’s block, I realized I had not shared a photo of the previous block that I had finished stitching. Now I need to prep another block or two to have ready to finish when I’m in the mood to do a little blanket stitching.
Honeysuckle block
I’ve had this block fused and ready to stitch for a while now. Well, I had the first flower stitched, but I hadn’t done anything else. During sit n sew Thursday night, I got it back out and made some good progress on it. Then yesterday morning before another get-together I was able to finish… Continue reading Honeysuckle block
A day of piecing
After finishing laundry and other chores around the house Saturday, I was able to open up my sewing room. The kitties love when I do that – they rush in and look to see what’s going on in the world through the two windows there. Then they usually settle down for a nice nap in… Continue reading A day of piecing
Block, meet sashing
I began piecing the Straits of Mackinac blocks to sashing strips over the weekend. I got maybe about a third of the way through the first pass. Once I get these done, I’ll be able to start piecing them to each other and the alternating sashing rows together.