If I take another kit to make a quilt of valor quilt from my quilt group, before I start to take it, I’ll double-check the contents to see if all of the pieces are there in the amounts and sizes that are needed. If I don’t, then I need to be prepared for potential headaches… Continue reading Learned my lesson
Category: Sewing
General sewing
More black and gray
When I showed CC the design (and possible color variations) I’m thinking of doing as an upcoming mystery quilt for my quilt club, he immediately picked his favorite. And I shouldn’t be surprised. After all, he wanted the Replicator Racing quilt to be all grays, dark and light. It was an excuse to go shopping.… Continue reading More black and gray
It needed something
When I showed off my Dream wallhanging quilt top to a couple of friends recently, they asked me if it was finished. I told them that the design didn’t have anything else, but we all agreed that it needed something more – something to finish it (and not just quilting and binding). So I came… Continue reading It needed something
50 more blocks
I’ve shared the warm half city sampler blocks and quilt top previously, a collection of pinks, reds, corals, and oranges. Well, here’s the other half of the city sampler blocks that were done in cool colors – blues, purples, turquoises, and aquas. I finished them a couple of years ago. It’s time. I need to… Continue reading 50 more blocks
Prepping the next step
What should just be logical but I didn’t realize or start implementing until recently: If I have some pieces already cut and ready to sew, I can still make progress on piecing a quilt even if I only have a few minutes here or there. I still have those triangles in a square to finish… Continue reading Prepping the next step