One more step done! I finally finished sewing together all of the sashing strips for my Straits of Mackinac quilt. I had about 5 units left over, so I’ll figure out something else to do with those eventually. Now I’ll get back to piecing together the blocks. There is a tiny little light at the… Continue reading Straits sashing strips
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Two more blocks
I went ahead and put together the two additional blocks that I had cut out for what I’ve been calling the sunshine and shadow leaf pattern. I’m still not sure if this quilt block actually has a name, because I’ve looked online and in my Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, and I have not come… Continue reading Two more blocks
Red hexie block 5
Wow, 5 down, and just 2 to go! I’ve been working slowly on these at Sit and Sews or other get-togethers. Slow progress is still progress, and I’m sew close to having all of the blocks ready to put together.
Auditioning and changing
Sometimes, you have an idea of what colors and fabrics will work, and when you get it all cut out, you have to take a step back and make some adjustments. That’s what happened with this block. I picked out the fabrics above, starting with the homespun plaid. I made the units for that part… Continue reading Auditioning and changing
Block Progress
I have managed to get a little more piecing done on my Straits of Mackinac blocks. I did the upper right in pairs first, and finished those at the end of September. Then I started on the middle right pairs, and finished them on Friday. Saturday I managed to finish the bottom right pairs. Next… Continue reading Block Progress