Sewing – Page 71 – Lissylaine

Part 7a, done

While Amy Beth was over today working on her quilt (her rows are all put together, so next come borders, woohoo!), I worked on Grassy Creek. I got all of what I’m calling Part 7a finished, and now I’m working on Part 7b. I had to call it a day when I turned one of… Continue reading Part 7a, done

Peaks & Valleys, January

I started cutting out fabric for this quilt a couple of years ago, and that’s as far as I got. Since then, it has languished, all but forgotten, so I’m glad I put it on my WIPGO board, and that it was the first to be chosen. Now it will finally get some attention. So,… Continue reading Peaks & Valleys, January

A Grassy Creek block

Part 7 is the end of this mystery, where all is revealed. There is a lot going on, and I’ve only just begun to piece things together. It’s kind of like a block within a block (with sashings, not yet shown), so I laid out some of the pieces once I had a little bit… Continue reading A Grassy Creek block

Grassy Creek part 6

Well, this clue took a bit longer than the previous ones, and I could have done it much more easily and quickly, but it was totally worth it to do it the “hard” way – with string piecing! I used strips in sizes from approximately 3/4-inch to 2-inches wide, and pulled out my trusty Elna… Continue reading Grassy Creek part 6

Update on the new quilter

Slowly, but steadily, my friend Amy Beth has been making her rail fence quilt blocks, and she finished piecing them a couple of weeks ago. She pieced all of the blocks into rows, and this past weekend, she began piecing the rows together as well. It’s beginning to look like a quilt, and it looks… Continue reading Update on the new quilter