This is a quilt that I finished back in March for my husband’s cousin. I used all scrappy 2-inch strips, and decided on the layout after sewing all of the blocks. It was quilted by Marty Galbreath in a great wavy pattern that I think complements the quilt perfectly. I also decided on scrappy binding,… Continue reading Larry’s Log Cabin quilt
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Grassy Creek quilt fabrics
On Saturday, October 31, Bonnie Hunter announced the colors for this year’s Quiltville mystery quilt. When I saw them I immediately thought, now these are my colors! CC said the same thing when I showed them to him. The one exception is the grays which Bonnie says will comprise a lot of this quilt. I… Continue reading Grassy Creek quilt fabrics
Budding new quilter
After some deliberation and chatting back and forth, my friend Amy Beth decided that she wanted to try to make a quilt as her next sewing project. That’s definitely in my wheelhouse! Of course, I have never tried to teach anyone how to quilt from start to finish, so I’m trying my best to do… Continue reading Budding new quilter
Unity Part 3
I finished piecing Unity Part 3 over the weekend (well, yesterday morning for the little solid border). I’m glad I decided to use different colors for the center squares, as I think they really liven up the quilt. It was pretty before (parts 1 and 2), but a little flat, to me. I logged on… Continue reading Unity Part 3
Mid-October vacation day
My original plans for today were altered, so I decided to go ahead and work on the pink half City Sampler quilt that I had pieced blocks for a couple of years ago. I had started piecing the sashing strips to the blocks a couple of months ago, and today I went ahead and finished… Continue reading Mid-October vacation day