The red anvil blocks are finished, and after several attempts, I decided on a layout. I’ve stacked and pinned the blocks for webbing, and this should be the quilt design when it’s pieced together. The blocks are 8 inches square and my layout is 8 blocks wide by 10 blocks long, which should make for… Continue reading Red anvil blocks
Category: Sewing
General sewing
New purse straps
Well, as you can tell from the photo, my purse straps have seen better days. I searched through my brown fabrics and found a fat quarter that I thought could coordinate fairly well. It has a brown background with little flowers. I cut 4-inch strips of the fabric and fusible fleece. Once they were fused,… Continue reading New purse straps
Woven Lanterns version 2
At the June quilting retreat that I attended, Alecia and I both spied some pre-cuts from the Harvest Moon collection of fabric (by Fig Tree Quilts from Moda). She picked up several charm square packs, and I decided to go ahead and get the jelly roll (2 ½” strips). While they have a Halloween vibe… Continue reading Woven Lanterns version 2
Hello July, goodbye July
And I looked up and the month was nearly gone – already. The time is flying by this summer (well, really, this year!). I decided a few weeks ago to make a quilt of valor for a gentleman at our church who has become near and dear to me. He and his wife are such… Continue reading Hello July, goodbye July
New Look N6719
A friend who was recently downsizing gave me some of her unused fabric, some of which was more suited to clothing than to quilting. Coincidentally, I had recently purchased some sewing patterns on clearance, including a top that I saw someone else had recently finished in a Facebook sewing group I’ve joined. There was just… Continue reading New Look N6719