Here is the first quilt from the blocks that I had been making and calling Sunshine and Shadow Starburst (that’s a mouthful). I split the blocks into two sets, and the first set leaned more to the cool tones pinks/blues/purples. I looked through my fabrics and found a cool dark pink to coordinate as sashing.… Continue reading Sunshine and Shadow Starburst 1
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Quilting and quilting-related projects
And we think it’s done
I was hit with a major sinus infection right after the last post, and I ended up having to go to the doctor and get some prescriptions to fight it. I’m finally getting back on my feet, slowly. Not much has been accomplished since then, but I did manage to piece the second border and… Continue reading And we think it’s done
Inner border added
I had a minor (planned, but still…) setback at working on the quilt (and pretty much everything else) for several days while I was recovering from a tooth extraction. Yes, ow! is putting it mildly. But today I finally felt like I could work on it a little again, and I put the inner border… Continue reading Inner border added
Center nearly complete
The top one-third of the quilt is sewn together, and the bottom two-thirds are also sewn together. Now I have to sew them to each other, then work on the borders.
Sashing sets
I’ve finally finished piecing each of my blocks for the Old Town quilt, and now I’ve decided that, yes, I will be making controlled scrappy (i.e., sets) of sashing pieces. Of course, because I’m doing them this way, I’ll have to decide where they’ll go before I piece them together. I’ve almost completed sewing their… Continue reading Sashing sets