All of my sawtooth stars are completed, so now it’s time to finish the 16-patch blocks. Those sawtooth stars were pretty fun to make (they finish at 8 inches), so I’ll keep this one in the back of my mind to possibly do again. I went with mostly dark fabric for the stars this time,… Continue reading Scrappy happy
Category: Quilting
Quilting and quilting-related projects
New lights
For a little while now, my 3-light tree floor lamp has been quite “unsteady” on its base. The bottom light also hasn’t worked in years, but I got by with using just the top two and 100-watt daylight LED bulbs in each. The unsteadiness got so bad that I decided to check and see if… Continue reading New lights
Yellow Pennies
I decided to pull out the yellow fabrics from my 2½” strips box and go ahead and make the two blocks needed for this planned charity quilt.. I’m also thinking of what I might do with the rest of them to “use them up.” Meanwhile, I’ve been setting up my new PC and trying to… Continue reading Yellow Pennies
High Cotton pieced
Well, I managed to get in the sewing room and finish piecing this quilt together sooner than I expected. It didn’t take me as long as I thought it would to run errands and do several other chores that I’ve had on my to-do list. I’m so pleased at how bright and happy it turned… Continue reading High Cotton pieced
High Cotton Assembly
I finished cutting the remaining squares needed for the High Cotton charity quilt and laid them out on my design wall. I initially thought I’d use this layout, but changed my mind to make it like the criss-crossed layout I used in my dad’s High Cotton quilt. I used scraps and some much lighter background… Continue reading High Cotton Assembly