I had an unexpected time open up to go ahead and do the work required to create binding for my Over the Rainbow quilt. So I pressed and cut my fabric to create the bias strips. I’ve taken the time to add an extra step that really helps me align the strips as I piece… Continue reading Ready to tackle binding
Category: Quilting
Quilting and quilting-related projects
Sneak peek
I began trimming my other quilt, and I just had to share the quilting that my friend Margie did. It is so lovely. And I think the rainbow variegated thread sets it off perfectly! I’m hoping to spend some time on Friday making and attaching binding. I decided that I’m going to use the same… Continue reading Sneak peek
Month 7 Lady Tulip Blocks
This month’s blocks were posted on Edyta’s YouTube channel over the weekend, but I haven’t seen the blog post go up on her site yet. I decided to go ahead and make my blocks, since I wanted a short break from binding – I’m going to have to make about 450+ inches of binding for… Continue reading Month 7 Lady Tulip Blocks
Jellyfish bloom
This bloom uses mostly prints from the 2018 Zuma collection. The center hexagon is the only one from a different collection. That is the Hex Box print (olive colorway) from 2011’s Prince Charming. In 2014, I was able to snag just a few 5-inch pieces of some of Tula’s older collections in a “City Sampler… Continue reading Jellyfish bloom
Flutter quilted
I picked up two quilts from the quilter yesterday, one of them being Flutter Re-Imagined. When I trimmed it, there was enough of the backing fabric (that she picked out for me) left over to bind it. We had used the backing fabric I was originally going to use on this quilt on the Peaks… Continue reading Flutter quilted