As I have snowballed corners in recent quilts, I’ve ended up with quite a lot of little triangles waiting to be sewn into half square triangles. I’ve got so many now, I had to start putting them in a second basket. And after I have made several new half square triangles, I combine those with… Continue reading My bowl overfloweth
Category: Quilting
Quilting and quilting-related projects
Red and black arrowhead block
I’ve been pressing, folding, and occasionally strip cutting some fabric scraps that I’ve recently acquired. Some are small strips and squares, and some are much larger – fat quarters, half yards, and even a few 2-yard pieces. As I was organizing, I saw these fabrics and thought they’d make a great block together, and my… Continue reading Red and black arrowhead block
A tiger among the flowers
I finished stitching my next Tula’s Bloomers unit at the Sit and Sew on Saturday. If I have calculated correctly and have all of my groups of units ready to go, there are only 2 more full ones to piece now. Fussy cutting can be such fun – especially when fabric prints are made with… Continue reading A tiger among the flowers
Another one with tiny pieces?
Yep! This makes the third quilt I’m working on with tiny pieces and strips, some of which finish at ½ inch. I was browsing through my facebook quilting groups (which is just about the only reason I re-joined facebook), when I saw someone’s quilt-in-progress. I couldn’t believe how much it looked like a granny square… Continue reading Another one with tiny pieces?
Month 4 Lady Tulip blocks
So why the rush to get all four months done in a matter of a few days/week? Because I’d really like to be caught up as we move forward, and I think that she will release the instructions for Month 5 soon based on the dates of her previous videos and blog entries. I had… Continue reading Month 4 Lady Tulip blocks