My completed quilt Over the Rainbow quilt top, approximately 104″ square. I purchased 10 yards of a black and gray buffalo check plaid flannel for the backing. I need to cut and sew that so I can take it to my quilter. Woohoo!
Category: Quilting
Quilting and quilting-related projects
Jelly roll edge hack
Seems like I’m hacking everything lately (no computers or websites though!). I’ve finished two more (of the twenty required) blocks for my Flutter Re-Imagined quilt. I’ve also pieced one of the sashing strips-these will all be identical throughout the quilt. I was trying to describe to a friend the little hack I have been doing… Continue reading Jelly roll edge hack
Ruler hacks
I accidentally read the directions incorrectly for the first steps of the first block of my Flutter Reimagined quilt, so I ended up with a lot more squares than I should have had. I went ahead and pieced it together anyway. It’s not bad, but I could definitely do better (meaning, not piecing a few… Continue reading Ruler hacks
Border added
Well, I just don’t have enough space to take a decent photo of my Over the Rainbow quilt top at home – it’s about 104 inches square! So I’ll have to take it to my sewing group’s clubhouse and see if I can get a full-size photo on the floor there. But it’s done! And… Continue reading Border added
Almost!
Have you ever had one of those days when, no matter how hard you tried, you just couldn’t get it (whatever it was) right? I had one of those days this week. Every time I pieced parts of the sashing together, I had to take them back apart. My brain just wasn’t firing on all… Continue reading Almost!