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
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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
Interior blocks pieced
I decided that all of my interior blocks are pieced for the High Cotton charity quilt, and I’m going to use plain squares for the exterior, as I did for my dad’s quilt. I just need to cut them from scraps and then lay them out with these blocks, then I can begin piecing the… Continue reading Interior blocks pieced
Leftovers Row quilt
I found some more leftover units, and a by chance, as I was scrolling quilting groups on social media, I happened upon the Ohio Star block (I think that’s the name, anyway). And immediately, I knew that was what I needed to do with those units to add them into the quilt. I had other… Continue reading Leftovers Row quilt
Another one removed
in my flurry of organizing more, I reduced batting scraps from 2 large and 2 small storage bins to one of each. That may still be too much, but it is what it is for now. I also made the decision, 3 years from the vision issues, that I’m not going to finish the Bali… Continue reading Another one removed