Quilting – Page 42

And now… with sashing row

I’ve been piecing the other rows of my Over the Rainbow quilt, but I can’t piece them to each other without sewing sashing rows onto them. I had to cut the rest of the sashing strips and squares first (check!), and yesterday afternoon was the first chance I had to sew one regular row to… Continue reading And now… with sashing row

Starburst diversion

I had been eyeing the plaid for this version of the Sunshine and Shadow Starburst block, and pulled out some pink fabric from the scrap bin that I thought would coordinate nicely. When I got to the turquoise/teals, though, I went in a little different direction than I originally intended. So the interior of the… Continue reading Starburst diversion

A rainbow row

I had a lot going on this weekend, but I managed to get one row pieced for my Over the Rainbow quilt, and I’m thrilled with how it looks so far. Each successive row will shift the colors to the left by one, and there will be sashing rows of black with a rainbow of… Continue reading A rainbow row

So bright

I couldn’t help myself. I wanted to do an arrowheads block with some of the leftover backing fabric from the Off the Trail quilt. I looked through my stash and found what I think is the perfect complement, color-wise. And it is almost eye-searingly bright. Yes! This is some of the Quills print of Tula’s… Continue reading So bright

Final red hexie block

This is the hexagon center of the seventh and final red block. One step closer to putting together my Over the Rainbow quilt! This quilt has been in progress since April 2013. It would be cool if I could get it finished before the 10-year mark.