I managed to get the last bit of sewing finished last night before bed. My narrow border strips are on, and I think it frames the rest of the quilt so nicely and calms it down just a tiny bit. The color is the perfect deep maroon, left over from making my apron. Of course,… Continue reading Just in time
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Quilting and quilting-related projects
All blocks complete
I finally finished all of the Off the Trail blocks and added sashing to all the appropriate ones. And then I realized why I don’t like adding the sashing this way. It makes seams run in the same direction as opposed to opposite directions, which makes nesting seams when sewing them all together kind of… Continue reading All blocks complete
Putting it off no longer
I don’t know why I find hand sewing the binding to a quilt so tedious, but apparently I do. So I tend to put it off, and off, and off, especially if I don’t have a deadline. Well, I still don’t have a deadline, but I do have a need to get this quilt off… Continue reading Putting it off no longer
A perfect match
When I was at the quilting group meeting last weekend, my friend Lois gave me some of her leftover scraps from an old project. She knows I do a lot of scrap projects, and also that we love kitties. As soon as I saw these, I knew they would be perfect as another Aunt Beulah’s… Continue reading A perfect match
Bordered red blocks
With six blocks pieced and just one left to go, I wanted to see how my latest red block would look “finished.” I just couldn’t wait until the seventh is done. I have probably said it before, but I love how the black print sets off the block. The original model quilt used white instead… Continue reading Bordered red blocks