There are a lot of units in this step (but not nearly as many as in the next couple of steps), so it looks like I’m doing the “easy” steps with fewest number of units first. I’m halfway through this step, and it looks like I’m going to have two extra pieces. It will probably… Continue reading Triangles in half squares
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Quilting and quilting-related projects
I found the other set
As I was starting to go through the project box for Unity, to put the unused pieces back into my stash, lo and behold, the missing set appeared. Of course, I went through this box a couple of times, and never found them when I was looking for them. But now that the finished quilt… Continue reading I found the other set
Red 3 of 7
It’s a little over a year since I began piecing together my first of seven red hexie blocks for the Over the Rainbow quilt, and I’ve just finished the third block to the point before the borders. I counted up the remaining basted hexies, and realized that I needed six more. Seems I’m recounting a… Continue reading Red 3 of 7
I’m calling it done
After having to un-sew and re-sew one side of the border (yes, I had to take all of the blocks apart because I had sewn them together wrong), I finally finished Part 7 of Bonnie Hunter’s Unity mystery quilt from Spring 2020. I really think that it looks finished and I don’t believe that adding… Continue reading I’m calling it done
Count and re-count
Just when I thought I had all of my blocks ready to piece together, I counted, then re-counted, and then counted again. I was missing one block. So I gathered up all of my completed blocks to figure out which color was missing a member, and it turned out to be yellow. I dove back… Continue reading Count and re-count