Quilting – Page 73

Peaks & Valleys, January

I started cutting out fabric for this quilt a couple of years ago, and that’s as far as I got. Since then, it has languished, all but forgotten, so I’m glad I put it on my WIPGO board, and that it was the first to be chosen. Now it will finally get some attention. So,… Continue reading Peaks & Valleys, January

A Grassy Creek block

Part 7 is the end of this mystery, where all is revealed. There is a lot going on, and I’ve only just begun to piece things together. It’s kind of like a block within a block (with sashings, not yet shown), so I laid out some of the pieces once I had a little bit… Continue reading A Grassy Creek block

Grassy Creek part 6

Well, this clue took a bit longer than the previous ones, and I could have done it much more easily and quickly, but it was totally worth it to do it the “hard” way – with string piecing! I used strips in sizes from approximately 3/4-inch to 2-inches wide, and pulled out my trusty Elna… Continue reading Grassy Creek part 6

Update on the new quilter

Slowly, but steadily, my friend Amy Beth has been making her rail fence quilt blocks, and she finished piecing them a couple of weeks ago. She pieced all of the blocks into rows, and this past weekend, she began piecing the rows together as well. It’s beginning to look like a quilt, and it looks… Continue reading Update on the new quilter

Grassy Creek part 5

I finished piecing Part 5 this morning, just after the release of Part 6. Part 5 was a little of this and a little of that. Some 9-patches, some flying geese, and then just cutting some extra pieces of reds in a couple of sizes. Bonnie called this an easy clue, but it took me… Continue reading Grassy Creek part 5