I started pulling out fabrics to make new flowers for my Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt last night. Everything was going along fine until I realized that I couldn’t my background off-white fabric. I only have a few background pieces cut and basted for continuing the second half, so I definitely needed to make more. I… Continue reading Making new flowers
Category: Quilting
Quilting and quilting-related projects
Flower garden of the quilt variety
Maybe it’s because I’ve been working with my 1930’s reproduction fabrics for the Unity quilt. Maybe it’s because I haven’t touched this project since 2017. Either way, I felt the urge to get my Grandmother’s Flower Garden out to work on for a little bit. I want to make sure I’ll have all the fabrics… Continue reading Flower garden of the quilt variety
A little more Unity
It took a lot longer than I anticipated, but Part 2 is in the quilt. This round was built in 4 sub-rounds. Whew! As I go along, I plan to add in more colors. I’m a little excited and a little anxious about how it’s going to look. But I’ll trust that it will all… Continue reading A little more Unity
Red hexies
It’s hard to believe I’ve made it to the seventh and final color of my Over the Rainbow quilt (from the book Hexa-Go-Go by Tacha Bruecher). And I’ve just finished basting all of the red hexagons so now I can begin joining them for the seven blocks they will produce. I’m both anxious to get… Continue reading Red hexies
A little Unity
When Bonnie Hunter started her newest mystery, I didn’t think I would begin it so soon, because I didn’t care for her color choices – bright reds, royal blues, and turquoise just aren’t my jam (is that still a saying, or is that passe now?). However, when I saw my friend Pam’s Part 1 done… Continue reading A little Unity