Binding-palooza

Once I finally finished organizing most of my fabrics, I tackled binding the three quilts I have recently brought home from my long-arm quilter. Unless a quilt is just for a wall-hanging (and sometimes even then), I will make bias binding. I learned my lesson with straight grain binding, and trust me – if you… Continue reading Binding-palooza

My sewing space

Back in November/December of last year, I began reorganizing my sewing space. At first I thought I would lay four organizers on their sides, stack them two by two, and put them together to make one large organizer that I could also use to replace a cutting table that didn’t make great use of the… Continue reading My sewing space

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

One and Done

It is finished, and I’m looking forward to wearing it! I didn’t block out all of the little picots at the bottom edge, but I think it looks fine. Honestly, if I had it to do again, I probably wouldn’t bind off with picots. They just aren’t as visible and don’t really add to the… Continue reading One and Done