Last night I finally got around to trying some more hand sewing. I had to make some more little baskets in order to try the hand sewing part, and I’ll need to work on that pattern a bit more because some of my basket blocks turned out a bit wonky. But the whole point was… Continue reading Handwork success
Block assembly
I finally pieced the last of the sashing strips to the string units this morning, and so now I can commence with the final block assembly and trimming. It feels like it is taking a long time, but it really isn’t, now that I can devote more time to quilt making each week. I’m starting… Continue reading Block assembly
An Easy Breezy kind of day
I finally got around to asking my husband to hold my Easy Breezy quilt up to take a photo on a sunny day. The trees behind our house make interesting shadows on the quilt and the backing.
Growing stacks
My little stacks of quilt pieces/units is growing and taking shape. Just a few more of the center units to piece and a little less than half of the string units left to de-paper and add the sashing strips to (I’ve been using those as my leader/enders between center units). Then those can be pieced… Continue reading Growing stacks
Must be my favorite fabric
The photo above is of my very first sewing machine, a Singer 640 Golden Touch & Sew given to me by my mother. I used it to make my first quilt projects, “quillows” for my niece and nephew circa 1995, and then to make pieced quilts for them and others. The fabric sitting underneath the… Continue reading Must be my favorite fabric