While I was searching around for something completely different, I ran across some pretty flannel plaid fabrics online, and thought I’d go ahead and get some fat quarters to make CC another blankie. Flannel plaids are his favorite, possibly because they’re the first kind of quilt I made for him. While I was at lunch… Continue reading A new quilt for CC
Lighthouse progress
I started this design in mid-2018. It’s from an old issue of World of Cross Stitching, February 2001. That first photo was my progress in September 2018. Since then, I’ve stitched on it off and on (mostly off) but focused on quite a few other projects. I’ve decided to try to focus on getting this… Continue reading Lighthouse progress
Unity, part 4
Over a nice, long weekend, I managed to finish piecing Part 4 of Bonnie Hunter’s Unity mystery quilt. I continued with a planned scrappy and multi-color theme this round, and I’ve decided to continue at least through part 5 (maybe I’ll finish the entire quilt, we’ll see…). I definitely don’t see getting this quilt top… Continue reading Unity, part 4
And it’s a pillow!
I picked out the border and backing fabric last night, and ta-da, it’s on my couch, and before Autumn is gone (not that I’ll put it away when the seasons change). I found my pumpkins fabric to make the coordinating back (excuse the slight wrinkling that happened as a I stuffed the pillow form into… Continue reading And it’s a pillow!
My pumpkin patch is ready
… after 8 years of on and off stitching. Now I just need to figure out what fabrics I want to use for “framing” it and backing it. I picked up a 14 inch pillow form at Hobby Lobby the other day (when I was picking up some additional gray fabrics for the upcoming Grassy… Continue reading My pumpkin patch is ready