I’ve had three sets of shades of green homespun plaid strips cut and waiting to be made into new blocks, so I got the first of the three done this weekend. It might be a little hard to tell, but the olive plaid has a stripe of navy running through it, which made me want… Continue reading Olive and blue starburst
MEG Mystery Part 1
Why MEG? Well, those are my initials, and I couldn’t come up with something more clever and unique as I was writing the introduction post, ha! First things first – I cut a bunch of strips out of the background and set them aside. 15 total, each 3½ inches by width of fabric (WOF) –… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 1
Crazy up close
But subtle from far away – that’s what this combination makes me think. The values of both color shades are pretty close. I’m still going through scraps and cutting and sorting, and this one called out to be made into an Arrowhead block. I started with the peachy fabric, and started going through my multicolor… Continue reading Crazy up close
A difference of thread weights
It isn’t something I really thought that much about until I started hand stitching the charm basket handles. I mean, I know thread weights affect how projects look when they are used as surface embellishment, as in cross stitch, needlework, embroidery, even quilting. But I hadn’t really considered that a 50wt thread vs. an 80wt… Continue reading A difference of thread weights
Fancy lace and beads
I was so excited to get my beads in the mail enabling me to move forward with my Mermaid Lair shawl. Of course, things did not go as planned, and I quickly had to rip out and re-start. In fact, I did that a couple of times. I finally got back on track, and then… Continue reading Fancy lace and beads