I have almost half of my trees foundation paper-pieced. I’m using a darker and a lighter muslin, so these are the darker muslin versions. I started out using mostly green fabrics, but quickly switched to using other colors to make prettier trees. I’ll probably make a few more all-green or mostly-green trees and continue with… Continue reading Growing some trees
Red and brown starburst
I was pulling out more homespun woven plaid fabrics to make my trees when I spotted the one I used in this block. It seemed to want to coordinate with a red, so I picked that one out pretty quickly. There is some green in this fabric too, but since I just did a block… Continue reading Red and brown starburst
Patchwork base pieces
I’ve been steadily working on stitching the patchwork strips to my Pellon fleece base pieces for the Tree-Mendous Jacket. As I completed each one, I tacked it up on the design wall. Interesting how the last Sunshine and Shadow Starburst coordinates with the colors of the jacket patchwork. Now I need to work on the… Continue reading Patchwork base pieces
August 2022 WIPGO
August’s WIPGO numbers were called on July 26. They are: 20: Sea Quilt 25: Plum Pudding This will be Sea Quilt’s last call for 2022, and the first for Plum Pudding this year. Maybe I can use some of the momentum from the end of July to go ahead and start working on one or… Continue reading August 2022 WIPGO
Inspired by a video
I happened to be catching up on a few Tula Talk Tuesday videos recently, and noticed that she has been doing some appliqué! It looks like she’s doing some variation of needle turn appliqué, and I was impressed by how intricate her blocks are. As is often the case when I watch a video or… Continue reading Inspired by a video