I decided to work on another quilt that I haven’t yet shared a photo on my new site. I started the Bali Wedding Star in 2012 with a kit from Quiltworx, and it takes a while to do the paper piecing. I know it’s going to be lovely once it’s all pieced. It’s just going… Continue reading Piecing Bali Wedding Star units
Leader/ender project
I started Bonnie Hunter’s Easy Breezy quilt as a leaders/enders project last year when she announced it, but my progress on it has been slow. I think part of that is because I used up a lot of 2-inch scraps when I made Larry’s log cabin quilt, so I don’t have as many long pieces… Continue reading Leader/ender project
Clue 3, section 11
The issue I had with this clue was that I wanted each of the loops to be the same size, so I made sure not to wrap the loops loosely when making the first pass for the stitch. When I began working on the second pass, it was extremely difficult to get those loops from… Continue reading Clue 3, section 11
Straits interior pieced
I worked on piecing together the rows of my Straits of Mackinac quilt, and I’m happy to finally say the interior is done. Now all I have to do is finish those borders and then piece them together with this section and she’ll be done. I’ll probably wait until after the holidays before taking her… Continue reading Straits interior pieced
Borders – not quite
I hate when I don’t read and then re-read/confirm directions before plowing ahead. It gets me into all sorts of trouble. I missed a crucial step when piecing this border together. The string pieced sections are about 2/3 of the length that they should be. That’s because I forgot to do some additional piecing and… Continue reading Borders – not quite