I’ve been working mostly on the string pieced sections of the Sand Castles quilt, but I decided I just had to see how they are going to look as finished blocks, so I put together two of them. I went with a white-on-white print for the sashing strips because I wanted it to have a… Continue reading Two blocks
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Starting something new
Backstory: A friend from church asked me if I could sew letters and numbers on a letterman’s jacket sleeves for one of her sons. I wasn’t sure if I could, so I said “possibly.” I watched a few videos on how other people did it, and fortunately the jacket had a zipper in the lining… Continue reading Starting something new
Chilhowie Inspired
Leia, my little tortie cat, wanted to claim the quilt before it was even trimmed and bound. I was originally going to use the fabric I used for binding as another narrow border, but decided at the end that it would look better just as the binding, and I think it pulls the final quilt… Continue reading Chilhowie Inspired
Second border
I had originally designed a third border, and I bought fabric for that border, but once I got the second border on, CC thought it was finished. Then, when I went to press the fabric to start cutting it, I realized that I really didn’t need the third border, but I will need a binding… Continue reading Second border
First border
Boom! The first border is a narrow (will finish 1 inch wide) frame, and already the quilt is, in my opinion, dramatically changed. The orange fabric (one of the oranges that is in the blocks) really highlights that element of the blocks, and makes them pop, in my opinion. More to come!