In part five, we cut some additional strips and squares, and then pieced the interiors of our blocks. I love, love, love how my color choices are looking at this point. I am not a super fan of the brighter aquas, oranges, and purples that Bonnie chose, but the more muted tones make me very… Continue reading Chilhowie, part five
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Chilhowie, part four
Part four consisted of some sets of larger half square triangles, made with the orange and background neutrals. I’ve just put one set up on my design wall with the other pieces to see how everything is going to look as it goes together. This is my primary focus quilt project now that my brother’s… Continue reading Chilhowie, part four
Easy Breezy, finally
All of the blocks for this quilt were pieced before my vision issues began back in November. In fact, I had already pieced them into rows, and had started piecing one set of rows together. I took this quilt with me to the retreat as a “backup” project, so that just in case, if I… Continue reading Easy Breezy, finally
Chilhowie part 3
Wait, what happened to parts 1 and 2, you ask? Well, I finished part one, very slowly, over the past several months. It has been a struggle, but once I did it, I put one set of units on the design wall and tucked the others away in the project box. I didn’t take a… Continue reading Chilhowie part 3
Chilhowie fabric pull
I was thinking about not participating in this year’s mystery, with all the other things I have going on. And when I saw the original colors, which are a bit brighter, I was even more convinced that I wasn’t going to do this year’s mystery. I just wasn’t into the brighter turquoise, orange, and purples.… Continue reading Chilhowie fabric pull