It was difficult to keep the kitties from making a bed out of the quilt as I was finishing sewing the binding down last night, and after I turned the final corner, I figured I could finish with her on top of the quilt. Leia snuggled in and claimed it as her own. Looking forward… Continue reading Grassy Creek bound
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Grassy Creek quilted
I wasn’t expecting to hear from my longarm quilter until next weekend, but she surprised me with a message that my quilt was ready to pickup on Sunday! I just love the quilting pattern and thread she used. And the thread blends into the backing fabric so well you can’t even tell it’s quilted from… Continue reading Grassy Creek quilted
Two blocks for Unity
I finally finished piecing all of part 6 for my Unity quilt. I’ve been all over the place in the sewing room, literally. A little quilting, a little piecing of a variety of quilts, and slowly, slowly the little sets of half square triangles were sewn in between everything else. Part 7 is putting them… Continue reading Two blocks for Unity
Organizing scrap bins
We had storms with a lot of rain, hail, thunder, and lightning Saturday, which altered plans for that day. With flickering lights and power outages (that each time didn’t last long, but were enough to make me wary about using sewing machines), I decided to work on organizing my scrap bins, similar to how Bonnie… Continue reading Organizing scrap bins
Grassy Creek quilt top
The quilt top is finished! It is so large (94 inches square) that I couldn’t get a good photo of the entire quilt on my living room floor. I visited my longarm quilter Saturday morning and dropped it off for quilting. She said they should have it ready about mid-April, with plenty of time to… Continue reading Grassy Creek quilt top