I took yesterday off as a vacation day and spent some time working on the Scrap Crystals quilt. I might have gotten more done if I’d read the pattern instead of just glancing at it and making (incorrect) assumptions. The first thing I noticed was that I had chosen the incorrect size squares to make… Continue reading Read the pattern!
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Lots of tiny scraps sewn together
Last weekend I really buckled down and worked on my Scrap Crystals quilt after our apron sewing was done. I just kept sewing those 4-patches to each other and ended up with a nice little stack of them. Then I separated those into 4 stacks and started piecing those together. I’ve made a few of… Continue reading Lots of tiny scraps sewn together
Piecing round 3 of Unity
Part 3 involves a lot of small blocks, with a lot of small pieces. Because of other projects, I’ve put it aside for many months. But I have been itching to pull it back out, and I’ve decided to use it as a partial leader/ender project between sewing other blocks and pieces together. I like… Continue reading Piecing round 3 of Unity
First of July Quilting
Yes, the Butterflies quilt is finished, and my dear friend Sallie is its new owner. I love the quilting on it, it’s such a happy, summertime quilt. I took off most of the week around the Independence Day holiday, and when my husband and I weren’t watching old favorite movies (Knight and Day, The Long… Continue reading First of July Quilting
Binding-palooza
Once I finally finished organizing most of my fabrics, I tackled binding the three quilts I have recently brought home from my long-arm quilter. Unless a quilt is just for a wall-hanging (and sometimes even then), I will make bias binding. I learned my lesson with straight grain binding, and trust me – if you… Continue reading Binding-palooza