When my mojo is gone, or off a bit, one of the things I try to do is to make myself sew for just a little bit of time each day. I put on some background videos or music, and sew a few seams. When I went over to my friend Alecia’s for another sew… Continue reading Sew a little
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Spiky Stars quilt top
It took quite a while from the time I started putting this quilt top together until I finished piecing it. The photo is a little blown out, but it’s really pretty in person with all of the scrappy fabrics. I started on a sew day with a friend and got it about 1/3 pieced together.… Continue reading Spiky Stars quilt top
Double 4-Patch Baby quilt
My little Luke seems to be doing better, but we’re still on a strict feeding regiment. We’ve finished the antibiotics, much to his relief. Hopefully we’ll be able to go back to his regular diet in the very near future, when he gets close to finishing the bag and cans of food that the vet… Continue reading Double 4-Patch Baby quilt
Momentum
With the momentum of two baby quilts fully finished, I pulled out another quilt top that I don’t remember ever even taking a photo of when I was working on it or when it was finished. A friend asked me to help her teach a quilt class to some ladies at church in late 2024.… Continue reading Momentum
Second quilt fully finished
And, I’m even more satisfied with this quilt than the first. I feel like I got the backing a little straighter, the layers basted together a little more evenly, and it didn’t take me as long to quilt as it took the first. The binding, like the first quilt, is bias, and the stripes doing… Continue reading Second quilt fully finished