For a little while now, my 3-light tree floor lamp has been quite “unsteady” on its base. The bottom light also hasn’t worked in years, but I got by with using just the top two and 100-watt daylight LED bulbs in each. The unsteadiness got so bad that I decided to check and see if… Continue reading New lights
Tag: charity quilts
Yellow Pennies
I decided to pull out the yellow fabrics from my 2½” strips box and go ahead and make the two blocks needed for this planned charity quilt.. I’m also thinking of what I might do with the rest of them to “use them up.” Meanwhile, I’ve been setting up my new PC and trying to… Continue reading Yellow Pennies
High Cotton pieced
Well, I managed to get in the sewing room and finish piecing this quilt together sooner than I expected. It didn’t take me as long as I thought it would to run errands and do several other chores that I’ve had on my to-do list. I’m so pleased at how bright and happy it turned… Continue reading High Cotton pieced
High Cotton Assembly
I finished cutting the remaining squares needed for the High Cotton charity quilt and laid them out on my design wall. I initially thought I’d use this layout, but changed my mind to make it like the criss-crossed layout I used in my dad’s High Cotton quilt. I used scraps and some much lighter background… Continue reading High Cotton Assembly
Interior blocks pieced
I decided that all of my interior blocks are pieced for the High Cotton charity quilt, and I’m going to use plain squares for the exterior, as I did for my dad’s quilt. I just need to cut them from scraps and then lay them out with these blocks, then I can begin piecing the… Continue reading Interior blocks pieced