After several years of needing a new mattress, we finally got one last week. In the process, we decided to go from a queen size to a king bed. I only have one quilt that “fits” our new king bed (and it’s getting cooler, so it’s definitely the right time to pull it out and… Continue reading A reason for quilt mojo
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Painter’s Palette quilt
Since I had completed clue 4 of Bonnie’s mystery quilt, I decided it was time to finish up one of my other scrappy quilts. I chose to make 18 dark blocks and 17 light blocks and add a 3-inch border around to make it the size I wanted for a charity quilt. If you press… Continue reading Painter’s Palette quilt
Handwork success
Last night I finally got around to trying some more hand sewing. I had to make some more little baskets in order to try the hand sewing part, and I’ll need to work on that pattern a bit more because some of my basket blocks turned out a bit wonky. But the whole point was… Continue reading Handwork success
Lady Tulip
I have been taking a short break from my mystery quilt to do a few different things. Life, in general, seems to have gotten busy, even though I’m not really doing much. I’ve gotten three quilts back from my quilter recently, so I’m working on trimming and binding them all. Here is the first of… Continue reading Lady Tulip
Broken Star Log Cabin
I just realized that I gave my brother his quilt last weekend, but I hadn’t shared the completely finished quilt here. I used a feather stitch to stitch down the binding. And the backing was chosen just for him, with all kinds of elements of farm life in a great grayish-brown “guy” color. He’s over… Continue reading Broken Star Log Cabin