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
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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
Let’s count
I have quite a few scrappy charity quilt top projects started, since several quilters have given me some of their scraps over the past year. I haven’t written about all of these previously because, well, I just keep starting more. I’m inspired by quilt photos I see online and think, “Ooh, that would make a… Continue reading Let’s count
Scrapping it up
Here is a recent shot of my design wall before I had to take down the blocks to make room for other things. Left to right, there’s a sliver of Tula’s Bloomers behind a flannel-backed tablecloth that I had to hang so I could keep it on the design wall in iplace, but still have… Continue reading Scrapping it up