I asked my quilter Margie Dill to choose a pattern that she thought would go well with this quilt, and she really delivered! It complements it perfectly, and I look forward to having it finally finished. I’ve just trimmed it, and was hoping to use the black and white swirl fabric as binding, but alas,… Continue reading Sampler Path quilted
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Ok, I’ll admit it
I ran out of steam. I mean, really ran out of steam on this project. I had originally intended it for a certain purpose. Plans changed, and I had already purchased fabric for two versions, so I decided to forge ahead. But then the vision problems happened, and I still tried to continue. Midway through… Continue reading Ok, I’ll admit it
Chilhowie Inspired
Leia, my little tortie cat, wanted to claim the quilt before it was even trimmed and bound. I was originally going to use the fabric I used for binding as another narrow border, but decided at the end that it would look better just as the binding, and I think it pulls the final quilt… Continue reading Chilhowie Inspired
MEG Mystery Part 14
Building on everything done so far, this is a fairly easy part. Again, orientation of the units is crucial. Step one Place one of the panels created in Part 13 on top, the largest block in the upper left and smallest block toward the lower right. Place the first panel created in Part 11 on… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 14
MEG Mystery Part 13
Step one At this point, I was able to take all the units I made in Part 12, along with some additional background pieces, and make larger units. Step two I pieced each of the backgrounds to their corresponding block units: 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6. Step three Next, I pieced… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 13