Tag: mystery quilts

I had originally designed a third border, and I bought fabric for that border, but once I got the second border on, CC thought it was finished. Then, when I went to press the fabric to start cutting it, I realized that I really didn’t need the third border, but I will need a binding… Continue reading Second border

Boom! The first border is a narrow (will finish 1 inch wide) frame, and already the quilt is, in my opinion, dramatically changed. The orange fabric (one of the oranges that is in the blocks) really highlights that element of the blocks, and makes them pop, in my opinion. More to come!

Even though I can tell that I’m still not 100%, I was able to piece the remaining rows and sashing strips together for my Chilhowie Inspired quilt this weekend! I also knew that I didn’t have enough fabric for my designed borders (which are not scrappy), so I ran out to my local fabric shop… Continue reading Chilhowie interior

Well, it’s just one of those times of life when everything happens at once. I was sidelined by a really bad sinus infection/summer cold and have just started getting back on my feet again. And I finally felt well enough yesterday to do a little sewing. I managed to get most of the sashing pieces… Continue reading Finally getting there

While I’ve been recuperating and trying to get my stamina back, my goal (once I was able to sit at the machine at all) was to piece together two of the part 5 blocks. After several days, I was finally able to piece together all of the remaining ones required for my quilt. Next up,… Continue reading Part five, again