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Sand Castles top pieced

I began webbing this quilt top together at the Piecemakers’ Sit n Sew last Friday, and I finished sewing the last seams and stay stitching around the outside of the quilt this week. I just love quilts like this which are what I call “planned scrappy” – it’s definitely made from mostly small scraps, but… Continue reading Sand Castles top pieced

Published March 29, 2024
Categorized as Quilting Tagged Bonnie Hunter, Sand Castles, string quilts

Final piecing soon

I laid out the blocks on the floor and arranged and re-arranged them until I felt they were a good mix. The cats helped, of course, which caused me to have to re-arrange them multiple times. But I stacked my columns for webbing that should happen soon! I’ve been getting lots of practice with webbing… Continue reading Final piecing soon

Published March 6, 2024
Categorized as Quilting Tagged Bonnie Hunter, Sand Castles, string quilts

Block assembly

I finally pieced the last of the sashing strips to the string units this morning, and so now I can commence with the final block assembly and trimming. It feels like it is taking a long time, but it really isn’t, now that I can devote more time to quilt making each week. I’m starting… Continue reading Block assembly

Published February 14, 2024
Categorized as Quilting Tagged Bonnie Hunter, Sand Castles, string quilts

Random fun this week

Tissue paper from gifts – my husband was getting ready to throw away some from several retirement gifts he received last weekend. I grabbed them before he could complete the motion and mentioned that I could reuse or recycle them. And yes, I could absolutely reuse them as tissue paper in future gifts. But I… Continue reading Random fun this week

Published January 5, 2024
Categorized as General Crafting, Life and Stuff, Quilting, Sewing Tagged string quilts

Starting something new

Backstory: A friend from church asked me if I could sew letters and numbers on a letterman’s jacket sleeves for one of her sons. I wasn’t sure if I could, so I said “possibly.” I watched a few videos on how other people did it, and fortunately the jacket had a zipper in the lining… Continue reading Starting something new

Published December 27, 2023
Categorized as Quilting, Sewing Tagged Bonnie Hunter, Sand Castles, string quilts

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