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
Tag: 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
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
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
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