One of my quilting resolutions is to stop being so precious with my Tula Pink fabrics. “They’re so pretty sitting there, I hate to disturb them.” “What if I use that one fabric all up, and it’s out of print, and I can’t get anymore?” News flash: Tula is still designing new lines of fabric… Continue reading Tula turquoise
Tag: Tula Pink
Hex on the Beach
This is one of my English Paper Piecing projects. I bought it as a kit from Keepsake Quilting in 2013. I started it, but because I originally was basting with thread, that part was a little more time-consuming. The fabric hexagons were die-cut at exactly one and a quarter-inch sides, which doesn’t give you very… Continue reading Hex on the Beach
Peaks & Valleys, January
I started cutting out fabric for this quilt a couple of years ago, and that’s as far as I got. Since then, it has languished, all but forgotten, so I’m glad I put it on my WIPGO board, and that it was the first to be chosen. Now it will finally get some attention. So,… Continue reading Peaks & Valleys, January
My City Sampler
I thought it was high time I finally showed off my City Sampler quilt, finished. It’s actually on my bed right now. Here my husband is holding it up so you can see it – the quilting on it is perfect. Here it is on the design wall, when I had finished piecing it all… Continue reading My City Sampler
Binding-palooza
Once I finally finished organizing most of my fabrics, I tackled binding the three quilts I have recently brought home from my long-arm quilter. Unless a quilt is just for a wall-hanging (and sometimes even then), I will make bias binding. I learned my lesson with straight grain binding, and trust me – if you… Continue reading Binding-palooza