In the heart of my quilting haven, where threads and fabrics entwine to create stories stitched in color, a new patchwork adventure unfolds. Join me, in a new project that started in 2022, and is about to end. The marriage of english paper piecing and applique has always been a successfull one, and if you add some scrapiness than it is a match made in heaven!
At the heart of this project are the 6-point stars, each handcrafted using the English paper piecing technique and a favorite scrap fabric. As the stars are pieced together, they are applied onto a ...
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It would be fun to be able to arrange a garden bed following some of the designs in this project file!
I love the layout above, but have no hope of reproducing it in the garden.
Love the second design too, especially the centre block.
For the gardeners out there, Brunsvigias are a South African bulb, love hot and dry conditions, and once established the flower comes before the foliage … but it takes about ten years for the first flower to make an appearance.
Thank goodness the foliage appears each year to remind us that the bulbs are there, and ...
read moreIt won't be long before a new
Cackling Stitches
The next post of fun quilt repair moments.
This week: a prize-winning family heirloom quilt. Check out the design and sewing skills, about as perfect as a quilt can get.
I hope this beauty will inspire you to join in the virtual quilt repair and care workshop that I will be teaching in winter 2024. All the info is on my website. Email to be added to the mailing list for notification when registration opens.
The workshop will cover restoration and conservation supplies and techniques and how to choose which to use, and also, fabric history, and preservation concepts like ...
Another granddaughter arrived last April, giving me reason to make a baby quilt. I selected fabric and a pattern months earlier. I turned to Scrap Quilts magazine, Summer 2012. My sisters and I created tangerine zoo designed by Brandi Frey one other time to commemorate the birth of a great-niece. See previous quilt here. I […]
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The title of today’s post indicates that it is a new project file. It is not new, and a couple of designs were shared early this century!
I have actually made a quilt using some of these fan designs, but still love playing with the designs, colours and placement of teh blocks in different layouts.
read moreWe still have beeping in our house. It's not the smoke or carbon detector. I have a suspicion it's the sensor in the side door that needs a new battery. It's powered by something, so there must be a battery.
One more thing to deal with! It's these niggly little things that are time-consuming because you have to figure out how to fix them! And yes -- I checked the thermostat -- the batteries are fine.
My stretch session was excellent. I sure wish they would have classes for stretching. I know -- it's easy to do at ...
read moreWhen we first moved here in 1999, we brought with us — of course! — our then five-year-old dog, Dexter. He was really a sweetheart; he loved everyone, but he always made sure that he was “on duty” whenever workmen were around for the inevitable final touches a new home needs. Sadly, dogs have a […]
read moreSo FINALLY we get to the Sheep in Sweaters Tote! When I started the previous post, I discovered I’d never blogged about the turquoise tote, which is the forerunner and partner of this one! I will say now that I have finished this post (Part 2), it is LONG–but I wanted to be sure you got ALL the good info. If you’re here for just the totebag part, skim the embroidery bits! Thanks for reading!
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