I've been puttering around, sewing the wedges together from a project that got cut too small. It just seems like a waste to have it sit in the orphan totes forever. The plan is to hand applique these wheels to a background block and then figure out a center circle fabric. Perhaps blue? Some of the Dresdens are a little bit wonky, but I'm crossing my fingers the hand work will ease it out.
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| The new applique project |
I met with my local quilt group
The Harlan Valley Quilters
We meet every Monday @ The Quilt Palace
All ...
read moreMy July OMG was to finish the challenge quilt, which I eventually named Wallflower. The challenge was to use a quilt made by another member of the group as inspiration. I chose the background fabric from the inspiration quilt as the basis for my quilt.
Here is my quilt.
The larger motifs are made from pellon non-fusible interfacing. The smaller motifs are lace cut from a vintage tablecloth that had large enough holes to make it unusable. I painted both with fabric paint, inks and airbrush paint.
In hindsight, I would have done some things differently, but I’m happy ...
read moreI’ve been working on a Dresden Plate design for the past few months, and it’s now finished!
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Towards the end of June, we left on a 12 day trip. Before leaving, there was {of course} a mad rush to get the quilting sorted out so it would be easier to dive back in later. You know how us quilters think!
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| Ready to the last little bit of handwork! |
Recently, my sister-in-law showed me a tin full of blocks that her grandmother had sewn many years ago. The pieces were all cut with scissors and either pieced by hand or by machine. The pattern pieces were from a newspaper. My sister-in-law had no clue what to do with them all and for years had been holding on to them. And then – you probably guessed it – I offered to do something with them. Little did I know what I was getting myself into! None of the blocks laid flat.
The sizes of the pieces varied. I knew there was no ...
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So a Catch Up is called for me thinks
read moreMr. and Mrs. American Goldfinch...I hope they are discussing housing options here at the wooden house. I love to watch them.
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I think everyone who makes a coaster has her/his own way of doing it. I have decided on this method because for me it’s a bit faster and a little more fun in the fabric choice.
I made a set of 4 coasters for my sister, different fabrics, but all with the same applique. Here it is broken down into steps.
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| Helen's EQ8 mock-up |
The sun came out and dried up all the rain...yes that happened last Friday. Glorious sunshine almost every day since. Temps are a bit cool and there are frost warnings at night. It is shivery still in the shade, but the sunshine makes up for it. Daffodils are blooming and the tiny leaves are appearing on trees. Several of the indoor plants are budding. I'm itching to get these outside.
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