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So I'm still mulling those Tula Pink Tabby Road fabrics and what to do with them.  I posted several options that I was kicking around here about a week ago, but I wasn't 100% in love with any of them.  My newest plan is to forget my Accuquilt GO! dies and go old school, cutting REALLY BIG 9 1/2" clam shells with a rotary cutter and an acrylic template. 

57" x 57" Quilt Using 9 1/2" Clam Shells

I know that I’m in the minority on this, but I love working with small pieces. And while I continue working on piecing the blocks for the Pickled Ladies pieced border, I keep thinking about a miniature — hmm, something. What it might be, I have no idea quite yet.

Maybe I’ll keep making as many of these tiny Carpenter’s Wheel blocks as I can and turn this into something other than a 12″ miniature?

Maybe I’ll do something other than this with the 2″ clamshells. One idea that I can’t seem to stop thinking about ...

The centre of the Pickled Ladies top is completed, that is. There’s still more to come for this top. But now all the half pickled clams have been added  and so the centre of the quilt top is done and I’m so excited that I can barely stand it!

There are bits at the edges that will get dealt with when the first of the two borders is attached. One of the two borders involves quite a bit of piecing, although I have that almost halfway done now. As long as I manage to stay away from distractions ...

Years ago (and I’m not sure quite how many years that may have been, but I think it’s at least eight), I bought a half yard of this fabric. I fell in love with it at the store the second I saw it.

It’s in Chintz Circles.

And Shabby Chic Joseph’s Coat.

It’s part of the shabby chic Yin Yang blocks, which is still a quilt top in progress with lots and lots more to be done.

It definitely became one of the Pickled Ladies. I had to force myself to do a little swiss-cheese ...

I don't normally post about fabric collections.  I don't do any advertising or sponsorships, and I'm not trying to sell you anything.  But I'm totally smitten with Tula Pink's Tabby Road collection for FreeSpirit Fabrics, especially the Disco Kitty and Cat Snacks prints.

Tula Pink's Tabby Road Collection for FreeSpirit Fabrics

Remember this four-patch clamshell unit that I posted last November? Making those four-patch clams was addictive, so making them and then joining them all together was another thing I worked on throughout the winter.

Putting Fruit Salad together really was fun as I saw each intersection turn out so, so well. Of course, having the perfect stitching lines and matching points printed on the back of my fabric is what made that easy.

I used the 4″ Inklingo clamshell collection and loved every second of making this. I’m sure another four-patch clamshell quilt is in my future as I ...

The final eight half clamshell pickles are done – so now it’s time to start sewing them on to the top. But first, here are the final eight.

I was happy to find so many of my floral fabrics had flowers small enough for all the clamshell pickles, including all the partial ones. Some very small.

Some quite a bit larger.

Some light.

Some darker.

Lots of roses, large …

… and small.

Another light one.

And one of my favourites.

Now that all the half Pickled Ladies are done, it’s time for lots of curved piecing and continuous stitching as ...

I had made the little strips of triangles for the side halves of the Clamshell Pickles a long time ago and they’ve been sitting waiting, all this time, for me to finally get the fabrics chosen and half Pickled Ladies printed for each one.

All that was left was some nice curved piecing to add the little strips of the triangles to the half clamshell pickles, which went very quickly, and all the ones needed for one side are now done.

Using the window template made it very quick to find fabrics that worked for the side halves. The ...

Well, hello there, blogosphere!  I've been in Naples, Florida all last week visiting my in-laws and just got home in time for Maundy Thursday church services.  While in Florida, my darling husband offered to take me to the local quilt shop, Flash Sew and Quilt.  And once we got there, and I started picking out fabric, he was SURPRISED.  Isn't that funny?  What did he THINK I was going to do at the quilt shop -- just pet the fabrics and then leave empty-handed?!  Silly man.

Fat Quarters, Layer Cakes, Charm Packs, and Kona Solids Skinny Strips

Yes, I know it has been a long time since I blogged, but I have been busy sewing all this time. This post will be a bit short on words, but there are lots of pictures.

Part of the piecing has involved finally getting the Pickled Ladies top to the point I needed to choose fabrics for the edges so that I’d have a straight edge before I start attaching the borders.

So I began with window templates for the top and bottom pieces.

And window templates for the two sides.

Six and a half hours later, after auditioning ...

Hello and Happy New Year 2017!  This post will be short and sweet, because I want to get back to my sewing room before the day gets away from me.  After a hectic holiday season and a week of illness that saw me lying around the house amidst piles of crumpled Kleenex and steaming cups of Theraflu, I finally felt well enough to play with fabric yesterday.  I finished another block for my pineapple log cabin quilt:

17 3/4" Pineapple Log Cabin Block #27 of 36

Quilts designs with 12 inch Inklingo Clamshell Rose blocks, some of them Christmassy! - Quiltontwerpen met 12 inch Inklingo Clamshell Rose blokken, met een paar Kerstige! XXX Annika Continue reading →

I know, I know – I said I’d try to blog more often. Well, at least this time it hasn’t been over three months since I last blogged. In fact, it’s just under two months, so maybe I”m getting a bit better at blogging a tad more regularly.

What have I been doing? I’ve been totally engrossed in piecing clamshells.

The obsession began with this  – a Clamshell Rose block. It measures 14″ and is destined to be the cover for a piecing book. I think I may just have enough of the red to make a ...

Another screen recording of drafting in EQ7, this time a Clamshell four patch bonus block - Weer een schermopname van het tekenen in EQ7, deze keer een Clamshell four patch bonus blok XXX Annika Continue reading →

Some more quilt designs with Inklingo Clamshell Rose Blocks, this time 16 inch blocks. Nog een paar quiltontwerpen met Inklingo Clamshell Rose, deze keer in blokmaat 16 inch [40,6 cm.] XXX Annika Continue reading →

Screen recordings of drafting Inklingo Clamshell Rose blocks in EQ7, no sound - Schermopnamen van het tekenen van Inklingo Clamshell Rose blokken in EQ7, zonder geluid. XXX Annika Continue reading →

Several quilt designs with the latest Inklingo Shape collections, Clamshell Rose and Clamshell Edges 4 inch. Een paar quiltontwerpen met de nieuwste Inklingo collecties patroondelen, Clamshell Rose en Clamshell Edges 4 inch. XXX Annika Continue reading →

I will be leaving Melbourne on 5 October for the US.  I have lots of wonderful workshops and trunk shows planned.  Here is my itinerary – please stop by and say hi if I am in your town/city – or join me for a workshop if you live nearby.

8-9 October 2016

Trunk show and workshop with the Gulf States Quilting Association.  I’m not sure where this is but they tell me it will be “somewhere in Louisiana”.

Contact: Therese at springerstc@icloud.com

15-16 October 2016

2 day workshop at The Quilted Owl.  We will be doing ...

I’ve been doing a LOT of travelling in the last few weeks.  I do love teaching outside of Melbourne and getting to know quilters from the eastern states!

In late August I was booked in for a couple of workshops on two consecutive weekends, one in Sydney and one in Brisbane.  I decided to give myself a mini holiday and stay with a girlfriend in Sydney between the workshops.  The first workshop in Sydney was a meditation workshop (yes I do them as well).  I then spent the week relaxing, sewing and doing some of my day job.

The ...

Some new ideas for Clamshell Quilts, to celebrate 4 new sizes of Inklingo Clamshells! - Nieuwe ideeën for Clamshell Quilts, om 4 nieuwe maten Inklingo Clamshells te vieren! XXX Annika Continue reading →