Here's a message we don't hear often enough: BE EPIC! As women, we hear all sorts of messages; Have straight hair, Have long lashes, Have no wrinkles, Have big boobs, Have this and that thing that will MAKE you what you need to be in order to be fabulous. But I am here to tell you that what you need in order to be fabulous is... YOU You, just as you are. You with messy hair and no
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Taking a break from the feather quilting, I used some string piecing as a little therapy. I am using a 6 1/2 ...Woo!!! It's March, the heat's back on (after three weeks, brrr!), and the Sun is shinin'! Now what could be better than that?? I know what!! Another Sew My Stash 2015 Throwdown!! You haven't seen me here for awhile, 'cause it was too cold to sit next to the window, without heat, and type. But that doesn't mean that I didn't accomplish anything during February! No, I and my handy dandy sit-upon
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A quick glance at this quilt tossed over the chair this morning, and I realized the "wings" seemed to be dancing.....twisting, turning, and spinning around. That settled the name.....Dancing Wings. 
Work in Progress.
Quilting and binding on a Habitat for Humanity quilt is done! I mentioned this earlier I know ...
The votes are overwhelmingly in favor of a tutorial for the Calico Rose quilt. And, as this blog is about to pass the milestone of five years of existence, a quilt along might be a good way to celebrate!
Let’s do this!
First, I have a few more questions–would you like to create a full bed quilt or a throw? The Calico Rose pictured here is 49 blocks and finishes at 96″ square. That is a big quilt. And a lot of pieces–about 2500 of them. Trust me. I know this is a lot. However, we could ...
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| Rail Fence variation using EQ7 |
This is one of those 'What-to-make-when-you-can't-think-of-what-to-make' quilts. It will take a long afternoon/evening. You'll need batik fabric scraps, thread, and a campy Star Trek movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
In our last post, we wove batik scrap strips into a fun and fast quilt, with the help of a hokey Star Trek movie (redundant) starring Benedict Cumberbatch, or BC as we call him to save bytes. Yesterday, on Valentine's Day, my Facebook feed informed me that BC wed, so we send him and Mrs. C congratulations, if not the actual quilt.
Like BC, weaving is highly addictive, and I had more batik strips in my scrap pile, so I started another one. Using the approach in the last post, I wove and lightly glued the strips at intersections ...
