stories and other multi-layered creations
(yes, there's been a bit of Stevie Ray playing in the sewing room lately) K kindly offered the loan of her machine, so I did this block for #opgivewarmth -- although it may get an addition on one or two sides, because I think it's not quite 12.5" square as it stands. The dark fabric looks black in the photo, but it's a deep brown batik with copper highlights.
Only four pinwheels left to sash... and then, if I can just stop fiddling with rearranging the rail fence blocks, I can start assembling the rows. Linking up with WIP Wednesday! WiP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced
I signed up for Rachel Hauser's Angled class, and am SO looking forward to getting in some more practice with triangles (not to mention diamonds and other angled pieces). Take a look at the Starbright quilt which is one of the class pieces. I'm really enjoying planning my version. Yay! I pulled out my Christmas Blizzard pinwheels, sashed a couple as a break from endless pinwheels, and noticed... …
I went down to Quilters Quarters in Stockton on Saturday because they were just starting a new Block-of-the-Month sampler (this one runs for 18 months) and it sounded like fun! They have chosen a traditional block for each state and colored it based on the state bird/flower/gemstone/animal/what have you. (Not the state flag: as Debbie said, "Then it would be a red, white and blue quilt with …
Last Sunday I bopped down to Ladybug's Quilts in Manteca for a class with Mo Gonzales. She was teaching "Summer Breeze" out of the book Scrap-Basket Surprises by Kim Brackett. I have been working away on the Hearts & Hands strip quilt (5 strip sets done of 8 total), albeit with a bit of dissatisfaction about my fabric choices -- it's a bit too matchy-matchy for me, in retrospect, but I'm going …
Today: prewashed and folded all the materials for my much-anticipated greek key quilt ("Twisty" from Modern One Block Quilts). Still need to press and fold 18 fat quarters I washed from stash. Why am I washing my stash, you may well ask. Well, at some point during my quilting hiatus, a family of mice decided my stash would be a lovely place for a nest. While I can't argue with their taste in …
So once upon a time, almost ten years ago, I started a quilt. To my surprise, I actually finished it. There was a long interval of it hanging around on my sofa while basted with safety pins, but a good friend's baby shower was coming up, which inspired me to get over my fear of machine quilting, and battle the binding into submission. Magic Cats - Made for Teo Bertani Then there was a long period …