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So….I went shopping!
This is Annabelle…so far. I have been working on Annabelle between other projects. The pieces are huge compared to anything else I am working on, so it’s a nice break. It has an appliqued centre,...
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So many blocks!
Finally! Owen’s quilt top finished. Notice the stars in the border actually look like stars? Yipee! These 16 blocks came from last year’s Barbara Brackman’s block-of-the-week, Grandmother’s...
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I know I should be packing…
It’s the day before I fly to Williamsburg to attend The Elly Sienkiewicz Applique Academy and I should be packed by now, but I am not. I am too busy working out the rest of the border on Circle of...
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It’s all about the details!
It’s all about the details! That is what I learned in Sandra Leichner’s class when I attended TESAA last month. This is the block we worked on in class. Sandra’s quilts have an almost life-like...
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Hexies Everywhere!
Recently, my hubby and I took a very last minute road trip to New York City, just for the fun of it. Of course, we did all must-do things when you visit NYC. See the Statue of Liberty…check. Figure...
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Prepping and prepping…..
I have been spending most of my spare time prepping the second border of Sue Garman’s “Friends of Baltimore”. I must admit, it is a little tedious, however, I am sticking with it!! It isn’t long...
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Progress feels good!
I am finally seeing some progress on a few of the quilts I am working on. As you can tell, I like to hand-applique and hand-quilt. As we all are very aware, both are time consuming, and it can be a...
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Finishing a border and starting a binding!
I spent yesterday putting the finishing touches on the second border of Sue Garman’s “Friends of Baltimore”. All of the flowers and stems and leaves were finally stitched in place. So, it was time to...
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A bit about shrinkage…and stitching a binding!
I let my border dry overnight and this is what I woke up to! Oh well. That is why I keep a lint brush handy! So once I removed the dog hair, I placed the border (wrong side up) on my ironing board...
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Third Finish of the Year!
For some reason this post from yesterday disappeared:( So I am re-posting it. Thank you, technology, for keeping me on my toes… We have had a couple of cool evenings lately, so it seemed like a good...
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