Well that was weird - I swore I posted when I finished Ayla's quilt a few months ago. I used a variation of the Brioche and baguette pattern. On the back I inserted a wide white strip and appliqued Ayla's name. … [Continue reading...]
Panels are good practise.
May 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My mom hits up yard sales and thrift stores for.. all kinds of things actually, but she goes often enough to get some great finds. One of them is quilt panels. Then she sends them to me to quilt. This works out great, as I love the quilting part and I get to practise. She's not picky and loves to hang up different panels for different seasons. And we use up the stash on backing and those weird small bits of batting. Recently I worked on this one for her. I also did this … [Continue reading...]
Colorblock quilt, all done!
May 3, 2013 by
For finish it up Friday, I got the bonding all done on this quilt. It’s now taking a spin in the wash. I always wash and dry the baby quilts then check them over for loose threads and any place where I did a lousy job seaming. I’m really happy with how this one turned [...]
[Continue reading...]Colorblock quilt progress
April 10, 2013 by
I forgot to post this sooner, sorry. With the Colorblock quilt, I had a hard time deciding what to quilt. I defaulted to what the pattern samples show and what most people did, at least according to all the pics I found. Straight lines. It’s boring but it works. Up and down on the tall [...]
[Continue reading...]Sunday Stash: out of control edition
April 7, 2013 by
This weekend I moved my sewing room to a spare beedroom in the basement. It was at the end of one of the L in the main room of the basement, but for various reason, we decided to move it to the back bedroom. Ta da! It’s much more efficient use of the space, a [...]
[Continue reading...]A new way to baste quilts
April 1, 2013 by
Over the weekend – actually, on Friday, my usual day off – I set about basting as many quilts as I had ready to go that also had batting available. In one of the Craftsy classes I signed up for the awesome Leah Day showed us how to baste quilts on a table and use [...]
[Continue reading...]Cowboy quilt update
March 27, 2013 by
I did finish the whole top, and calculated it took 6 hours to get this far. Now to layer with the backing and batting, baste and quilt. It’s the “quilt as desired” that gets me.
[Continue reading...]Colorblock Quilt top
March 27, 2013 by
For this quilt, I purchased the PDF Colorblock Quilt pattern from www.bijoulovelydesigns.com. The pattern is really well written and super easy to follow, with loads of clear diagrams. Perfect for beginners, a breeze for more experienced quilters. I also went to two different Etsy shops to get the right fabric – Mod Tod by Riley [...]
[Continue reading...]Cowboy quilt
March 1, 2013 by
Or maybe “The Sheriff is in town”. I bought the fabric for this quilt a few years ago in a thrift store. 3 yards of each grey print, just sitting there. I maybe paid a buck a yard, not a thing wrong with it. Ever since I got the fabric, I had an idea that I would have to [...]
[Continue reading...]I have a UFO problem
February 24, 2013 by
No, not aliens! I tallied up all the quilt tops I have in progress, including ones that were partially cut or partially pieced, and a couple that are for now just a pile of selected fabric and an idea. There’s NINE of those. Then I counted up all the quilt tops I have finished, including [...]
[Continue reading...]How long does it take?
February 21, 2013 by
Sometimes people ask me how long it takes to quilt and I honestly don’t know. Do you track time, even loosely? I know it’s hours here, even on the super fast projects, but still. Last night I was able to figure out how long I spent at it, and this afternoon I took a short break to [...]
[Continue reading...]Back in the swing of it
February 21, 2013 by
Now that the room is up, I’ve been making time to spend down there. I also got some Craftsy classes, including Quilting Negative Space. I’m a HUGE fan of Angela already and this class is just great. I’m really enjoying it, even though I listen along as I’m making supper. Tonight I had the itch [...]
[Continue reading...]Sewing room again, finally
February 16, 2013 by
We moved, again, but into a bigger rental. I finally have a sewing room! It’s in the basement, but still pretty light. I rearranged things a couple times to suit me. Here it is before I started. And this is missing a few boxes of fabrics. I now have a really nice sewing station. [...]
[Continue reading...]holiday sewing
February 8, 2013 by
I’m horribly behind here I know. The holidays threw me off, then we thought about moving (again) and packed up everything. So not a lot of sewing was done. Here’s what I did do, if only for my own list. Finishes – finished reb purse ayla’s quilt finish izzy’s jammies ipad cover Progress – started [...]
[Continue reading...]Friday finish!
November 30, 2012 by
Finally! The quilting on this one only took a week. Granted, it’s a baby quilt and a panel and I had a rough couple days. See, I work online and if things get frustrating, I go quilt for a break. The more frustrating, the more breaks. And, well… This happens: Yay productivity?
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