Well, I didn’t really mean to vanish for two weeks. So what have I been doing? Well, for starters, my printer’s been very busy printing lots and … … and lots … … and lots of shapes. First for six … Continue reading
A New Project
Category Archives: hand piecing
Stars and Yin Yang Blocks
I have been doing some piecing, although not a lot, while I’ve been mostly missing from the blog. The projects I chose to work on were projects for which I already had lots of shapes printed and were ready, waiting for me … Continue reading
Hidden Treasures
Over the past week or so, Mr. Q.O. and I have been tossing, giving away, generally reorganizing things and in the process have found some wonderful hidden treasures. Like these beautiful little wooden carved boxes! First there’s this one with … Continue reading
Want to Learn to Love Hand Piecing?
If you do, then I have only three words. What are they? Buy This Book. I’ve had Quilted Diamonds 2 since it was first published back in 2004 and it is, in my opinion, the best book on hand piecing … Continue reading
What’s Wrong with this Picture?
This is what a block I sewed together the other day would have looked like. No picture of that block, as I finally realized what I was doing wrong and those stitches were taken out very, very quickly – I … Continue reading
Passacaglia Duet
My very good friend, Barb, and I are at it again. Simul-blogging our adventures with stitching, that is. One of us is in Toronto, Ontario while the other is in the Forth Worth/Dallas area of – well, of course you all know … Continue reading
Nothing but Black and White
That’s what I’ve been working with – lots and lots of black and white. First of all, some black and white units for the setting pieces of the Pickled Ladies. Everything is ready for fussy cutting/printing the setting half clamshells. … Continue reading
Surrounded Centres
A design idea for these fabulous kaleidoscope centres from the Colonial Garden collection has been slowly taking shape in my mind. So what did I do? I started by turning three of those centres into squares. First one. Then a second. … Continue reading
More Centres for the New Project
The new project is impossible for me to resist. Mostly because the kaleidoscope blocks get me. Every single time. I just can’t wait to sew them together to see what the block will look like. And every single one is a … Continue reading
Eight More Sunflowers
The cold may not be going away, or the snow, but I’m happily pretending it’s warm and there are sunflowers blooming outdoors. Which they aren’t, of course. But my fabric sunflowers sure are! First up is this one. I can … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 