The 28 melon/arc combos have been added to centres and the remaining seven rings I needed to finish the quilt top are now made. Pressed and seams graded. I joined the first four of the rings to the quilt top … Continue reading
More Progress
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Progress
Very late Sunday night I finished making the melon/arc combos for the Summer Picnic Dish. I love seeing this stack of all 28 of them all done! I grouped them into sets of four so stitching the rings will go … Continue reading
The Week’s Progress
This is how many of the melon/arc combos are done so far for the Summer Picnic Dish top. There are only 12 left to make and then it will be a hopefully quick few nights of stitching and the top … Continue reading
Mauve and Pink Kaleidoscope Stars
When I was looking at possible setting fabrics for the various kaleidoscope star projects, I found a very pale yellow fabric. Then I put a few of the mauve and pink kaleidoscope stars on it. And I’m sold. It’s the … Continue reading
Wild Floral Kaleidoscope Stars
Before I made the decision to focus solely on the pickle dish quilt top, I couldn’t resist making just a few more of the wild floral kaleidoscope stars last weekend.. This one makes me think of a fireplace. Even the … Continue reading
Bribing Myself
I realized on the weekend that I hadn’t decided on a baseball playoffs quilt. I try to always pick one to either start or finish during the playoffs. This year? This year it’s going to be the Summer Picnic Dish. … Continue reading
Floral Kaleidoscope Stars
Of course I made more of the floral kaleidoscope stars last weekend. Lots more. Even though I’m only showing half a dozen of them in this post, there were many more made. And if you just want to see how … Continue reading
Stars on the Wall
As I’ve done a few more of the stars in each group, I decided it was time to see the groups of kaleidoscope stars together up on the temporary design wall. The individual mauve/pink kaleidoscope stars I made last weekend … Continue reading
Mauve/Pink Kaleidoscope Stars
Once I finished adding the connecting centres for the next row of rings on the Summer Picnic Dish last week, it was weekend play time. And kaleidoscope stars were calling to me. The small stars made with the 1.25″ diamonds … Continue reading
More Kaleidoscope Stars
While there are more kaleidoscope stars in this post, there was another arc/melon combo made last night to add to the Summer Picnic Dish. My reward after each melon/arc is completed is to make a few stars. It’s my way … Continue reading
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