The star on the left looks like it would be right at home in a Christmas quilt. I know I said I’m not picking favourites, but the one on the left in this photo is definitely one of my favourites … Continue reading
The star on the left looks like it would be right at home in a Christmas quilt. I know I said I’m not picking favourites, but the one on the left in this photo is definitely one of my favourites … Continue reading
While I’ve been working on something else, I have also been working on finishing up piecing the wild floral kaleidoscope stars. The closer I got to finishing them, the more fun I was having making them. They’re actually all done … Continue reading
Remember when this box looked like this? Now it looks like this. Because I finished the last sixteen of the butterfly kaleidoscope stars! Now I’ll have to decide on a setting fabric. And how I’ll set them. For now I’m … Continue reading
And I do mean lots! Thirteen of them. They are so quick to stitch that I can’t just make one! They’re much healthier than snack food. And that moment when each star is finished is such fun! I still can’t … Continue reading
Once I started making more kaleidoscope stars, I couldn’t resist making one with the wild floral fabric. Then a second. And of this group, this one is definitely my favourite. A third. There was no stopping me. A fourth. Followed … Continue reading
There has been a slight change in plans. More about that in a bit. I made a few kaleidoscope stars while I was pondering what to do about the pickle dish quilt. First were a few of the brown and … Continue reading
While I was making the butterfly and wild floral kaleidoscope stars, I had to make a few more of the little mauve and pink kaleidoscope stars. It’s impossible to make only one. Or two. Each seam is only 1.25″, so … Continue reading
The butterfly fabric was another one that was meant for kaleidoscope stars. And I couldn’t resist making a few last weekend. First one. Then another. I couldn’t stop. That ah-hah moment as each one is finished is impossible to resist. Each … Continue reading
My reward for finishing the piecing of Summer Picnic Dish was to stitch a few kaleidoscope stars. I started with the wild floral kaleidoscope stars. Each one takes only a few minutes. And they are so much fun to see … Continue reading
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