The first fabric that I had pulled for the kaleidoscope stars was a blue and brown/beige paisley that had been in my stash for ages. There would be a picture here if I had thought to take a picture of … Continue reading
The first fabric that I had pulled for the kaleidoscope stars was a blue and brown/beige paisley that had been in my stash for ages. There would be a picture here if I had thought to take a picture of … Continue reading
You knew I couldn’t stop with just one kaleidoscope stars project, right? Of course you did. I am finding these kaleidoscope stars way, way, way too much fun and I have a feeling this is just the tip of the … Continue reading
Last week we had a visitor – Barb from Just Sayin’ Sew came to play for a couple of days. And play we did! It was a mini quilt retreat. After seeing kaleidoscope stars on the All About Inklingo blog, … Continue reading
A quick half hour on the weekend and all the shapes I need to finish the Summer Picnic Dish were printed. With any luck I’ll be able to stay focused on it after this week and get it finished before … Continue reading
It was inevitable. I had to start a new project. And it will be small new project because the fabric I’m using is one I used for the Tiffany Lamp New York Beauty top and is just about gone. But … Continue reading
That’s what I was doing yesterday – auditioning fabrics for the Pickled Ladies edges as the Pickled Ladies centre is almost together now. It will be larger than it appears in this photo as I decided to add more rows … Continue reading
It’s done! Finally done! Monday night at about midnight I took the final stitch, graded the final few seams and my version of Lucy Boston’s Patchwork of the Crosses top was completed. That was far too late to try to get … Continue reading
More of the pieced border segments for the Patchwork of the Crosses quilt are now together. Once I got into a rhythm of stitching them, it was getting faster and faster to make them. These are the border segments still … Continue reading
Last night I got all the shapes for the edges and the 2″ connecting squares of the Patchwork of the Crosses quilt top printed and cut out. The blocks are in a stack and each one has a little piece … Continue reading
Clippings from grading the seams of the 30 Patchwork of the Crosses blocks. Never ever again do I leave grading the seams until the end! It took most of the weekend to get this done.There will be more to add … Continue reading