On Monday, clue 5 in the Case of the Secret Garden came out and we are now starting to stitch the pieces into blocks. Of course, I had to put the first 8 I had stitched up on the design … Continue reading
On Monday, clue 5 in the Case of the Secret Garden came out and we are now starting to stitch the pieces into blocks. Of course, I had to put the first 8 I had stitched up on the design … Continue reading
Clue 4 of the Case of the Secret Garden was released yesterday. It involved more printing of shapes with curves which is now, thanks to this video, a breeze with rotary cutting. If anyone had told me a month ago … Continue reading
Mug rugs have suddenly become fascinating to me. What a great way to play with some fabric combinations or design ideas! I have two design ideas in mind that will each use a trio of fabrics along with a white. … Continue reading
On Monday, Clue 3 of the Case of the Secret Garden was released. It involved a little more printing on fabric – 16 sheets of this shape, which you can see if you click on the photo to enlarge it. … Continue reading
Thanks to a comment left the other day, I saw a picture of a quilt made using this setting and decided it was perfect for the little 8-pointed stars. It’s a fun block to make with lots of opportunities for … Continue reading
It was a lovely sunny afternoon yesterday and I decided it was the perfect time to get my fabrics printed with the shapes from Clue 2 of the Case of the Secret Garden as well as some white and red … Continue reading
Thanks to a comment left yesterday, I think I’ve settled on a setting for the tiny stars. So I started adding .75″ squares all around each star. This is going to be such fun to stitch! The little blocks are … Continue reading
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been rummaging through my stash looking for just the right fabrics for a special project. I knew they had to be bright and very small-scale prints or tone-on-tone fabrics as whatever blocks I would … Continue reading
I decided that I didn’t like my initial choice of fabrics for the Case of the Secret Garden mystery quilt. Lots of rummaging through stash ensued. I came up with a number of possibilities and finally decided on this group. … Continue reading
The first ever Inklingo Mystery Quilt, “The Case of the Secret Garden,” has begun. The first clue is available to download. The quilt will be made with the New York Wheel collection that I used to make the White Picket … Continue reading