Looking Back

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Quiltobsession

When we took the picture of the stack of quilt tops waiting to be quilted, we also took some of them out to the roof garden for their outdoors photo. First up was the crib size Dresden Plate quilt. This … Continue reading →

Auditioning Fabrics

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Quiltobsession

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 →

Sorting and Organizing

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Quiltobsession

Sorting and organizing wasn’t what I planned to do on the weekend, but it became necessary as I was looking for the white on white fabric that I was positive – pretty sure — hoping I had tucked away for … Continue reading →

Around The Block

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Quiltobsession

Last night I was doing a lot of the seam grading on the Summer Picnic Dish. This weekend I will be back to work on it and figuring out exactly what I need to print in order to make it … Continue reading →

Summer Picnic Dish Again

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Quiltobsession

After finishing the Colourful Crosspatch quilt, I wasn’t sure what I was going to work on next. The Summer Picnic Dish quilt won as it will grow quickly and I would love to see it finished before it’s too late … Continue reading →

Colourful Crosspatch Quilt

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Quiltobsession

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 →

Patchwork of the Crosses Progress

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Quiltobsession

Since I finished row 5 it has either been too wet or too windy out on the roof garden for photos. But yesterday was perfect, so we got a picture of row 5. This is the photo that is giving … Continue reading →

Roof Garden Views

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Quiltobsession

The first two rows of the Patchwork of the Crosses are joined and I’m about to start adding the third. This is taking me a bit longer than I anticipated it would. I told Mr. Q.O. the other night that … Continue reading →

Rows and Rows of POTC

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Quiltobsession

That’s what you see in this picture. Five completed rows, albeit folded, of the Patchwork of the Crosses top. Finishing the fifth row last night, I almost felt as though it was time for a celebration. But that has to … Continue reading →

Rows 3 and 4

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Quiltobsession

Row 3 of the Patchwork of the Crosses top is done. As is row 4. Row 5 is almost done. Joining the rows together is probably going to take a bit longer than I originally anticipated, but I’m still hopeful … Continue reading →

All of the little stars are now made and last night I started surrounding them with the white squares. It takes less than an hour to get two stars surrounded.

Seams graded and pressed.

There are now 17 of the little stars left to surround with the white squares. From here on out, it’s just nothing but continuous stitching to add the squares, then the connecting red diamonds and octagons and turn this into a finished quilt top. If I can stay focused, and I am pretty intent on doing just that, I could have this finished by the end of next week and be ready to quilt it next weekend.

I may take some time out this weekend and get the binding ready for Candy Stars as well as start printing for the Inklingo Periwinkle reverse mystery quilt. I think I’ve finally decided on the colours I want to work with for the Periwinkle quilt. No big surprise here — it will be pinks, pinks and more pinks. Maybe a mauve thrown in for a little relief from the pink. Maybe. Lessons 1 to 4 are available, free, at the All About Inklingo blog.

If you’re here to see who won the giveaway from the April Showers post, the winner will be announced later this afternoon after Baxter picks a winner.

“Mum’s Making Stars” is the title of today’s ‘toon.

As we were setting up to take pictures of the two little blue stars, he was right there just waiting for his photo to be taken because, after all, there is nothing that we could possibly want to photograph other than him!

Two Blue Candy Stars