While looking for a fabric to use in a project I’m working on, I came across these fabrics in my stash. They were grouped together just like this. They are really calling to me to be made into something. Just … 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
I can’t stop stitching these! The little stars go together in no time, adding the 8 squares around each one is fast as can be and then adding the red diamond and octagon connectors is just plain fun. The continuous … Continue reading
These are all the shapes printed and now cut from Clue 2 of the Case of the Secret Garden. All 592 of them. And every single one of them has a curve on two sides of it. A gentle curve, … 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
The random generator was used and now Baxter would like to announce … … the winner is number 7, Deb Brandt. Congratulations, Deb! Watch your e-mail as I will be sending you the gift certificate as soon as I post … 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
You’ve read about The Case of the Secret Garden mystery quilt before on my blog. Clue 2 was revealed yesterday. Clue 1 was released last week. I’m going to be printing fabrics tonight and tomorrow as I follow Clue 2. … 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!
Quilt Obsession 