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
Saturday night I graded the seams on all the harpsichord quilt blocks done to date. I had actually picked up the project box, thinking I’d stitch a few more when I realized I really needed to get the grading done … 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
All of the stars and their surrounding white diamonds for the next round have been added. And 16 of the 18 tumbling blocks I need for this round are done, ready to attach. Then one more round of white diamonds … Continue reading
Instead of beginning a second block, I decided to add to the existing first block. I made 6 more 6-pointed stars, 24 pairs of white diamonds and then began stitching them around the perimeter of the first block. There are loads … 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
One 12″ New York Wheel block that I am definitely calling the White Picket Fence block. I’m going to rummage through my stash for a mauve/purple that will work as a border and that will be it. This will be … Continue reading
… and Baxter is presiding over the ceremonies. But he’s not telling whether or not the groundhog saw his shadow!
Mr. Q.O. picked the winners’ numbers and they are:
Number 48: the mug rug goes to Cyndie.
And number 9: the Inklingo $25 gift certificate goes to Kay Lemieux.
Congratulations, Cyndie and Kay. Watch your e-mail as I will be e-mailing you as soon as this posts!
Thanks to Vicki for a wonderful event. I’m still making my way ever so slowly through the list of blogs and have found some wonderful new blogs to follow so far.
After looking at the first New York Wheel block in daylight, I decided to replace the quarter circle. The second block is now done and attached. The remaining two blocks are halfway done, so I will have this little quilt … 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 