What have I been doing during the unexpected month-long absence from my blog? Lots of little things. First some black and white 6-point stars made with .50″ diamonds. I had printed loads and loads of black and white diamonds years … Continue reading
This is what a block I sewed together the other day would have looked like. No picture of that block, as I finally realized what I was doing wrong and those stitches were taken out very, very quickly – I … Continue reading
Wednesday night I took the last stitch and the butterfly kaleidoscope stars top is finished. All completely hand pieced. And every minute of it was pure enjoyment. It is approximately 55 x 84. I purposely did half stars at the … Continue reading
Did you notice the spots in the mandala I showed earlier this week that appeared almost empty where the very pale pink was? I did. So did Mr. Q.O. And I couldn’t leave it like that. So rather than really … Continue reading
I needed a small diversion, I think, as I couldn’t resist starting a new project. First I went about choosing fabrics. Not all the fabrics in this grouping are going to make the final cut, but I don’t think any … Continue reading
See this lovely stack of butterfly kaleidoscope stars, all with their surrounding diamonds? The stack is made up of more stars than it appears. There are well over 60 stars in that pile. And now they’re all done. Next is figuring out … Continue reading
More before and after pictures with this quartet. I’ve been having fun finding their before shots. First up. The after shot. The centre of this one makes me think of a palm tree. The second, with its before shot. And … Continue reading
Once I got started with the before and after shots, I couldn’t stop. And for today’s group I found the before shots of them all. Before. After. Before. After. Before. After. Before. After. Before. After. The centre of this one … Continue reading
I said yesterday I was going to find some of the before shots of these stars and I have. For four of the five I’m showing today, at least. Try as I might, I couldn’t find the fifth one’s original shot. I … Continue reading
I really didn’t mean to just disappear from blogging for almost a week. It just happened. But I have been very busy stitching more of the butterfly kaleidoscope stars. They’re very quick to stitch as each one is surrounded by its … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 