Aren’t these pretty? I love the look and feel of batiks and these are destined to, in most instances, become 6″ sunflowers as well as — well, who knows. The work project is finished – finally. Absolutely no stitching was … Continue reading
Five little nine-patch blocks that finish at 3″. That’s all that I’ve managed to stitch the past two evenings. But at least now there are only 9 left to make and I feel relatively confident that those 9 will be … Continue reading
I was surprised when I realized I now have 25 blocks finished. Only 17 more to go. Maybe this weekend I’ll put the 25 up on the design wall just to get a feel for how they look so far. … Continue reading
Stitching the rows together didn’t take long and now the centre of Memories of Smudge V.S. is done. All by hand. I’ve changed my mind slightly about the border treatment. First there will be a thin pink border, probably just … Continue reading
The blocks are now all sewn together into rows. The rows will be sewn together and the centre of the quilt completed by the end of the weekend. And now I’m seriously considering what kind of border treatment to add. … Continue reading
Yesterday afternoon and evening I spent a lot of time arranging and rearranging the Memories of Smudge blocks. Five more possible layouts were the result. I’m having a blast playing with the blocks on the design wall.
The last two blocks were finished Friday night. On Saturday, Mr. Q.O. found a flannel-backed vinyl tablecloth at a dollar store and since then I’ve been playing with the placement of the blocks. Here are the first three layouts.
A little briefcase, a heavy iron, a tiny measuring tape and batiks! And, of course, a Baxtertoon.
The third-last block is done. The second-last one is halfway done. As is the last one! Four more quick seams and all the blocks will be finished. That can easily be done during a baseball game tonight. They would have … Continue reading
I’m getting very close to being finished making the Memories of Smudge blocks. The sixth-last one. The fifth-last one. And the fourth-last one done. The third-last is already three-quarters finished and, as there are only two more left to stitch, … Continue reading
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