I really needed some continuous stitching and curved piecing and nothing is better for that than the little 6″ sunflowers. This one makes me think of tropical waters again. And that’s a rather nice thing to be thinking about as … Continue reading
I really learned a lesson last night. And that is that by chaining by hand, I can stitch a fairly large number of the HSTs in just a couple of hours. Just over 50 of them are in that nice … Continue reading
I’m working on a tutorial about chain piecing these little beauties by hand, but I got hit with two work assignments yesterday that didn’t give me enough time to even think about finishing it off. So this is a teaser. … Continue reading
There are very few of the brown and blue paisley kaleidoscope stars left to make so I decided to make one to add to the stack of finished ones. These ones are made using the 2″ diamonds. Then another. A … Continue reading
That’s what the little stacks here represent – all the pieces needed for 80 more of the little black and white stars. Baxter was very interested in those little stacks of shapes so we had to take the photo quickly … Continue reading
It seems like it’s been ages since I worked on something really tiny. So out came the .50″ black and white diamonds and I made a few of the miniature stars. I printed these shapes a few years ago and … Continue reading
There’s a new star quilt in my future. And it will be made up of stars just like these. In a whole variety of colours. Aren’t these fun? Can you imagine what will happen at the intersections when four blocks are … Continue reading
I thought that perhaps I’d do a few more of these little units before the next clue comes out Friday for the Celtic Solstice quilt. I may do a few more of them tonight. These units are fun to stitch … Continue reading
The days may be getting cooler and shorter, but I can pretend it’s warm and sunny by working on another 6″ sunflower. Doesn’t this one make you think of the tropics? I think it belongs with the other sunflowers I’ve … Continue reading
… Jake. Jake has been living here for almost a week but I was waiting to make sure he and Baxter got along before introducing him. The first 24/36 hours we weren’t too sure as there was much growling and … Continue reading
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