On Monday, clue 5 in the Case of the Secret Garden came out and we are now starting to stitch the pieces into blocks. Of course, I had to put the first 8 I had stitched up on the design … Continue reading
The Case of the Secret Garden, Clue 5
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Octagon Stars Doll Bed Quilt is Growing
I just can’t resist these little beauties so a couple more were added to the doll bed quilt. The next set of connecting red diamonds and octagon have been added as well so that another pair of stars can be … Continue reading
Clue 4 of the Mystery Quilt Finished
Last week was a challenge when it came to keeping up with the mystery quilt. I got the cutting done, thanks to the video on cutting curves with a rotary cutter but, as I was working on two other projects, … Continue reading
Half a Dozen Little Stars
These little stars for the Octagon Stars doll bed quilt are impossible for me to resist. I can’t make just one. Or two. Or three, four or five. No, I have to make an even half-dozen of them. It’s such … Continue reading
Secret Projects Progress
Yesterday was, as they promised, a messy day – snow, rain, then snow again. We didn’t get a lot of snow in comparison to many other places but it was a good day to be home and stitching. And stitch … Continue reading
Five Partial Case of the Secret Garden Blocks
I decided last night that I had to make one of each of the other four so I’d have all five partial blocks to use as a guide for completing this week’s clue. And that’s what I did. They’re very … Continue reading
Case of the Secret Garden Mystery Quilt, Clue 4
Clue 4 of the Case of the Secret Garden was released yesterday. It involved more printing of shapes with curves which is now, thanks to this video, a breeze with rotary cutting. If anyone had told me a month ago … Continue reading
Mug Rugs
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
Printing, Printing and More Printing on Fabric
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
Tiny Bright Colourful Stars
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
Quilt Obsession 