How’s that for a blog post title? Made me laugh out loud! But this is all about my method of chain piecing HSTs by hand. I know, I know — chain piecing is what machine piecers do. But I’ve found … Continue reading
Chaining by Hand – Lots of Photos
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80 More Stars
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
Tiny Stars
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
Another Caribbean Sunflower
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
Celtic Solstice
See these fun little units? I made the two of them last night. They finish at 3″. And I have no idea what they’re going to become. They were made using shapes from the new Inklingo collection that was released Friday … Continue reading
Setting Fabric
For some reason, the camera just doesn’t capture the colour of this fabric. It’s a lovely light lavender but looks more blue/grey in this photo. And it’s the fabric I’ve chosen to set the wild floral kaleidoscope stars. Again, the … Continue reading
A Dozen Blue & Brown Paisley Kaleidoscope Stars
Now that the butterfly and wild floral kaleidoscope stars are all made, I’m concentrating on getting the brown and blue paisley ones finished. I think I know what I’m going to use to set these. And that will be either … Continue reading
Final Group of Wild Floral Kaleidoscope Stars
I really can’t pick a favourite from these two – I love the effects I got with fussy cutting/printing all of these wild floral kaleidoscope stars. But of this pair I definitely have a favourite – the one on the … Continue reading
Baskets and More Baskets
Remember I had printed combo sheets of all the pieces needed for a 4.5″ basket on 10 fabrics? Well, I decided to finish making those 10 baskets. First a pair of blue and white baskets. Then a very pale pink … Continue reading
And Yet More Baskets
The 4.5″ Inklingo basket collection proved to be all too enticing. I grabbed 10 fabrics and printed a combo sheet on a piece of each fabric. That way I can mix and match as much as I want. Of course … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 