For some reason, I don’t like using the sewing machine at night. It may have something to do with the lighting where my sewing machine is but, whatever the reason, I do try to avoid it in the evenings. So … Continue reading
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Case of the Secret Garden – A Finish!
What does a picture of an empty box have to do with a finish? Well, Saturday morning this box was full of the finished blocks from the mystery. By Saturday night, this is what the box looked like – empty. … Continue reading
New York Wheel Stitching and Stitching and …
That’s what I was doing last night. Stitching all the little quarter circles on to the arcs. That part is now done for all the blocks. Then it was on to adding the large corners to each arc. This stack … Continue reading
Octagon Stars Growing
The octagon stars have grown and now measure 24″ by 7″. I couldn’t resist working on this last night and, after this picture was taken, added all the red octagons and diamonds so I can start joining the next row … Continue reading
Case of the Secret Garden Mystery Quilt — a Reveal!
I wish it was my quilt top finished that’s the reveal, but it’s not. That said, I am really, really excited about this quilt now! When the last clue in the Case of the Secret Garden mystery quilt was released … Continue reading
Clue 6 Finished
I know I don’t normally blog on weekends but I am so excited that I got all 24 of the remaining arcs for the Case of the Secret Garden mystery quilt sewn together by machine that I just had to … Continue reading
Colour, Lovely Colour
Aren’t these delicious? Beautiful batiks from a wonderful friend. Once I get the mystery quilt top finished, the octagon stars doll quilt and one other doll quilt done, I have an idea for a quilt that will be made with … Continue reading
Machine Piecing
I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that I’m going to fall far, far behind on the Case of the Secret Garden if I insist on hand piecing the entire thing. And I don’t want to let this one languish … Continue reading
And the Answer Is …
… no, I didn’t get the piecing for Clue 6 of the Case of the Secret Garden mystery quilt finished. Not even close! And Clue 7 comes out today. I made 96 of these pieced spokes for the arcs last … Continue reading
Am I Going to Get Caught Up …
Follow my blog with Bloglovin … and finish Clue 6 before Monday when Clue 7 in the Case of the Secret Garden mystery quilt comes out? I don’t know! There was no printing this week. Just lots of stitching of … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 