I actually thought that by the middle of January I’d be finished making these blocks? Ha! Not a hope. It took me most of the week to make two blocks. This one with the star straight up and down. And … Continue reading
Two More Fireworks
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Fiesta!!!
This book arrived and I want to make almost every one of the quilts in it! So it’s a very good thing I got Dance of the Poinsettias done before the book arrived. The cover quilt is called Fiesta Gitana … Continue reading
Mariner’s Whirl
Where have I been? I’ve been around but had nothing quilt-related to write about or photograph. Thankfully, something finally jolted me out of the creative doldrums! It’s called Mariner’s Whirl, which is a Jinny Beyer design (Beyer 382-12) for which three … Continue reading
Dance of the Poinsettias Progress
I’ve now added ten of the 10-point stars to my version of Can Can, now Dance of the Poinsettias. I’d finished the little pink units I showed in my post on Friday and had actually already added one before I … Continue reading
Hybrid Piecing
I need to make 10 of these for the next round of my Dance of the Poinsettias – which is now the name of my Can Can quilt, thanks to a comment left on my last post! I really am … Continue reading
Detour!!
I had great plans to stay completely focused on Can Can/Poinsettia and was making progress. I really did. But there was a new Inklingo collection for a block called Starry Path that was seemingly destined to throw me off course. There … Continue reading
Can Can/Poinsettia Assembly Line
Odd title, isn’t it? Once I had this much of the top together, I knew I was committed to making it. So it really did end up feeling rather like an assembly line for a while over the Christmas break … Continue reading
Two Ringy Dingies
The very golden, Golden Wedding Ring Two Ringy Dingies top is done!! I made my goal of finishing it this week and didn’t want to wait to post this. Edited December 23, 2018 – thanks to the efforts of … Continue reading
Ring, Ring!!
There’s been a bit of a ring assembly line going on here for the past little while. All the full rings for Two Ringy Dingies are made. And lots of different partial rings. And now it’s time for it to … Continue reading
Can Can!!
After getting the centre star of Can Can done, I had to add the first ring of small stars and get it ready for the next ring of ten of the 10-point stars. The piece is already too large for … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 