I know, I know – I said I’d try to blog more often. Well, at least this time it hasn’t been over three months since I last blogged. In fact, it’s just under two months, so maybe I”m getting a … Continue reading
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Tag Archives: fibre arts
Another Two-Colour Quilt
I really didn’t mean to vanish for over 3 months but it seems I did. Truth be told, I was in a bit of a quilting slump. 2015 was not a great year, it seems, for me as far as … Continue reading
Garden Stars – Almost Finished
The little Garden Stars quilt top is almost finished. I’m debating whether to add a small border. Right now it’s 12″ square. If I do add a border, I’m not sure what colour to add. Mr. Q.O. says lime green. … Continue reading
A Small Diversion
I totally intended to stick with the grey and white Feathered Stars but then a new Inklingo collection was released yesterday. For tiny 3″ LeMoyne Stars. And I couldn’t resist. I have had this fabric in my stash for ages, but never quite … Continue reading
Kaleidoscope Stars of a Different Sort
Yesterday morning started out innocently enough. I had finished attaching row 8 to Springtime in Paris and was halfway through stitching row 9 together the night before. Then what happened? Then I got completely and totally distracted. By a new … Continue reading
Cats in the Castle and A Question
The 4.5″ Castle Wall block really, really appeals to me. For the first one, I just couldn’t resist making a whimsical block with some kitties peeking out of the castle. Once I had found the kitty print to fussy print/cut, … Continue reading
Blue Sunflower
While I’ve been doing a lot of cutting of the shapes for more batik sunflowers, I really didn’t get much stitching done on the weekend. I did finish this blue sunflower. Seams graded and little block pressed. We have had … Continue reading
Purple Sunflower
One more sunflower to add to the little stack of finished blocks. A purple one this time. Seams graded and pressed. Putting together the diamond/triangles band that goes around the centre circle takes the longest but is also a lot … Continue reading
Say It With Flowers Blog Hop
It’s the first day of the Say It With Flowers blog hop and I think we’re in for some real treats to see! Thank you to Madame Samm for hosting yet another great blog hop and to Carol, our cheerleader … Continue reading
Cutting Curved Pieces
Now that I’ve started making sunflowers again, it was time to print some more shapes on fabric and cut them out. And that brings me to a new favourite tool – the Fiskars 18mm Fingertip Rotary Cutter. It’s fabulous and … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 