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
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been rummaging through my stash looking for just the right fabrics for a special project. I knew they had to be bright and very small-scale prints or tone-on-tone fabrics as whatever blocks I would … Continue reading
Saturday night I graded the seams on all the harpsichord quilt blocks done to date. I had actually picked up the project box, thinking I’d stitch a few more when I realized I really needed to get the grading done … Continue reading
All of the stars and their surrounding white diamonds for the next round have been added. And 16 of the 18 tumbling blocks I need for this round are done, ready to attach. Then one more round of white diamonds … Continue reading
Instead of beginning a second block, I decided to add to the existing first block. I made 6 more 6-pointed stars, 24 pairs of white diamonds and then began stitching them around the perimeter of the first block. There are loads … Continue reading
One 12″ New York Wheel block that I am definitely calling the White Picket Fence block. I’m going to rummage through my stash for a mauve/purple that will work as a border and that will be it. This will be … Continue reading
After looking at the first New York Wheel block in daylight, I decided to replace the quarter circle. The second block is now done and attached. The remaining two blocks are halfway done, so I will have this little quilt … Continue reading
The first test tumbling star block, which is what I’ve decided to call it for now anyway, was finished last night. There is no question about it — I’m making this quilt. I will do a couple more test blocks … Continue reading
The first block is still not quite finished. I was not stitching as much as usual last night so didn’t finish it. But I know now that I’m definitely making this quilt. From point to point of the pink diamonds … Continue reading
A couple of friends sent me a link to an absolutely stunning quilt shown on the Piece N Quilt blog – the one on the post “Antique Quilts – tying our families together.” I tried to resist, but it was … Continue reading
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