Hot Off the Ironing Board

As soon as I finished pressing it, we took this photo of the finished Summer Picnic Dish quilt top. The last stitch was taken at approximately 10:30 on Friday night and the pressing was done yesterday. This is the first … Continue reading

Final Progress Report on Summer Picnic Dish

Why is this the final progress report? Because these are all that’s left to add to the Summer Picnic Dish. Five setting pieces and that’s it! It will be done before tonight’s baseball game is finished. And the Summer Picnic … Continue reading

The Week’s Progress

This is how many of the melon/arc combos are done so far for the Summer Picnic Dish top. There are only 12 left to make and then it will be a hopefully quick few nights of stitching and the top … Continue reading

Mauve and Pink Kaleidoscope Stars

When I was looking at possible setting fabrics for the various kaleidoscope star projects, I found a very pale yellow fabric. Then I put a few of the mauve and pink kaleidoscope stars on it. And I’m sold. It’s the … Continue reading

Wild Floral Kaleidoscope Stars

Before I made the decision to focus solely on the pickle dish quilt top, I couldn’t resist making just a few more of the wild floral kaleidoscope stars last weekend.. This one makes me think of a fireplace. Even the … Continue reading

Bribing Myself

I realized on the weekend that I hadn’t decided on a baseball playoffs quilt. I try to always pick one to either start or finish during the playoffs. This year? This year it’s going to be the Summer Picnic Dish. … Continue reading

Stars on the Wall

As I’ve done a few more of the stars in each group, I decided it was time to see the groups of kaleidoscope stars together up on the temporary design wall. The individual mauve/pink kaleidoscope stars I made last weekend … Continue reading