Another five Harpsichord Quilt blocks are finished and pressed. First is the orange one that I posted on Friday – but now it’s pressed. And the seams are graded. A medium blue one and it’s my favourite of these five. … Continue reading
I said I was going to do it and, as I know I’ll end up referring to this if – when the Harpsichord Quilt project ends up dormant again (which is an inevitability when the Ribbon Flower collection is released), … Continue reading
I got on a roll! And I’ve been sewing these little harpsichord blocks so much faster than I was when I initially began making them that it almost feels like a little assembly line, but if it’s an assembly line … Continue reading
And I mean very slow progress! Although I had all the little white and red triangle units done and the four-patch units completed, I could only manage to sew one of these 9-patch blocks last night. Why so slow? Because … Continue reading
When I looked in the Storm at Sea project box last week, I found there was one glassine envelope in there that didn’t quite belong. That led me to finding the Harpsichord Quilt project box. Clearly, the lid was barely … 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
It seems I’m going to have to accept that this block takes longer to stitch than I think. This one took me about 75 minutes, so a bit faster than the night before. I’m still hoping I’ll find a stitching … Continue reading
Over the Christmas break, I also worked on the harpsichord quilt blocks. There are still many to be made, but I’m going to try to get them finished this year. 154 blocks are needed for the quilt top. I have … Continue reading
Another project that got worked on over the past weekend was the ’30s Drunkard’s Path quilt. Eleven more blocks done. Now the numbers are 386 done, 446 left to make. Even typing that makes me shake my head, but I … Continue reading
One more Storm at Sea block has been completed. For fun, I put the completed ones up on my temporary design wall. Obviously I’m going to have to do a lot of arranging of the blocks, when they’re all completed, to get the effect I’m after. So far, though, I love the look of all those lovely luscious batiks!
Along with completing that one more Storm at Sea block, I made a few more of the Harpsichord blocks. The row on the far left has been joined, but the other blocks are not. There are still many blocks to be made for this top, but it feels good to be adding a few more to it weekly again.
One thing I’ve realized about the temporary design wall is that the spot it is in is probably an area of the apartment that has the worst possible lighting. Some rearranging may have to be done so that the design wall is in an area where there is better lighting available. Perhaps by a window?
Smudge was playing more with his favourite toy on Thursday, although in this picture he was reclining on the couch.
Quilt Obsession 