This block was a bit of a challenge. Why? Because the darker of the two batiks has a metallic element to it and is harder than most to needle. I definitely switched needles after stitching this one. Now there are … Continue reading
While working on the pieced border, I decided that more of the ladies needed to join the party. A few minutes of fussy cutting/printing and I had all I needed for the extra Pickled Ladies. First up is this pair. … Continue reading
I love having a little stack of pieces all ready to stitch. They will be part of the next group of batik sunflowers. The glassine envelopes I have are too small for these, so I think I’ll start using regular … Continue reading
Seems I couldn’t resist the new 2.25″ Inklingo hexagons either. Look at the difference in size between the 2.25″ and .375″ ones — talk about going from one extreme to the other. I’ve often thought I’d like to make a … Continue reading
The little top is finished. Finished size 27.5″ x 35″. A better picture will be taken out on the roof garden in the next day or two. This shot was taken late last night. The big news for me? That … Continue reading
We’re experimenting with some possible solutions to the camera distortion issue. And two more batik sunflowers were the subject of the experiment. First up, one that Mr. Q.O. is calling pomegranate. And this one, which I’m calling grape. Seems these … Continue reading
When I finished the red and white quilt and the 30 little sunflower blocks in it, I thought I’d never make another sunflower again. Certainly didn’t think I’d make another 6″ one. Maybe a 12″ one would be okay. But … Continue reading
This is an enormous block for me – 18″ from side to side and about 21″ from point to point. I’m going to make two of them and then turn them into — well, I don’t know yet. I might just add setting pieces to turn them into large rectangles and use them as the covers of a stitching book. It’s made with the Inklingo 18″ Rose Star collection. I used the 3″ hexagons and one-third of the 3″ hexagons from the 3″ Hexagon collection for some of the shapes as well as the kites in the Rose Star collection. I fussy cut the large centre hexagon. Had I used all kites, I could have had an entirely different effect.
The back after grading the seams and pressing.
A new small project was added to the list. Enough was printed on fabric for 12 blocks and I’ll hopefully have the first one made sometime today. It’s going to be a small quilt made up of only the 12 blocks and a border. Some fussy cutting and printing to make a couple of trial blocks for the Pickled Ladies pieced border was the major thing I wanted to get done on the weekend and I did. Now to make a couple of those blocks and decide if I like how it looks.
Baxter loves the top tier of his kitty tree during the day.
And, as shown in this Baxtertoon, he also loves it at night.
In fact, as I was writing this post last night, his paws were dangling mid-air as he snoozed in that top tier.
There’s going to be a lot of printing on fabric going on this weekend. This group of fabrics is for one project. While this is for another. Window templates have been made as a bit of fussy cutting/printing is involved. … Continue reading
One more fabric combo. This is the one I’ve decided to use. It’s actually a grey, not black as it appears in this photo, with pink and white. While I was filling out my Monkey’s Cheat Sheet so I’d know … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 