Posts by Andrea
Gus Got Married
My husband and I got to go to Louisville on Saturday for his cousin Gus’s wedding. I somehow managed to only take my small camera with me, and then didn’t take a single picture. I don’t know how I managed that, but thanks to Facebook, I can still share a photo of the happy couple…
Read MoreWhen a Sampler Turns Into Something Else
You may remember that I started designing a #dyosampler as part of the SewMamaSew along…. well, when I started working on it, the fabric became something else. I blame all of my paper piecing plans. I love the look of paper piecing, but after literally destroying 2 different attempts at one of the simpler paper…
Read MoreTriangle Quilt Along: Week 5
It’s the 5th and final week of the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter. I’m happy to report that I’ve managed to finish the quilt on schedule. I decided to quilt my quilt following the piecing. It came out pretty well, but it took a lot longer to quilt than most of…
Read MoreWorks in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes I got my Triangle Quilt Along quilt done in time for this week’s finished quilt reveal. You’ll be able to see the whole thing on the blog this Friday, in the mean time, here’s a sneak preview. Finished Quilt Tops: I didn’t do any quilting on my other…
Read More#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Pulling Fabrics
Pulling fabric for a project is probably my favorite part. I have a small addiction to fat quarters, so I shouldn’t be surprised at how many fabrics I have that work with, even using a limited color palette. But somehow I always am. For this quilt (and every other quilt I design), I started with…
Read MoreMulti-Triangle Tutorial
Over the last few weeks, I’ve had several questions about how I made the larger triangles in my Triangle Quilt Along quilt. Since this is our week off for the quilt along, I thought it would be a great time to explain how I determined the size for my larger triangles. To help you visualize…
Read MoreWorks in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes This is the second week in a row that I haven’t had any finishes. It’s almost depressing. But I have a decent excuse for the lack of sewing. My birthday was yesterday, so I’ve spent lots of my spare time this week out shopping with mom, going to…
Read More#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Picking Blocks
This week, I’m happy to share with you the second part of my process for my sampler quilt – picking out the blocks I want to use. Remember that as part of the #DYOSampler quilt along, we’re designing everything ourselves, from the fabrics and size, all the way down to the layout and selection of…
Read MoreTriangle Quilt Along: Week 4
It’s the fourth week of the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter. This week’s goal was to sew all of of our rows into one big top. This process took much less time than piecing all of the individual triangles together. Overall, the process went quite smoothly. It only took a couple hours,…
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