Posts Tagged ‘quilts’
A Quilt for Mother’s Day
You may remember that a couple years ago I made my dad a quilt for Christmas. Well, I still hadn’t gotten around to making a quilt for my mom. That changed this year when I ran across the Sweet Life line by Cori Dantini for Blend Fabrics. One of the fabrics in the line was…
Read MoreWorks in Progress
This is two weeks in a row without any finishes or progress I can share. I’m starting to feel a little lazy, especially when I look at all the accomplishments that everyone else makes each week. Finished Quilt Tops: I still have 3 finished quilt tops that need quilting. If anyone wants to donate funds…
Read MoreSo Much Sewing
In the last week, I feel like I’ve made quite a bit of progress on the quilt which was once the #dyosampler. I have 5 full sections complete, and the other 3 sections are partially complete. Overall, I’m pretty happy with my progress so far. What do you think?
Read MoreWorks in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes No finishes this week. But that’s ok. I can’t have a finish every single week. Finished Quilt Tops: I didn’t do any quilting on my other finished quilt tops. Quilt Tops in Progress: My communique quilt is coming along. I have two of my sections completed. Still no…
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 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…
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