Posts Tagged ‘quilts’
Works in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes No finishes this week, but I did make some progress on a project or two. Finished Quilt Tops: No quilting was done on any of my finished tops. I’ve been spending my time working on piecing this week. Quilt Tops in Progress: Still no progress on the Impromptu-along…
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My weekly update on project progress. Finishes Not a single finish in the last week. But in my defense, my brother-in-law got married, and that cut into my sewing time. Ok… totally not an excuse, I just wanted to share that my husband’s brother got married. You can check out pictures and such in yesterday’s…
Read MoreFinished Labyrinth Quilt
I finally finished my Fiery Labyrinth Quilt. If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you might just remember when I finished the top and backing. That was all the way back in November of 2012. Well, those finished pieced set on my quilt rack for over a year while I stressed about how…
Read MoreQuilts Quilts Quilts
My husband recently brought to my attention that I may have a problem with quilts. They are everywhere in my living room. And I mean everywhere. The only thing I haven’t done is to lay one on the floor like a rug. My husband thinks I may have a problem. Any ideas on how to…
Read MoreSteampunk Crazy Quilt Finished
As you may remember, I finished steampunk crazy quilt top last month. When it was finished, I set about looking for a quilter willing to do the quilting for me. Even though all I wanted for the quilting was something simple, outlining of a few of the blocks, none of the local quilters wanted to…
Read MoreChristmas Sewing
It’s November already, which means time to start on my Christmas sewing. OK, so I started this project a couple weeks ago. But in my defense, I am making myself another embellished crazy quilt, so I expect it to take a while to put together. Actually, I expect to be working on it until after…
Read MoreQuilt Display and Storage
I consider myself a fairly new quilter, having only been doing it for a couple of years. However, I also seem to be fairly prolific in the number of quilts that I have made in that time. At my house, I currently display quilts on an old fashioned quilt rack. Needless to say, it’s getting…
Read MoreSteampunk Crazy Quilt Progress
My steampunk crazy quilt project is officially halfway complete! I have 2 rows sewn together. The rows still aren’t attached to each other. First, because I am not sure what order my rows will need to be in to make the final quilt look best and, second because I don’t have enough bias tape to…
Read MoreHeritage Days and a Quilt Show
Every year, my town has a festival on the town square. There are lots of local organizations with food booths and local people selling handmade items. I always enjoy taking a trip to the event just to look around. You never know who you might get to see, and what cool things you might find…
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