Sewing Archives

Works in Progress

By Andrea | June 4, 2014 |

Finished Quilt Tops: No new finished quilt top this week. That might actually be a good thing, as 3 is plenty to have waiting on quilting. Quilt Tops in Progress: I did start making process on enlarging the communique quilt, the top section above the current quilt is complete now, and I’ve started on the…

Works in Progress

By Andrea | May 21, 2014 |

I got one complete finish this week, even if it is small. I made pillow covers for mom’s chair cushions that match the quilt I made her for Mother’s Day. Finished Quilt Tops: As I mentioned last week, I now have 4 finished quilt tops. Interestingly enough…. they are not the same quilt tops. The…

Works in Progress

By Andrea | May 14, 2014 |

I’m super excited that I can now share with you the quilt I finished a couple months ago. It was my #economyblockalong quilt and a gift for my mom for Mother’s Day. You can see more photos and read about the quilt in Monday’s post. Finished Quilt Tops: I now have 4 different quilt tops…

A Quilt for Mother’s Day

By Andrea | May 12, 2014 |

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…

It Has to Have a Motor

By Andrea | May 9, 2014 |

Over the last few months, my husband and I have been watching a episode of Deep Space 9 each night before bed. Yes, we are nerdy like that. The other night, I mentioned that I would love to have the $6000 leather catsuit that Alternate Universe Kira wears. I think it would be super awesome…

So Much Sewing

By Andrea | May 5, 2014 |

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?

Triangle Quilt Along: Week 5

By Andrea | April 25, 2014 |

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…

Works in Progress

By Andrea | April 23, 2014 |

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…

Multi-Triangle Tutorial

By Andrea | April 18, 2014 |

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…