This month I used another fabric that I couldn’t bear to cut up. This fun dotted print is so bright and cheerful! I think whole cloth quilts are finally out of my system. At least for the time being! Next month I promise to try something more complicated. This table runner only took 5 hours […]
I took a break from hand quilting to clean up my scrap pile. A few weeks ago I sorted through my stash and pulled out any scraps that were smaller than 6″x6″. Anything smaller than 2.5″ was thrown away unless it was a longish strip at least 1.5″ wide. I decided to stick with squares […]
I’ve been singing this song all day. I’m working on a new red & white quilt. This is my first attempt at designing an applique quilt so I have my fingers crossed that it will turn out OK! I’m entering this design into a Red & White Quilt Design Challenge on SewCalGal. Check out the […]
The sewing binge continues! I finally finished my October quilting project. I just love this orange and black table runner. The front is a triangle pattern and the back is crazy squares. Only 4 months late (or 8 months early)! What do you think? I discovered my procrastination point – quilting. I like hand […]
I can’t believe it. Shung & I are celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary this summer. It seems like only yesterday when we met at Buffalo Street House. It was 1990! To start our anniversary celebrations (5 months early I know,but I’m a planner) I made a little Valentine’s Day quilt commemorating 20 years. If I […]
How I Went From Frumpy to Fabulous in Fifty Minutes I stumbled across some extra felt in my fabric stash. Giddy from all the cute projects on Pinterest I decided I needed a new pincushion made of felt. Warning – going on the line to read stuff on the interweb leads to side projects that […]
To keep or not to keep? My monthly quilting extravaganza is generating a lot of scraps. At first I didn’t feel bad about throwing the scraps away since I’m trying to GET RID of fabric, thank you very much. But then I started reading on the interweb. Nothing good can come of that, right? First […]
I’m feeling guilty about how far behind I am with my monthly table runner project. I admit I’m running out of steam. To re-energize I signed up for a Valentine swap. Instead of making a paper card, mine will be little quilts. Three small Valentines should be much easier than a table runner, right? As […]
Binding a quilt seems hard but it’s actually pretty easy. My method requires some hand sewing but I think it creates a more finished look. These instructions assume that you have already quilted together your layers of quilt top, quilt back and batting. I also assume that your quilt top is squared and that you’ve […]
I like to use the freezer paper method for my applique work. Here is how I do it. Use regular grocery store freezer paper. It’s waxy on one side with white paper on the other. You should be able to find it at larger grocery stores and mass retailers. White is best because you can […]