Category Archives: design
Fading Charms quilt–and other projects–in medias res
I have the center of my Fading Charms quilt together, and am about to audition it for background fabric. I have modified the Fading Charms quilt to become a crib sized quilt made from pieces approximately 1 1/4 inches approximately … Continue reading
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The quilt blocks arrived!
Yesterday I got a squishy in the mail; the yellow and purple blocks had arrived. The project started with 8 blocks can now continue with 28. Last night I just looked at them over and over; today I started possible … Continue reading
Mental Quilting
The golf themed quilt has been in my subconscious germinating while I finished other projects ever since I found the panel (at least a year ago). I thought I was going to work on it this week, but the fabric … Continue reading
Progress on the crayon challenge
Well I am a couple days behind–could not remember how to set up the Featherweight table. Finally a neighbor helped me. We couldn’t find the latch, but we had a screwdriver. So I could finally get to sewing. I never … Continue reading
Back to Sewing–Starting on the Crayon Challenge
My quilt guild in Indiana has a challenge going. Because I didn’t know when I was leaving, I went ahead and got into it, and I will finish the piece and send it to them. It is due mid July, … Continue reading
Zimmerman seamless sweater–take 2
Okay, having misread the directions on sweater 1, the blue one of a couple posts ago, I am trying my new reading on this one. I am up to where I have ten stitches on the sleeve and have to … Continue reading
Border decision pending
I inherited several batches of blocks; all are assembled into charity tops except one. . This one is assembled, but needs to be wider and longer. It is 15 inches wide and needs to be at least 40. It is … Continue reading
It’s a two workshop month
Last weekend it was a knitting retreat and this weekend the Quilters’ Hall of Fame Celebration. Classes at each. Makes for a heavy schedule, but I am glad it worked out that I could attend both. At the Knitting retreat … Continue reading
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Poky Puppy
Today I put the finishing touches on this quilt for a friend’s almost 2-year old. I was so tickled to see that Quilting Treasures offered the print. Poky Puppy was one of my favorite stories as a child, back when … Continue reading
Thoughts on designing
Needing summer socks, I went shopping for cotton yarn. But seeing bamboo blends, decided to try one. This is Babyboo Knit One Crochet Too. It called for number 5 needles, so since I usually use two sizes smaller for socks … Continue reading
