Preparing the pattern.
Piecing the sections.
Assembling the sections.
Monstera leaf!
Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Monstera
Choosing fabrics.
Preparing the pattern.
Piecing the sections.
Assembling the sections.
Monstera leaf!
Preparing the pattern.
Piecing the sections.
Assembling the sections.
Monstera leaf!
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
January
Not much happening here in the house above Heck Creek to write about. To date January has been very cold and mostly cloudy. (So much for those predictions I saw last fall for a warmer than average winter.) The warmest place in the house is in the front room by the wood stove. I just want to sit there and doze.
Ralph has been organizing the shop area. It really hasn't been usable since we've moved in. I would like to carve out a spot to do some glass work. I unpacked a few bits from before the move and hung them in the windows to add a little color to the gray days.
And I continue to make blocks for my winter sampler quilt.
If I ever get this quilt finished I may not do applique again--I find it tedious and I'm never quite satisfied with the results. Three appliqued dilly birds and another mitten to go.
Ralph has been organizing the shop area. It really hasn't been usable since we've moved in. I would like to carve out a spot to do some glass work. I unpacked a few bits from before the move and hung them in the windows to add a little color to the gray days.
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| above the kitchen sink |
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| in the bedroom window |
And I continue to make blocks for my winter sampler quilt.
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| paper-pieced teapot and cups |
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| appliqued mittens |
If I ever get this quilt finished I may not do applique again--I find it tedious and I'm never quite satisfied with the results. Three appliqued dilly birds and another mitten to go.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Stash Bee
This year I have been participating in the Stash Bee. The bee is run online with ten members of the hive making a quilt block from their stash as requested by the 11th member, the "queen". Here are my blocks for January through October. I'm the queen in November.
In January the hive "momma", Tracy, was the queen. She asked the bee to make bear paw blocks.
February's queen, Paula, requested this heart block in a bright color.
In March we made our favorite star block in coral and aqua for queen Lee. Of course, I made a paper pieced star plus two starlets.
For April's block, queen LisaJ designed a block based on the Carigan Saliere flag. LisaJ wanted a red, white and blue or navy blocks.
May's block as requested by queen Susan was called Celtic family ties.
In June, queen Rose asked for the block scrap bin geese in aqua with gray.
July's queen Meredith asked for help making a quilt for her son and soon to be daughter-in-law. She requested a strip and flip block in orange and blue, the couple's favorite colors.
In August Michelle asked for log cabins in blue and orange. She was going to mix and match them into bento box blocks.
An original block designed by queen Pam was our task for September. She left the color choices up to each of us.
In October queen Lisa requested a great granny block in red, white and blue for a quilt she is making for a military couple. I didn't notice until after I had sewn my block--I made a stars and stripes block.
And November is my month to be queen!
In January the hive "momma", Tracy, was the queen. She asked the bee to make bear paw blocks.
February's queen, Paula, requested this heart block in a bright color.
In March we made our favorite star block in coral and aqua for queen Lee. Of course, I made a paper pieced star plus two starlets.
For April's block, queen LisaJ designed a block based on the Carigan Saliere flag. LisaJ wanted a red, white and blue or navy blocks.
May's block as requested by queen Susan was called Celtic family ties.
In June, queen Rose asked for the block scrap bin geese in aqua with gray.
July's queen Meredith asked for help making a quilt for her son and soon to be daughter-in-law. She requested a strip and flip block in orange and blue, the couple's favorite colors.
In August Michelle asked for log cabins in blue and orange. She was going to mix and match them into bento box blocks.
An original block designed by queen Pam was our task for September. She left the color choices up to each of us.
In October queen Lisa requested a great granny block in red, white and blue for a quilt she is making for a military couple. I didn't notice until after I had sewn my block--I made a stars and stripes block.
And November is my month to be queen!
Friday, June 16, 2017
Sheep Block
In my role as Mom, the pattern tester, I just finished piecing this 18-inch block for Robyn.
First step--selecting fabrics. Each piece is shape and color coded ...
Sections pieced ...
Sewing the sections together ...
Although not for beginning paper-piecers, Robyn's patterns include instructions that are clear and detailed. If you follow the instructions carefully, then at the end it all comes together and...
You have sheep!
First step--selecting fabrics. Each piece is shape and color coded ...
Sections pieced ...
Sewing the sections together ...
Although not for beginning paper-piecers, Robyn's patterns include instructions that are clear and detailed. If you follow the instructions carefully, then at the end it all comes together and...
You have sheep!
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