Okay. This is a looooong and perhaps slightly meandering post today. But stick with me. OK? This week’s quilty post is again about the Christmas Mystery Quilt. Because I REALLY WANT TO GET IT FINISHED! While I was working on last week’s Row 2, I was also working on rows 5 and 6. (Because I didn’t have the blue fabrics … ….oh there’s more
I’m putting a lot of thought into my Halloween costume this year. There is an amazing neighborhood party every year that we are lucky enough to get invited to. The first year I went as Bad Betty. Dressed up like a zombie that was in their yard. I won the grand prize! The next year the theme was “Pirates”. I … ….oh there’s more
I know, I posted about Row Four last week. I should be on five, right? But I skipped row two. Because I REALLY didn’t want to do it. And I kept procrastinating… First off, it’s six very detailed snowflake applique blocks. It takes time and patience. Neither of which I have had a lot of lately. Next, doing the applique. … ….oh there’s more
I finished another row in the 2019 Christmas Mystery Quilt Sew Along. This week I did row four–nine paper-pieced Christmas trees. I love paper-piecing. It’s not easy. It wastes fabric. And takes a much longer than just plain old piecing. But all the points are so nice and…..pointy! As usual Jacquelynn Steves’s (the designer of the quilt) tutorial is very … ….oh there’s more
I made a LOT of progress on the “Happy Little Things” block of the month quilt along. The latest block was released on September 2nd. Blocks one and two. I think the colors are happy! I’m also making a Christmas version, I might rename this one “Sweet Little Things”. So much candy and those sweet little reindeer! Here’s a detail … ….oh there’s more
I’m working on three quilts right now and designing a new pattern for a cross body tote. Sounds like a lot to me but now that I’m following a few quilting Facebook pages and several sewing blogs, I realize that I am an underachiever! These people really produce a lot of stuff! Anyhow. Today I’m sharing my progress on the … ….oh there’s more
I finished the first block of the Happy Little Things Block of the Month. I just got back on Friday from North Dakota and have been in a sewing frenzy! I had a great time with the family but really missed my sewing space! I’m doing two different versions of this quilt. With the first, I’m trying to follow the … ….oh there’s more
You might recall that I posted about this Negative Space Quilt designed by Angela Waters last month. I made it into a wall hanging for my daughter. It’s still at my house–won’t be going to visit her until the end of September. The quilt kit included one jelly roll and the background fabric. I probably had over half of the … ….oh there’s more
On Tuesday I posted but it didn’t seem to get sent out to my readers. Well, to those readers that signed up to follow the blog. Today I was checking it out and wondering why the email didn’t go out and managed to delete the post. And when I attempted to pull it out of the trash, I deleted it … ….oh there’s more
It’s August 1st. No longer “Christmas in July”. We are deep into hurricane season. Usually nothing serious until Labor Day or later but today’s pink morning brought to mind the storms that are lurking out there now. Just waiting to get the right nudge to turn into hurricanes. I don’t have any quilt “finishes” today but I did make substantial … ….oh there’s more
