I used the Labor Day Sew-In on Twitter ( #LDSI ) to make myself focus and get this quilt completed! On and off all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we sewed and tweeted away. Everyone else shared multiple finishes ( … Continue reading
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WIP Wednesday: The Coffee Quilt
The log cabins went away so that I could work on one of my few July sewing goals, a Christmas gift. Judging by how long it took me to make the first half dozen blocks, and how few days I … Continue reading
Piggy Bank Failure
So, last July, I counted up my “bank” (pitcher in the china cabinet), spent the money on Craftsy classes, and pledged to do even better this year. And then I didn’t. I didn’t notice at the time, but my spending/buying … Continue reading
Spring Violets, Bloggers Quilt Festival, May 2015
I’m entering “Spring Violets” in the Home Machine Quilted category of this spring’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival over at Amy’s Creative Side. This quilt measures 66″ x 84″. The batting is Warm and White. And, yes, that’s Yuri helping out. I started … Continue reading
Sunday Stash and April/May Goals
Stash In the two weeks since I’ve blogged I’ve made these two pillowcases. That’s the sum total of my finishes. I have the pink and gray cabins mostly sewn together. I finished step 4 for Scrap-in-a-Box. I made a block … Continue reading
Friday Finish: Spring Violets
Wow, the places quilts take you! This one was born on a Stash Report Sunday when I noticed that I had a lots of odd green fabric and quite a few purples. Would they look good together? Could I get … Continue reading
Getting It Done in September and October
The September goals really focused me this month. I accomplished all of them. Well, I was a little weak on the Oh My Stars Christmas quilt(s), but I had used the verb “revisit”, and I did revisit it. I found … Continue reading
Sunday Stash Report. 9/8/13
Yes, a bit of new fabric, but it’s necessary! The solids are Kona Water, Kumquat, Candy, and Bluejay. And, of course, I finished the Coffee Quilt, so that more than offset the purchases. This week: +5 yards, -7.5 yards YTD: … Continue reading
WIP Wednesday: Fall Fever
With the Coffee Quilt finished during the Labor Day Sew-In on Twitter (pictures on Friday!), I was good and cut up all my scraps from this and a few past projects, and put away the piles of fabric that had … Continue reading
Sunday Stash Report: 9/1/13
Nothing. Nada. Zilch. No change in the stash this week, even though I’ve been sewing. I’m quilting the Coffee Quilt, and I expect to bind it tomorrow, so the numbers will start moving in the right direction next week. This … Continue reading
Evening in the Garden Quilts 