2015 FinishesLooking back at my 2015 quilty accomplishments I feel a bit overwhelmed at all the quilts brought to the finish line, but also a nagging sense of ‘is this it?’ So puzzling as the time invested adds up to a whole lot of hours. What’s with t…
And That’s a Wrap For 2015!
Scrap Basket in the Fall 2015 Blogger’s Quilt Festival
Scrap Basket is my first entry into the Blogger’s Quilt Festival this fall. This quilt is one that I started a couple years ago very impulsively with a very tiny germ of an idea!Scrap BasketThe ideas for this quilt seemed to build, chang…
Another Experiment With Both Machine and Hand Quilting
So here it is, my Happy Geese quilt! It’s been through a lot of changes since I first started it almost ten years ago, blocks completely un-stitched and reset etc.. I was also experimenting with a wonky placement of geese, but wasn’t quite as successfu…
The Pinwheel Quilt Can Be Marked Off the List
Okay, here it is. A true blue finish! Binding completed and even the label attached. It turned out better than I expected, actually made one of my daughters give the frowny face when I said it was being gifted. ‘Mom… why are you giving this one away?…
It’s a Finish!
Ooh, I do love this quilt. It’s a simple one. Came right out of my scrap bins in fact.Old Fashioned StringsBut it speaks to my heart and it’s helped sooth my frazzled nerves here in the last couple weeks.It’s a finish!This is the exact kind of quilt th…
A Happy Finish
Happy Flowers is finally a true blue finished quilt! Woohoo! It’s only been in the hoop since April…. Um, yeah. A couple other quilts sort of nudged it out of the way.Happy FlowersI think maybe because the stitching wasn’t going to change the look ve…
The Marsala Quilt and My Doll Quilt Finish
Working with the color ‘Marsala’ has proved to be irresistible to me. Not sure why as the color is singularly unimpressive, but challenges often make it easier for me to willingly step out of my comfort zone. Good for all of us, stepping out of o…
A 2015 Finish!
Finally, a 2015 finish! Yay me!! I was so dreading getting this quilt washed after the last two quilts with red fabrics had bleeding issues. Well, needless to say it hindered me a bit from wanting to get the binding taken care of in a timely fashi…