After some feedback, I think I'm settled on this combination. I tried it with the reds, but I think the complementary colors of yellow and oranges provide a nicer and greater contrasting accent. This is how the combo works with the red option:
Inklingo Mystery Quilt Clue #1
So Linda is doing a mystery quilt! I'm quite excited and the first clue sends us to find fabric in the following format: light, medium, dark and accent. I don't have the yardage, so I went through my stash (it's meager compared to other stashes I've seen and some of these fabrics were bought a… Continue reading Inklingo Mystery Quilt Clue #1
Mug Rug Swap Finished!
I just realized that I never posted the photo of the completed rug! Looking at this awful phone photo, a few thoughts come to mind: The binding looks terrible. I hand-sewed it on and it is so wrinkled! I didn't sew the patches using a scant quarter-inch and on the smaller patches, I should have… Continue reading Mug Rug Swap Finished!
Alabama Chanin Swing Skirt
So last year, there was a sale on some DIY kits at Alabama Chanin and I just couldn't resist ordering the swing skirt. I chose peacock fabric and slate thread. I've sewn the first panel (out of four), and have just started to cut out the centers. Three more to go and a mystery quilt… Continue reading Alabama Chanin Swing Skirt
Long overdue update!
I'm in the middle of quilting my applecore baby quilt and it is coming along nicely. I decided to echo quilt in one direction which is great because I don't have to mark it! Hopefully, I'll be done with the quilting in the next couple of weeks and onto the task of binding!
Another progress shot
Forgot that I took this photo! This was taken while I attached the outer corners to the flower part of the New York Beauty.
Intersections
One of the things I love most about Inklingo is the accuracy of the sewing that is achievable! To be able to get perfect intersections like this is so gratifying!
Playing with EQ7
So I finally sat down to have a play with EQ7 and some Inklingo shapes. I received a newsletter from Accuquilt (part of my initial research into better template-makers before I found Inklingo) a while ago with this quilt featured: http://www.accuquilt.com/go-cactus-flower-quilt.html I saw it and thought the design was interesting and probably Inklingo-able. So I opened up EQ7 to… Continue reading Playing with EQ7
More progress shots
Sewing this entirely by hand also meant hand-sewing the binding. In retrospect, sewing the binding before basting the layers would be much easier.
Posting from my phone
The same photo as the first post, but after processing via Camera+ app.
Introducing my Quilty Crafty Blog
I needed a place to talk about all the sewing I try to do. I'm in the middle of a few projects, but at least the one above is complete! More on that to come!