I used to subscribe to Australian Patchwork and Quilting and buy any other quilting magazines and books that caught my eye and had patterns I loved. I stopped after a few years and accumulating several binders of "favourites." When I decided to make another baby quilt, I pulled out the binders and sifted through them,… Continue reading Hunter’s Star Baby Quilt Planning
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The Cost of Unfinished Projects, or Why I Love Inklingo
I originally posted the below in a rant to the Inklingo group. I wanted to defend the pricing of the collections to people who seemed upset that they weren't free. The internet has made it easy to get a lot of things for free, but when it comes to small businesses, especially those that are… Continue reading The Cost of Unfinished Projects, or Why I Love Inklingo
Apple Core Quilt Completed!
Last time I posted this quilt, I was this far. And then I spent the weekend making up bias binding. With Karen's helpful tutorial on finishing the binding, it is done!! Feast your own on the finished-ness below!
Beginning another baby quilt
I'm still finishing the binding on the first baby quilt, but couldn't resist making a start on the next one. It's going to use the Hunter's Star 12" Inklingo collection and in rainbow colors since I don't know the gender of the forthcoming child. I spent the evening doing all the printing and here's the… Continue reading Beginning another baby quilt
COTSG: Clue #3 in progress
Cutting out my shapes.
New combo for the Inklingo Mystery Quilt
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.