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The weather is certainly not reflecting what I have been working on for the past week. We had a couple really nice days. And even got the barbeque out. But today the wind is bitter and cold. And there is a light dusting of snow with it. Those poor birds are going to have quite […]
You know those warnings they have on tv? Viewer discretion is advised? Well – be warned – Quilter’s discretion is advised – for this post….. I have been busy working away on the Flowers in the Sun quilt. All of the strips were cut. The templates were traced and the curved pieces cut out. The […]
For the past couple of days I have been working on a new design. I had intended to make a larger version of the Sew Retro, Baby! and to write up a pattern for it, but ….. It can wait. I really enjoyed the pieced curves used in the making of the Sew Retro, Baby! […]
First off… I would like to thank all those who have visited my blog and were kind enough to leave a comment and/or suggestion on my last post. I was having a lot of trouble deciding on what to use for a binding on this quilt. I really appreciate your encouragement and every one of […]
Follow my blog with Bloglovin It took a few sessions, but as of yesterday, I have finished quilting the Sew Retro, Baby! quilt. Now I am stumped… What to choose for binding? I thought of using a grey with white polka dots, which ties in with the backing, but it doesn’t stand out much. I […]
Not even aware that it was Worldwide Quilting Day…. I went to two shops looking for fabric. And I found the perfect flannel to use for the backing. Which I washed and dried, cut and seamed, and through up on the frame I use to baste my quilts. I have not seen any other blogs […]
Quilt top complete for Sew Retro, Baby! Yeah! Now I need to do a little fabric shopping to find a nice flannel for the back…
Just a quick update…. I don’t know how I ended up with the first and second block having pieces beside each other that matched…. but I am 3/4 done the top and am showing the top half here. Am taking the kids to visit my parents in Stratford today, sew I will not be able […]
Didn’t get as much accomplished as I had hoped today… Must have worn myself out a little the past two days! All that tracing and cutting, pressing and trimming…. Sew I did not get the dishes done… But I did take the kids to their Tuesday night weekly bowling in the evening. And I did […]
I got my wish! Made great progress today. AND the dishes got done. Each of the kids got a turn drying… I found all my Pinks yesterday… And a large plain white cotton… Did a lot of tracing templates. Cutting. More tracing and more cutting, which resulted in this… Today, I did a lot of […]
