This red, white, and blue quilt is another project from “the basket” I have been clearing out this month. It is just a coincidence that it is a holiday quilt that qualified for the May challenge. This project was abandoned…
June Challenge: Solids
Some months the challenge is to finish UFOs and WIPs and other months it is to use some stash. The June Challenge is to use solid fabrics. Why solids? I have a ton of them For some reason, I have…
May Challenge Completed
On May 1, I proposed the challenge of completing a holiday UFO or using some holiday stash to make a new project. I was tired of seeing a Christmas table runner top hanging in my sewing room. I am happy…
Friday Finish: Antelope Canyon Quilt
I am THRILLED to finish this quilt. It is the one I wrote about yesterday–the one where my lack of machine quilting skills is quite apparent. This is the Antelope Canyon quilt, a pattern is by Laurie Shifrin Designs. The…
Practice Makes…Better
A couple of things that have held my interest in quilting after 30-plus years (besides new fabric, of course!) is there is always something new to learn and you can always get better. I am not a good machine quilter….
How to Make Variable Star Blocks from Charm Squares
Sadly, I have no Friday Finish this week. I did a fair amount of sewing but did not make it to the finish line with anything. That will definitely be corrected next week!! I did a fair amount of quilting…