Sometimes when I want to push myself to make a particular quilt I will suggest a challenge to my small quilting group. Such was the case with Trail Mix which is (in my opinion) the ultimate scrap quilt. It was…
June Goal: Winding Ways
When I discovered a stack of brushed pastel plaid fat quarters in my stash, for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to make a Winding Ways quilt from them. Obviously, I didn’t think that through adequately…
2016 Week 20 Stash Report
This quilt should be called “A Million Little Pieces.” Actually, they aren’t all that little, but it seems like there are a million of them. The piecing isn’t complicated, there are just many variations on a similar theme. This is…
DWM: Stringing Along
Even though for the first time in 22 years we didn’t have to get kids ready to go back to school, this August and early September has been really hectic. I just can’t believe how fast the summer went but…
Piecing BQ3; A Fast and Easy Quilt
I’m still debating whether or not to sash the Triple Star quilt I wrote about yesterday. I have a fabric that would work, but I’m just not sure I want to put the time and effort into a mediocre project. …
DWM: Press Forward or Turn Back?
These blocks are from the next quilt on my list from the book Scrap-Basket Beauties. It’s called Triple Star and I was really looking forward to making it because I love star quilts and it’s different from any other star…
DWM: Generations
My small sewing group meets this week and our quilt for March is Generations from Kim Brackett’s book Scrap-Basket Beauties. I’ve gotten behind on our monthly projects over the past couple of months, but I’m determined to have this top…
One Step Forward
This will be the last post on Celtic Solstice until it’s finished—I promise. I’m getting sick of this project too! I was so close to getting ALL the blocks finished and as I was pressing them I found this: and…
Still Sewing and Sewing and Sewing
Even though there are several other quilts I should be working on, I’ve continued sewing on Celtic Solstice. After putting in seven hours yesterday and another four today I’m FINALLY to the point where I’m seeing some progress. This is…
Catching Up
Now that the holiday festivities are over I’m trying to catch up on sewing projects that were started before the mad rush of Christmas quilts. My small quilting group meets next week and the quilt from LAST month isn’t finished. …
DWM: Celtic Solstice Step 2—A Start
When Bonnie Hunter revealed Step 2 of the Celtic Solstice mystery on Friday I just had to laugh. It calls for 976 connector corners! There are 488 little rectangles with a connector corner on each end. After my post last…
Honky Tonk Quilt
Like I’ve mentioned before, it’s great to have a job where you can sew at work. The Honky Tonk line from Moda arrived and I volunteered to make a shop sample. We decided on the Lucky Stars pattern by Atkinson…