All the blocks for my son’s Mexico Quilt are done. Hooray! I love the combination of the golds, blues and greys and this is going to make a great quilt once it’s done. Haha, that’s the kicker… once it’s done! Given the massive size of each block in this quilt, it should be super speedy. Sadly, speed is not my speed!! So witty, right?! Wait there’s more. Ta-da! Zinger block in the mix! My son wanted me to add some weird… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Quilt
And We’re Off!
Turns out that, This bundle + This pattern = Perfect Match. Remember how I blogged about this gorgeous bundle of fabric in blues and golds that recently landed in my stashed? I had the Mexico Quilt pattern in mind for this awesomeness but didn’t think I would be able to pull it off. The pattern, as envisioned by the designer, has you use one print for an entire column of blocks. However, I am known to color outside the lines… Read more »
Something New
While I’ve been sort of AWOL with family visiting and volunteering responsibilities and the crazy schedules of spring term, I haven’t stopped adding to stash! This lovely geometric bundle hopped into my shopping bag and now it’s slated to become something new. The prints are bold, modern and I adore the clean lines. Totally up my alley! These are from Joel Dewberry’s line Wander for Free Spirit. I love the golds and the blues paired with the cool greys. This line… Read more »
Process
Cotton + Steel. I have all the heart eyes for their stuff! The colors are vibrant and the prints are interesting and modern. There is always bound to be an special twist in their lines and I love discovering these little surprises. I bought a stack of C+S prints from Spool of Thread in Vancouver and I wanted to make a quilt that was interesting but didn’t involve a lot of cutting and piecing, especially on the bias. Jeni Baker’s, Arithmetic pattern was… Read more »
The First One
When I was little I remember my grandma spending hours sewing at her sewing machine. Always humming as she sewed. She had the sweetest singing voice. Every once in a while she would ask me to “help” sort through her scraps by size and that was the thrilling task I was waiting for. She would cut those scraps into squares or rectangles, sometimes pausing and chuckling. She would tell me how this piece was from a dress she had sewn… Read more »
Slow And Steady
While I don’t have the luxury of time set aside to craft each day, I am grateful for the slivers of creative time I do manage to squeeze in. A few moments to work on a knitting row. Scratch that, who am I kidding! More often than not it’s just a few stitches moved from one needle to the other! Or sometimes, chain piecing a few squares together at the sewing machine. All these moments add up and yesterday, I finally cast… Read more »
Something New
Hello, hello! Today is the last school day before spring break begins… two weeks of fun, goofiness, day trips and snacks, always with the snacks!! I thought I had better begin something new to celebrate the early onset of spring and sunshine that has bathed our lovely neck of the woods. Did you spot that cute little bee 🙂 Last summer during our trip to the Oregon Coast, I went to this adorable fabric store called Jane’s Fabric Patch. Actually, it’s… Read more »
Finish Line… Almost!
Remember this quilt top I showed you a while ago? The massive thing is now quilted. Actually, I finished the quilting soon after I wrote that post and then I folded it up and put it away in the linen closet. Well, the little girl who has laid claim to this quilt said to me on New Year’s Day complete with hand on hip, “Mama, do you think you can finish my quilt in 2015?”. Miss Sass, I tell ya!! I’ve had the binding prepped… Read more »
