Quilts | Embroidery | Fabrics
Hate to throw away scraps? I do. If a fabric scrap is at least 2″ by 4″, I cut it into a 2 x 4 inch rectangle and put it in my “braid” box, organized by color. I find French braid quilts to be a fun exercise in color. I recently found this fabric in …
This is block three in the Moose on the Porch sew-along. The pattern called for four different fabrics, one for each quarter, with alternating centers, but the fabric line I am using, “Objects of Desire,” doesn’t lend itself to that many combinations so I just used two. Very cheery, but I need to stop using …
The second block from the Moose on the Porch quilt-along. I understand why these pre-cut fabrics are so popular. It took less than 15 minutes to put this block together using the 2 1/2 inch pre-cut strips. Time to think about some patterns made with these. It is a good thing this project didn’t take …
This month’s challenge from Electric Quilt is to design a quilt featuring circles. I have designed several, but I like these two the best, so I think I will send them in. I haven’t participated in one of their challenges yet, so this should be fun.
Yesterday I was working on the applique on my sample quilt for my new pattern and found myself stopping to appreciate the little workhorses that I have come to depend upon for my applique.