This time, my latest Christmas quilt is almost finished! I’ve completed the quilting, applied the piping and binding, made and attached a label and hanging sleeve. So what’s left? I’m seriously considering adding some crystals for some extra sparkle, which is something I’ve never done before. That step will have to wait, though, […]
Free motion quilting
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A couple of months ago I posted some embroidered Christmas tree blocks I was making. I’ve made a little progress since then, but it’s been slow. I’d love to blame that on the vacation we took or the work involved in getting new tile laid in the house, but in […]
You may not believe it, after all this time, but I’ve finally finished ‘Tis the Season! While I didn’t get it done before last Christmas, it’s ready and waiting for the next one. To recap the “story”, I took a class from Claudia Dinnell, whose design I’d seen and loved. The […]
It’s been a while! I’ve been distracted from my current quilt for a time, but I’m getting back to it now. Why was I distracted? It was a combination of the usual things that happen in a family to keep us busy and a trip to Phoenix for the recent […]
It’s been a couple of weeks, but I do have a little update on the progress of my current quilt. I’d finished all of the outlining and had decided to do diagonal lines around the red diamonds in the text blocks. After that was done, I realized that the filler […]
After a longish break, I’m back to working on my ‘Tis the Season quilt. It’s been ready for the quilting since before Christmas, but I’d put it off until now. There’s not a lot of progress to see at this point, but I’m making strides in getting all of the […]