I’ve had a difficult time getting going on a new project, but a couple of days ago I ran across a kit for a very small dresser scarf; I’d hidden it away a few years ago for future use. I decided that the mindless piecing involved would be a good way […]
Piecing
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First of all, let me stress that the class I took last Saturday was excellent, and Sandra Bruce is a very good teacher. I love taking classes, and I always learn something in each one. This one taught me that the technique we were attempting just isn’t for me. Sad but […]
Perhaps two classes in the space of a week, when one is out of state and the other is in town, are a bit much, but I do enjoy exploring new-to-me techniques. The class I took yesterday was quite different from the quail of last weekend, as it uses a […]
Rulers — can we quilters ever have enough of them? Naturally, we could all probably get along with a minimal number, but sometimes a ruler or set of rulers comes along that just makes life nicer and easier. The ones I’m talking about today are sort of comparable to Susan […]
Over a year ago, I took a class at a retreat. I wasn’t very happy with the class, so I simply put the pieces away until recently, when I decided to finish the quilt on general principle. 😉 I’ve finished piecing the two-part wedges into the “bow tie” sections and […]
Not too long ago, I showed you some fabrics that are to be in my next quilt. Yesterday I began making the blocks and continued today. I’m pretty happy with the way they’re turning out, though there’s one at the lower left in the photo that looks pretty wonky. However, […]