I’m not completely ready for Christmas, but today I took a bit of a break from that hustle and bustle to work on the miniature I now have in progress. While I was in Houston in November, I bought a kit — something I never do — for a Storm […]
Piecing
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Not quite two weeks ago, I posted this finished top. Today the little quilt is finished, and I’m pretty pleased with it, though there are definite mistakes in it. However, the pattern was fun to make, and the piece isn’t a UFO, so I’m happy. 
When I posted the […]
… and now I’ll need to sandwich and quilt this piece! The pattern went much more quickly than I’d expected, and I rather like the swirly effect of the skewed log cabin blocks. The pattern says to quilt it by stitching in the ditch, but I’m trying to think […]
Have you seen the current issue of American Quilter? If you have, you may have seen the article by Renae Merrill, called “Swirling Branches”. In it, she explains her method of paper piecing and provides a free pattern for a holiday wall hanging. I’ve been interested in her technique of […]
I know some of you may have thought that this would never happen, but I’ve finally finished the Winding Ways quilt top. 
Yes, that’s just the top that’s finished. The next step will be to make the backing and take everything to my friend Gerda, who has promised to […]
I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything about the Winding Ways quilt I’ve been working on. That’s mostly because I’ve been procrastinating and letting other things get in the way of working on it. I have to admit that I prefer making smaller quilts; bed-sized quilts […]