It’s still hot, but I couldn’t stand it any longer; I just had to do something about my Winding Ways quilt. So today I laid out all of the blocks, trying — not always successfully — to keep the same fabric from being in any two adjacent blocks. I’ll be […]
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Hmmm … what’s this? Could it be …? Yes!!!! I braved the heat and finished up the last of the Winding Ways blocks for my quilt. 😀 This is what a stack of 104 blocks looks like. 😉 Here’s a better photo, though, showing all eight fabrics I used. Each […]
It’s usually the holiday season that makes people crazy with comings and goings, but this time of year is almost as busy for us. It started with one daughter’s birthday at the end of April, followed by a granddaughter’s birthday at the beginning of May. Then there was Mother’s Day, […]
Yay! I’ve hit the halfway point in making my Winding Ways blocks! I have to say that my blocks are improving, too, with fewer little “misses” in the center. I’d probably be making faster progress on these blocks, except that the warmer weather is setting in, and my sewing room […]
I was able to begin making the blocks for my Winding Ways quilt today! It’s going to take a long while to finish this quilt, as there are to be 99 blocks and each one takes some time, given that there are twelve pieces, all with curved seams. These four […]
My local group is swapping signature blocks, and I thought it might be fun to show how simple they are to make. There are lots of different patterns around, but this is the one we’re using — and it could have been paper pieced, if you’d prefer. 1. For a […]