clamshells

More class samples

As I’ve explained before, I’m taking an online series of classes — fantastically wonderful classes — that are issued monthly. The class I did in August was a different “take” on paper piecing from what I’ve typically done in the past. The samples I made from this were fun to […]

Purse monogram back

Embroidered purse

Some time ago I saw a little purse advertised online and thought it would be fun to make for my granddaughter. I ordered the design, the threads, and a frame to close it. Unfortunately, I ran into a problem right away when the design was only available as a download […]

trapunto hearts and loopy edging

Finished class sample

In my last post, I showed a small trapunto project I’d done in the series of online classes I’m taking. The next part was rouleau loops, so I’ve added those to the trapunto piece to finish it off. I’m not a huge fan of beige and only used this fabric […]

four kinds of prairie points

Further steps …

I’ve mentioned before that I’m doing a series of classes — given by one of my favorite teachers, Philippa Naylor — online. Class #8 was a couple of methods of doing trapunto. I used some boring beige fabric I happened to have in the right size for this, thinking I’d […]

Interwoven quilt

Interwoven

It’s done! Oops — *almost* done; I still need to make and add the label, but the quilting and the binding are finished. 🙂 This was fun to quilt, as I used a different motif in each section. Some sections are larger than others, of course, but I used a […]

Interwoven detail 1

Playing with the quilting

I haven’t posted anything about my Interwoven quilt in quite some time. I don’t even remember when exactly I finished putting the top together, but then I set it aside during our stay-at-home order; I just couldn’t get motivated to begin quilting it. However, I’ve now given myself a kick […]