My local quilt group is working on a BOM again this year, this one designed by our “fearless leader”. She’s a talented quilter/designer who has had some quilts published in a magazine, and she volunteered to do this one for us this year. She made the blocks 8″ square, with […]
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Last year I ended up working on two BOMs, which kept me pretty busy while also trying to work on various other projects. One of those BOMs was one that our quilt group decided to do as a group project, though everyone did her own version. Some of us did […]
I’m once again in my usual quandary: what designs to use when quilting my latest quilt top, which is to be a gift. I’ve finished the top, which is called Exploding Heart, and I’m planning to sandwich the backing, batting, and top when I can have uninterrupted use of our […]
I really liked the Exploding Heart design when I saw it, so I decided that it would be my next project. It has 18 blocks in each of 18 rows, and the blocks finish at 4″ square. Well, who can’t manage a 4″ square, right? But the quilt is going […]
Our local guild is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and our guest speaking on Saturday will be Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life. As it happens, it was from her blog that the circle I attend chose this year’s BOM as a group project, so we’ve been asked to […]
I’ve been busy! In the midst of the busy-ness, I’ve completely ignored posting what I’m doing, but I’ll fix that now. First of all, a quilter who moved away had donated some fabric to the guild. I used some of that fabric to make three different quilt tops that will […]