piecing

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I did it!

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 […]

Busy time of year

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, […]

Half!

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 […]

First blocks

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 […]

Second place

In all of my excitement about Jennie Rayment’s class and lecture, I almost forgot that our guild challenge took place on the same night as her lecture. I’d made this miniature (3″ blocks) using the two required fabrics, one of which was yellow dots on red and the other green […]

Cosmic Happenings top

The top is finished! 🙂 I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out, though it’s really difficult to tell that I have some metallic fabrics in the center of each “star” — they tend to have glare, even when I don’t use a flash to take the photo. I’m going […]