quilting
F is for Finished
Well, I did it. The quilt is finished. Last night I showed it off to the Quilt Guild (oohs and aahs all around), and tonight it goes to Parkside Community School to be a silent auction item in their scholarship drive. While I do hope the scholarship drive raises lots of money and is very … Continue reading
What Ever Happened?
For my mom, and whoever else might have wondered what ever happened to the quilt I’d been working on… It’s ready for quilting! If you’re wondering what happened to the rest of the block tutorial… well, I got distracted. That’s me, The Distracted QuilterTM. Anyway, I got a call from a gal about town who’s … Continue reading
Sewing: Step Three
I took a bit of a break from sewing over the last week, but now I’m ready to continue on with the baby quilt. In the last step we ended up with two piles of each type of block (white, color, white; and color, white, color). I took one pile (1/2 of the white, color, … Continue reading
Sewing: Step Two
Okay, back to the baby quilt. Our next step is to cut half of the colored blocks in half and sew them on either side of the remaining white squares. Since I’m going for a scrappy look, I mixed up the rectangles as I was sewing them to get an even distribution and not have … Continue reading
Sewing: Step One
The first step in sewing these blocks for the baby quilt is to take half of your white squares and cut them in half:Then sew those rectangles to each side of the colored squares with a 1/4 inch seam allowance: I like to chain piece my squares, so I don’t have to deal with very … Continue reading
Cutting the Fabrics
Yesterday at my quilt bee meeting, I cut all the fabrics I chose for the baby quilt into 4.5″ squares. 84 blocks of white, and 84 of various colors for 42 blocks. (2 squares each per block)I’ve decided I want to make uneven nine patch blocks, and this will give me finished blocks of 6.5 … Continue reading
Choosing Fabrics for a Baby Quilt
The first thing to decide when designing a quilt is either the fabric choices or the quilt pattern. For baby quilts, I like a scrappy look without too much of a controlled pattern, so I usually start with the fabric. Choosing fabrics can be a very personal decision. Some people like more muted tones and … Continue reading
Rushing By
It already feels like January is rushing by. Mostly due to the getting back into the routine and a short bout with food poisoning, but I already feel like I’m spinning my wheels. Meh. Hopefully the wheels will gain traction pretty soon. I sent a knitting pattern submission in to Sensual Evening Knits, but I … Continue reading
Chugging Along
Thanks to everyone who commented and are participating in the Pay It Foward exchange — I’ve emailed everyone for addresses so that when I get ready to send out goodies, it’s a real surprise… whee! Meanwhile, we had our holiday dinner at work today and I am sleepy. I didn’t eat that much (I swear!) … Continue reading
Updates from Houston
The trip to Houston was fantastic! I thoroughly enjoyed driving the cruiser and was very impressed at the gas mileage. Geoff wasn’t as comfortable in the driver’s seat, but it fit me just fine. The show was great and I got a lot of pictures of quilts that I can’t share with you. But I … Continue reading