Birds Done
All the birds are sewn, next is to join the birds into the last two rows of strips and join to the quilt body – I plan to do that today. I have 3 pieces of batting to sew together (I don’t think I...
View ArticleCold Rainy Day = Sewing
I hate cold rainy days – so chilly and we are getting too much rain. At least 7 inches of rain since Friday night and the weather man says maybe 3 to 5 more inches by Saturday – this will be one rainy...
View ArticleBird Brain Top Done
The last two rows of the Bird Brain have been added – all is pressed – now on to the batting and backing and basting. It is hard to get the whole picture as the quilting frame is a little in the way...
View ArticleHandful of Scraps–Off the Frame
that’s right this hexie quilt is now ready for binding. I finished the quilting on Thursday night. Unpinned from the back and rolling it to the floor to unpin it from the front. Landed on the floor –...
View ArticleTumalo Trails is On The Frame
a river of water running through part of the yard from the road – we are just about at the top of the ridge and water runs down hill. Splatters on the lens from the rain – on the porch looking out...
View ArticleHand Quilting Started
The hand quilting for Tumalo Trails got started and I decided to put a stencil on the 9 patches instead of diagonal lines. One part of the sashing has a design drawn on it. I mark as I go as I almost...
View ArticleWashed and Bound–Handful of Scraps is Done
I love how this little quilt turned out! it is now soft and crinkly, antique looking – of course it did shrink down as expected but sometimes seems to shrink more than one would think. It was washed...
View ArticleWell So Much for Progress!
Big mistake on Alaska – but by the end of the day I got it fixed and caught back up. Way back on block #5 I messed up and didn’t realize it until yesterday when I was laying out Block 12 to get those...
View ArticleNot a Sewing Day
Really and truly didn’t get done with a lot yesterday – I sewed the hanging sleeve on the back of Williamsburg Beauty and then I was trying it out on the wall and on the table deciding what I would do...
View ArticleAnother Quilt Hanging
The local county library that Melanie works at (our daughter) asked for another quilt to hang on their bare wall – here it is – this is an Edyta Sitar pattern – she had an applique border on it that I...
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