Hooray! My Improv Sampler quilt is complete! I’m really happy with the quilting, each “block” received a different pattern that is inspired by the piecing in that block: Here are a few more pix, I had fun photographing this: Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Studio Snapshots | Quilting My Improv Sampler
As the heat keeps me inside, I’ve pulled out my Improv Sampler top to quilt. It’s just small enough that I can quilt it in one piece, so I started by fuse-basting the sandwich using my favorite fusible batting: I’m going to quilt each (large) block with a different free motion motif, so I started… Continue Reading
July Goal Check In
It has been scorching hot these past couple weeks! I have no motivation to get outside and dye, although that’s going to have to change soon! July Goals Paint the Living Room! July 31 0% Wedding Scarf Tests for Mary July 31 5% Dye Slipcover for Mary July 31 5% Wonky Triangle… Continue Reading
Completed Wonky Triangle Medallion Quilt!!!
Tadah!!!! My wonky triangle medallion quilt is complete! It came out just as I had imagined – I love it with that happens! I’m especially happy with the new free motion quilting motif I created for it. (Someone asked me if I trace this – nope, I just lift the feed dogs and goooooo!) And here… Continue Reading
Studio Snapshots | Quilting Has Begun on My Wonky Triangle Medallion Quilt
Before I start quilting a quilt, I put together a quilt sandwich using scraps from project so that I can try out quilting patterns and thread colors on something with exactly the same colors. I’ve been fretting about what quilting pattern to use since before I even started piecing it; there’s not a pattern that… Continue Reading
Work on the ’68 VW Bug Update
Back in late December I shared with you the start of an adventure my hubby is taking with our younger son Logan: taking a rough 1968 VW Bug and making it driveable and looking nice (but not restoring it, which is apparently a whole ‘nother level of work and budget!). It ran, but not very… Continue Reading
Studio Snapshots | My Wonky Triangle Medallion Quilt Top is Done!
Wahoo! Yesterday I got the top of my wonky triangle medallion quilt all sewn together: Now I really REALLY have to decide how to quilt it, because I want to get it done and hung in my bedroom ASAP!!!! Continue Reading
Studio Snapshots | Blocks on My Wonky Triangle Medallion Quilt are Complete!
Woot! All the blocks on my wonky triangle medallion quilt are done! Now it’s time to start piecing them all together, hooray!!! Continue Reading