The grand finale of my massive amounts of posts about my Scrappy Swiss Cross Quilt is of course pix of the quilt after it was washed and dried! Ah, the crinkly goodness! I took some helpers outside not once but twice, to try to get a whole quilt shot, so you could really see the… Continue Reading
Oh my goodness! My Scrappy Swiss Cross Quilt is done and I LOVE it!!!! Here are some initial pictures I shot, before washing. After washing and drying, where the cotton batting will shrink a bit, the quilt will be less stiff and have that “crinkly goodness” texture that I love. I’ll take more pictures and share… Continue Reading
I’ve been plugging away on the quilting for my Scrappy Swiss Cross quilt! I’m using my quilt as you go with no sashing technique, adding 2 rows of crosses at a time. When I got 3/4’s of the way done, I stopped to lay it on the bed as a motivator: Yep, this is a… Continue Reading
I’ve been plugging away on the quilting for my Scrappy Swiss Cross quilt! I’m using my quilt as you go with no sashing technique, adding 2 rows of crosses at a time. When I got 3/4’s of the way done, I stopped to lay it on the bed as a motivator: Yep, this is a… Continue Reading
Oh my goodness, getting started was full of trials and tribulations! I’m going to be quilting this using my quilt as you go with no sashing method, adding 2 rows of crosses at a time, so after carefulling planning the layout, labelling the top of each quilt square with its position, and stitching each individual… Continue Reading
Oh my goodness, getting started was full of trials and tribulations! I’m going to be quilting this using my quilt as you go with no sashing method, adding 2 rows of crosses at a time, so after carefulling planning the layout, labelling the top of each quilt square with its position, and stitching each individual… Continue Reading
Before beginning the quilting on my Scrappy Swiss Cross Quilt I made the practice square into a pillow! It’s another box pillow, I just love this look: Ok, no more dilly dallying, time to get the blocks pieced together and get it quilted! Continue Reading
I know it seems like I’ve been blogging about my Scrappy Swiss Cross Quilt forever, but blogging is first and foremost a chronicle of my creative process, and thus this shows you that I’ve been thinking about this quilt for a long time! Anything I make involves the use of resources that I don’t have… Continue Reading