Tadah! My improvisationally pieced Wonky Tree quilt is DONE!!!! If you’d like to read the process of how this quilt was constructed, here are those posts. First I took it outside for a photo shoot: Then I brought it inside where I envision it will live, on my glorious chartreuse chair! Besides the fact that… Continue Reading
It’s quilting time! The last decision to make was the color for the quilting thread: either a navy thread that would blend into the background and stand out in the trees, or a lime green thread that would blend with the trees but pop from the background: I decided that I wanted the stars to… Continue Reading
Once the top of my wonky tree quilt was finished, it was time for quilting! Although I could have just made a quick sandwich to try out the pattern I was thinking about, a loopy star pattern that wasn’t too tight, I wanted to do something else for the trees, so I figure out I… Continue Reading
Wahoo, the piecing of my Wonky Quilt Tree is done! I’m really happy with my cabin in the bottom corner! Although it looks like the quilt top is complete, that’s only because I’ve got the edges of three different sections overlapped: This quilt is around 60″ square, so each of these sections will be small… Continue Reading
This week was pretty busy with mid-terms before Spring Break, but I got a bit of piecing done over the week, and then lots of progress on Saturday! My plan is to have 3 large pieces, the rows across the top, and then two rectangles down below, that I’ll quilt using my Quilt as You… Continue Reading
When I last shared what I was doing with my wonky tree quilt, I had decided that it needed stars! So here are the blocks on my navy covered designed wall with a few more stars: I decided I need a couple more to mix the stars with the trees: Yes, that’s it! So now,… Continue Reading
My Wonky Tree Quilt is progressing quite nicely! I’ve been having fun sharing my progress in real time on Facebook and Instagram with quick cell phone shots. These are sometimes a bit blurry, and the color looks wonky as the lighting changes drastically throughout the day in there, but the pictures are still useful! After making… Continue Reading
Waaaay back when we remodeled our kitchen/family room in the Summer of ’13, I planned to make a couple of quilts to go along with the pillows I made for the chairs and couch in the family room: I’ve finally found a pocket of time to get started on the first quilt I’ve been seeing in… Continue Reading