Often times, most of the hard work in quilting, is calculating quilt measurements, cutting out the fabric and sewing up the quilt top. Knowing this, my husband had the fabulous idea of doing a two-fer for the next quilt. We really liked this idea, and, you may have noticed, we ran with it. You have seen … Continue reading Empire – Two Death Star Quilts
Some of you may have seen this WIP earlier. I just finished the binding and have it ready to go for gifting. I hand quilted around many of the letters. It has a plain striped back. I have though of adding some appliqué, but will think on that. One of the pleasures of quilting, for … Continue reading A Finish this Week – Letters
My Mother-in-Law became ill and had to go first to the hospital, then a nursing care center for rehabilitation. She gets cold easily now, so I wanted her to have a lap quilt that she could use when she is wheeling around in her wheel chair or just sitting in her chair in the room. … Continue reading Lap quilt for my Mother-in-Law
Many of you liked the Hope for Life puppy quilt post. I made a few more quilts to donate, and took the opportunity to go back and meet the new puppies! I took my youngest daughter with me, since she is as committed to animal welfare as anyone I know. She has been a vegetarian … Continue reading Doggets – an update.
Originally posted on The Plaid Portico:
And now Part 2 of the Use of Negative Space category from QuiltCon 2015, sponsored by APQS with the winners of the category at the end of the post. We still have a couple of categories and the special exhibitions to go, and some other non QuiltCon exhibitions, books… Continue reading QuiltCon 2015: Use of Negative Space part 2
Originally posted on The Plaid Portico:
Here we have the first of 2 installments of the quilts from The Use of Negative Space category at QuiltCon 2015, sponsored by APQS. The winners of the category will be at the end of Part 2. We just HAVE to start out with a quilt by Jacquie Gering,… Continue reading QuiltCon 2015: Use of Negative Space part 1
Ok, if it wasn’t clear before, let’s make it clear now. I love my dogs. These are the first pets that were truly MY pets. Our daughters had cats and rats and toads growing up, but these were the first animals in the house that imprinted to me. Growing up, my parents opposed the keeping of … Continue reading Doggets
This is my take on a design I saw on Michelle Wilkie’s Factotum of Arts. It was light gray and white on dark gray. I decided to add more color and use a warm-toned gray for the negative spaces. I did straight line quilting because I was still too chicken about my FMQ skills. I really like the … Continue reading Matrix
Originally posted on WOMBAT QUILTS:
This week I managed to finish up another quilt… my Cross Stitch Sparkle quilt finally got quilted and bound….it only took 30 weeks and a friggin ton of half square triangles! This quilt started last year when I agreed to test a quilt pattern for Sara at Knotty Gnome. I… Continue reading Cross Stitch Sparkle quilt
Christmas of 2014 brought a flurry of activity. Our oldest daughter came home with her partner, her partner’s Mum, her partner and his son. It meant wonderful holiday meals at the dinner table, and THAT meant that my quilting was going to have to move out of the dining room and into a new room. Fortunately, … Continue reading Christmas 2014 – A new sewing room/Adventures in free motion quilting!
Creature Comfort Quilts 