The double delight was put on the back burner so I could help mom make some cuddle quilts for the fire department. We chose to make rag quilts this time around and finished 6 of them. I am very pleased with the results - especially as I tried some different layouts - the strip pieced one turned out really well.
This weekend I found 3 hours to quilt - I made 3 of the double 9-patch blocks and also 4 leader/ender 4-patch blocks. It doesn't sound like much until one considers that the double 9-patch blocks contain 5 3" 9-patch blocks, which brings the total of the blocks made to 18. Then I feel pretty good about my progress.
My copy of Scraps and Shirttails arrived in the mail today. I am looking forward to reading it.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
New Blog
I've created a new blog in order to record my quilting/sewing activities.
I'm have been quilting for about 10 years. I love handquilting and hand piecing. I am attempting to learn how to applique properly by hand. I do machine-piece but am not fond of machine quilting.
It's just my opinion, but machine quilting just loses something. I know it's work to put a quilt, especially a large one through a sewing machine, but there is just something not there about a machine-pieced quilt.
My local fabric shop says I'm a Traditionalist like it's a bad thing.
One project I am working on at the moment is a Parrot quilt. It is being made from blocks in a quild swap. Unfortunately, the blocks do not all square up to 12 1/2", which has made putting the quilt together a challenge. I finally decided to sash each block so that it squares up to 15" unfinished. And since each block is being sashed individually, I am going to quilt each block as I go an assemble the full quilt later. That way I have a project to take along with me. I have the first block half quilted and the second one sashed, marked and basted. I have 10 swap blocks and will need to make 2 to complete the quilt.
I'm have been quilting for about 10 years. I love handquilting and hand piecing. I am attempting to learn how to applique properly by hand. I do machine-piece but am not fond of machine quilting.
It's just my opinion, but machine quilting just loses something. I know it's work to put a quilt, especially a large one through a sewing machine, but there is just something not there about a machine-pieced quilt.
My local fabric shop says I'm a Traditionalist like it's a bad thing.
One project I am working on at the moment is a Parrot quilt. It is being made from blocks in a quild swap. Unfortunately, the blocks do not all square up to 12 1/2", which has made putting the quilt together a challenge. I finally decided to sash each block so that it squares up to 15" unfinished. And since each block is being sashed individually, I am going to quilt each block as I go an assemble the full quilt later. That way I have a project to take along with me. I have the first block half quilted and the second one sashed, marked and basted. I have 10 swap blocks and will need to make 2 to complete the quilt.
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