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Tag Archives: Hand Piecing
More Stars Different Stars
I spent the weekend up on the North Coast with my handsome DH. In the car, I like to work on something. The English Paper Piecing project I started in August is perfect and I was able to finish 4 … Continue reading
Quilt To Do List Update
Earlier this week I wrote the Quilt To Do List, because I had these little things rattling around in my head nagging. Also, I had nothing else to write about having not sewn and already gone on and on about … Continue reading
EPP Stars
I have made some more progress on the English Paper Piecing Project I told you about in August. I make about one of these stars per night depending on whether I have basted the half hexagons beforehand or not. Faye … Continue reading
Labor Day Sew-in Day 1
There is a Labor Day Sew-in happening on Twitter. If you are on Twitter, you can add the #LDSI hashtag to your sewing tweets and join the fun. If you do not have a Twitter account (or you want to … Continue reading
Posted in Roundup
Tagged Group project, Hand Piecing, Off Topic: Crafts, Pillowcases, Podcast Sew-in
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Now it is Later
A few days ago, I gave a little sneak peek at my newest hand project.My quilter is quilting very slowly so I don’t have a lot of bindings to do and it is very hard for me to sit in … Continue reading
Will explain later
This is what my new hand project looks like.
Florets
Yes, I am working on the Flowering Snowball. It is a hand project (as I designed it to be) and I work on it when I watch TV. I did a lot of cutting a few weeks ago, as I … Continue reading
Corner Store Project
I have written a lot about the Corner Store pattern from Pretty Little Mini Quilts. This block is very appealing especially since I have been thinking about my scrap pile lately. I bought a large piece of Kona Snow and … Continue reading
Zig Zaggy Start
This past weekend I mostly worked on the Blue Janus Quilt, which I called the Blue Quilt in a previous post. Those squares required a lot of chain piecing and I needed something to piece in between so that I … Continue reading
Last Flowering Snowball
Last Sunday night, I went over and watched a movie with my SIL. We often craft together and this night was no exception. We watched Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat and stitched. I was able to finish the last middle block of … Continue reading
Posted in Blocks, Projects
Tagged Blocks, Flowering Snowball, Hand Piecing, Piecing, Projects
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Flowering Snowball Again
This is the second to last Flowering Snowball center block. I brought my handwork bag with me to the meeting yesterday and put this together while we worked on the business of the organization. It is something I can do … Continue reading
One Down, Two To Go
The weekend was filled with picnics. Both Saturday and Sunday included hot dogs and potato salad, chats and a bit of sun. It was nice to be outside, but I was pretty tired after all the sociability. Also, I didn’t … Continue reading
Flowering Snowball Work
As promised, here is an up to date picture of the Flowering Snowball (Cross Blocks). I found myself short of backgrounds the other day when I had the perfect opportunity to hand stitch. I laid it out in order to … Continue reading
Handpiecing Progress
I have about 3.5 more blocks o go before I start the border of this Cross Block/Flowering Snowball piece.
Newest Cross Block (Flowering Snowball)
I sat and watched Wall-E the other night, which provided a good opportunity to spend some time finishing this block. I am only a few away from needing to start the border. It is one of the blocks influenced by … Continue reading
