Tag Archives: 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

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Star Sampler: Mosaic No.19

I am behind. I have 3 blocks to make (due this past week) and four more to make next week. I made one! The easiest one, too. It plays a bit with negative space. some of the pieces that should … Continue reading

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Fabric of the Year 2012 in Progress

I have been a bit unwell and not up to a lot of contemplation about the meaning of this quilt. I thought that a slideshow of the progress might be just the thing to satisfy you. Enjoy!

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Quilt Class: Curves Part 2

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Star Sampler Tests

I was still not quite ready to start this project, but I did need to decide on the background. These two Sawtooth Stars are 4.5″ each. I used the Philip Jacobs print for the center and a couple of different … Continue reading

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A-B-C Challenge Back

Sunday, I worked on the A-B-C Challenge back. I finished the top on Saturday and got busy with the back on Sunday. It took forever. Well, it seemed like it took forever. I think I was just tired. I took … Continue reading

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Spiderweb Top Complete

I am really pleased to say that the Spiderweb top is finished. There are still a lot of things to do to get this finished into a quilt, but I am pleased, really pleased, that the top is finished. The … Continue reading

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Spiderweb Feelings

I really hope you can understand this when you read it. I stayed up too late watching the election Tuesday night and, as I write this, the exhaustion is taking over. The last time I wrote about the Spiderweb was … Continue reading

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A-B-C Challenge Sashed

You will be pleased to know that the sashing drama is over. The quilt top is double sashed. “Double sashed” means that I have sashed each block and then added sashing between the blocks. I did not chunk this quilt … Continue reading

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Corner Store Again

As you might remember there were good comments on the next to the last post I wrote about the border of this quilt. Rhonda was right, not that I doubted her, of course. This quilt looks a lot better with … Continue reading

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Labor Day Sew-in Day 2

To find out how to participate in the Labor Day Sew-in, read the previous post. I don’t feel like I got as much done on Day 2 as I did on Day 1, but I am still pretty pleased with … Continue reading

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Can You Piece This?

I thought this was an interesting design and thought it would be great challenge to try to piece it. It is from a piece of furniture.

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Corner Store – Late June Progress

After not having much time to sew, as described previously, I spent a lot of time sewing over the weekend. In fact, aside from a quick trip to dinner and a movie with my favorite date and a few other … Continue reading

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June Progress on Corner Store

It is hard for me to sew during the week, but I am making some progress.The iron issue is not resolved, so I have to figure that out (return current iron, which stinks to high heaven when on), but I … Continue reading

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Zeus & Athena Revised

I really like this quilt. I love the blue and orange together. Complements, what could be better? In addition, the orange just makes me happy. I am trying to think of whether or not I have used this much orange … Continue reading

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