Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
My quilter is back and it looks like she will be quilting quite a bit during the next 6 months. YAY! I took a BUNCH of quilts to be quilted on Monday. I kept three (Wonky 9 Patch, Infinity quilt and the Calm Jelly Roll Race) back to quilt myself, just so you know I … Continue reading “Quilts Off to be Quilted”
Good-bye 2012! I really enjoyed you! Nothing really bad happened and one of my dearest dreams (that has nothing to do with quilting) came true. Here I am again telling you all about my accomplishments. Here are the finishes: Quilts Blue Donation Top Pink Donation top (June 2012) Pink Donation top #2 Pink & Green … Continue reading “2012 Works in Progress”
I said previously that I thought this piece was finished. I took it out on Friday in order to decide for sure and decided to put a facing on it and prepare the piece for finishing. The photo, left, shows the front with the facing applied by machine. I am sad that some of the … Continue reading “The Garden Progresses”
I finished the borders for this Original Bullseye over last weekend (12/1). I thought for sure I would be able to finish the back as well, but the headache hangover kept me sewing at a snail’s pace. Also, I had to clear off the cutting table before I could sew. For some reason, finishing this … Continue reading “Original Bullseye Top”
Housekeeping Sadly, someone has somehow hacked into the Google search results for my site. I am working on it, the webhost is working on it and Deirdre is working on it. It appears to be different from the regular Pharma{}Hack, which is causing diagnostic problems. Here is how you are affected: Live links are no … Continue reading “Various & Sundry #16”
Materials 100% cotton fabric 100% cotton thread Techniques Machine pieced blocks Paper piecing Details: Year: 1998-2012 Size: 96 x 80 Quilted By: Colleen Granger Details My Spiderweb was inspired by an article/pattern in Quilter’s Newsletter magazine. The article, by Beverly Dunivent, was called Christmas Kaleidoscope (Christmas Kaleidoscope (article) by Beverly Dunivent, Quilter’s Newsletter … Continue reading “Spiderweb”
In looking for the Original Bullseye, I came across two other projects. One was additional blocks for the Spiderweb. Those are going straight to the Charity Girls at BAMQG. I am not working on anymore of those blocks. I also found several Stars and Stripes blocks. This foundation pieced pattern was given to me by … Continue reading “Donation Top”
“Huh?” you ask. “Why in the world do you need a Quilt to Do List when you have the 26 Projects list?” “Well,” I say, “there are things on my mind to do that I must write down. Short tasks, nothing big. The 26 Projects list is for big commitments.” Look at me like I … Continue reading “Quilt To Do List”
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 last December. Nearly a year later, something is finally happening. But the worst part of … Continue reading “Spiderweb Feelings”
I recently decided to try my hand at a whole cloth quilt project. Yes, I know it means diverging from my single-minded attempt to complete or make progress on many of the projects on the 26 Projects list. In order not to completely lose my mind and have fun, I diverged on to this project, … Continue reading “Saral Transfer Paper”
I want to give up on the 26 Projects List and do something fun, but somehow after finishing the backs last week, I pulled out the blocks my SIL and I made and started putting them together. These blocks are on the small side and I thought I would have to make more, but, as … Continue reading “Inifnity Quilt”
The top photo is a photo of the back for the Corner Store. The Japanese Chrysanthemum print that makes up the majority of the back is by, of course, Phillip Jacobs. I bought that fabric for a Multi-tasker tote I planned to use for the Autumn, but never got around to making and it seemed … Continue reading “New Meditation on Quilt Backs”
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 minor chores (no gardening!), I spent the whole weekend sewing. The Corner Store seems to … Continue reading “Corner Store – Late June Progress”
It is monumental that I am quilting. I hope you appreciate the momentousness of the occasion. 😉 Really, I do quilt small things, but most of my larger pieces are quilted by someone else. Part of the reason is an old injury, which doesn’t allow the pushing and tugging a quilt through the machine required. … Continue reading “Garden Progress”
I know I already posted today, but I have posts for the whole week waiting to be posted and I just couldn’t let another week go by without posting this finish! I finished the binding last week, which means the Food Quilt is FINISHED!!! Hooray!!!! Aside from just finishing something, this is great for a … Continue reading “Finished: Food Quilt!”