Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
June was an okay month in terms of sewing. I got back in the saddle and was able to finish a few things. I need to get back in the swing for July as I have some projects to finish as gifts. Finished 2023 Quilt Projects BAMaQG IRR The Lobster tablerunner Orange You Glad Pointillist … Continue reading “26 Projects 2023 #6”
Finished 2023 Quilt Projects BAMaQG IRR The Lobster tablerunner Orange You Glad Pointillist Palette #4 The Tarts Come to Tea Finished (for me!) Donation Quilts I don’t quilt much and I enjoy the collaborative effort of making a top and allowing someone else to quilt it. Thus, the quilts below are mostly tops, but … Continue reading “26 Projects 2023 #5”
Finished 2023 Quilt Projects BAMaQG IRR The Lobster tablerunner Orange You Glad Pointillist Palette #4 The Tarts Come to Tea Finished (for me!) Donation Quilts I don’t quilt much and I enjoy the collaborative effort of making a top and allowing someone else to quilt it. Thus, the quilts below are mostly tops, but … Continue reading “26 Projects 2023 #4”
No joke! I have used 23 yards total fabric (net) so far this year. That is pretty good and I am almost on track for 100 yards this year. Finished 2023 Quilt Projects BAMaQG IRR The Lobster tablerunner Orange You Glad Pointillist Palette #4 The Tarts Come to Tea Finished (for me!) Donation Quilts I … Continue reading “26 Projects 2023 #3”
Finished 2023 Quilt Projects BAMaQG IRR The Lobster tablerunner The Tarts Come to Tea Finished (for me!) Donation Quilts I don’t quilt much and I enjoy the collaborative effort of making a top and allowing someone else to quilt it. Thus, the quilts below are mostly tops, but I will include a finished quilt once … Continue reading “26 Projects 2023 #2”
I talked a little yesterday about the quilt shops I visited while in Portland. There were other random things we did, which were fun or amusing. A friend told me about a cake that she baked, Beatty’s Chocolate Cake. She baked it because it had the reputation of being so delicious. I wanted to try … Continue reading “Travel to Portland”
I am just back from Portland where I went for a few days to relax and see friends. I also went to my favorite quilts shops and stocked up a bit. Mostly, I bought fabrics for future projects and some gifts. After having lunch with my friend Amanda, I went to Cool Cottons. It is … Continue reading “New Fabrics”
Finished 2023 Quilt Projects None yet Finished (for me!) Donation Quilts I don’t quilt much and I enjoy the collaborative effort of making a top and allowing someone else to quilt it. Thus, the quilts below are mostly tops, but I will include a finished quilt once someone else finishes it for the group. Friendship … Continue reading “26 Projects 2023 #1”
2022 blog posts: 364 2022 fabric used: 42 yards net (140 total – if you do the math, you will know how many yards of fabric I bought or was given.) Finished 2022 Quilt Projects Cha Cha Cha table runner – finished March 27, 2022 Diagonal Nine Patch – finished August 14, 2022 Gelato – … Continue reading “2022 Year in Review”
Finished 2022 Quilt Projects Cha Cha Cha table runner – finished March 27, 2022 Diagonal Nine Patch – finished August 14, 2022 Gelato – finished January 2022 Pies & Points – finished October 2022 Scrap Dash – finished January 2022 Finished 2022 Small and Non-Quilt Projects This category covers bags, toys, aprons and knitting … Continue reading “26 Projects 2022 #11”
Cyndi invited a group from the Social Justice Sewing Academy to our Sew Day. Some of our group had finished blocks, so those were turned in. Sara, the organizer, brought a different group of blocks that were to be made into a quilt. People worked together to put sashing on the blocks and sew them … Continue reading “SJSA Joins Sew Day”
After I posted the last 26 Projects post, Sue S commented that I had accomplished a lot. It made me wonder if I should just post the new stuff and not make it an accumulation? That might make it easier to see what I have accomplished in one month. I tried it, but the result … Continue reading “26 Projects 2022 #10”
After I posted the last 26 Projects post, Sue S commented that I had accomplished a lot. It made me wonder if I should just post the new stuff and not make it an accumulation? That might make it easier to see what I have accomplished in one month. I tried it, but the result … Continue reading “26 Projects 2022 #9”
Kelly Pena, a quiltmaker/sewist also working on La Pass and in the private La Pass FB group, creating a basic and an easy to understand tutorial for making center medallions. She has kindly allowed me to use her photos for this English Paper Piecing technique. This question has come up a few times in our … Continue reading “La Pass Center Medallions”
Last month I wrote “I started this list as reminder of everything I had started or wanted to make, but also to show how much I had a accomplished“. I need to remind myself of my accomplishments as I embark on another finishing jag. I may have a lot to do, but I have also … Continue reading “26 Projects 2022 #8”