March 2014 – weeknight quilting

BAGS!

I signed up for the triple zip pouch swap because I wanted to learn to sew with zippers, and expand my world of online sewing friends. Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy was that pouch a challenge for me. I ended up making three… The first was so wretched I wasn’t sure I couldContinue reading “BAGS!”

Grey Squares Bed Quilt: Finished!

I finished the top for this quilt in early December, and dropped it off at the quilters and got it back in early March. Booo. But I couldn’t face quilting something this large on my little machine. But I can’t face waiting that long for a quilt to get back to me again. Conundrum.Continue reading “Grey Squares Bed Quilt: Finished!”

Spring Storage

It has been a tough winter. Can I get an Amen? The weather almost everywhere has been cruddy. Our weather has been better than most, so I can’t imagine how hard this winter has been for some areas of the US. I think the snow and freezing has passed (knock on wood), and coincidentally thingsContinue reading “Spring Storage”

Tiny Rainbow Heart

When I finished Polly’s quilt, I wasn’t quite done with rainbow hearts. I loved how happy the simple patchwork and, well, rainbow, of colors made me. So I made a tiny one. It is the first installment on my mini quilt rod that DH installed for me. Love, Love, Love that man. I have roomContinue reading “Tiny Rainbow Heart”

Puppy Love Rainbow Heart Quilt

My parents’ pup turned two this year – and she didn’t have a quilt of her own. I know!! She is a working dog – going to and fro HMS Beagle everyday, so a quilt for her spot is a good thing. I wanted to make her a heart because i loooooooves her. And IContinue reading “Puppy Love Rainbow Heart Quilt”