QALs – 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!”

#feathersqal #kindness

A mixture of weather (good) and gastrointestinal distress (bad) meant less than the normal amount of sewing. Still a lot, but not a, let’s say, “crazy” amount. I did find time Saturday to work on my feathers blocks for the Feathers QAL – I still am a week behind. I am not fast at these,Continue reading “#feathersqal #kindness”

Done: Two Tops and a Back!

My stack of unfinished projects is growing. Boo! So I took some time to finish some stuff up. First up, the top that will be for Project Linus or maybe a friend’s baby… regardless, this fabric is gorgeous. I finished all those little 2″ squares. Love. Next, the top of a Project Linus quilt withContinue reading “Done: Two Tops and a Back!”

#feathersQAL #catchup

The good news is that I need to make at least three quilts for my new living room so that everybody can be cuddled up when it gets cold in our drafty old house. The bad news is that my living room has a color palette not reminiscent of Easter Bunny farts. We went withContinue reading “#feathersQAL #catchup”

Color Crush

I love the combination of Aqua and Red. And it seems to be around quite a bit… My January calendar A recent cover of Love Patchwork & Quilting The color selection for Aurifil’s 2014 QAL If you search for “aqua and red” on Pinterest, you definitely get an eyeful! I love the combination, but itContinue reading “Color Crush”