Once again I have gone down the what-if rabbit hole {me? sidetracked? never} I was thinking….how small can one go with hexies? I used the hexagon generator and plugged in my order for 1/2 inch hexagons…with a side of crazy. I’m on a diet so I turned down the fries. Look like normal size…the kind [...]
It is so hot. Duh…it is TexAs and summer. I plopped myself in a chair that was in direct shot of a fan. Yes we have AC but it is very inefficient in a 1930′s house that has leaky windows and doors and no insulation. Whilst plopped I put together some hexies. I was going [...]
Finished it over the weekend { just in time for the Spring to Finish Challenge } It’s a beautiful morning here {before the heat hits} so I grabbed my cup of coffee and my camera and took some pics of the quilt hanging from my Crape Myrtle trees…wow, that was a run-on sentence. FYI….. Crape [...]
Good Saturday On You! One row of hand-stitching left on the binding. Yesterday delayed the finish. I used the MasterPiece thread that Pam suggested to me. I used it to do the free motion stippling and straight line quilting. It is soooooo fine and allows me to sew longer without refilling the bobbin. It has [...]
The fabrics I used for my son’s birthday quilt are a combination of charm packs and scraps from Botany by Lauren & Jessi Jung, Freebird by MoMo and Frolic by Sandy Gervais… all made by Moda. I think the pattern style is a Stacked Coins Quilt similar to this. I will start by showing you [...]
This is the quilt I mentioned in my previous post. I am almost finished. Just need to do the hand stitching on the binding. I will give the Process report and more pics later today or tomorrow. The quilt was a gift to my son for his….gulp…30th birthday. He’s sooooo old!
I made place mats and coasters as a wedding gift. It got me dusting off my FMQ {free motion quilting} skills or lack there of. I experimented with thread brands and which of my machines did a better job. I ended up favoring my old faithful Bernina 1530 for the quilting and using Güterman machine [...]
Yesterday’s wedding was a blast! Even their dog (a big ol’ lab mix) wore a tuxedo vest and walked down the aisle. It was all outdoors. The band that played the reception was a Queen cover band {Magnifico, Austin TX} and their “Freddie Mercury” jumped off the stage and came up and sang to me! [...]
Dearest 1/4 inch Seam, I think our relationship is on the mends. I know we had words. I know I yelled sewing obscenities at you and made your stitches cringe. Much to my chagrin I have to admit it was not your fault. It’s me, not you. Well maybe neither of us are at fault. [...]
you start with a hexagon and string piece around it without rhyme or reason and rules be damned??? I squared it up to 6.5 inches Not sure whether to make more or not. Everything seems wonky… I hab a code ind my d{n}ose
