If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
Back in January, I set myself the goal of finishing “Forest Floor” (my maple-leaf quilt) by September of this year. I gave myself nine months to free-motion quilt and bind it. Plenty of time. When August hit, I was no where near finished, but I wanted to do what I could to work towards my... Continue Reading →
Being a person of many projects, I’ve finally started a new English paper piecing (EPP) project even though my maple leaf quilt isn’t done. I bought the papers when I first had the idea a year ago but waited until I actually finished my grandmother’s flower garden piece before I started this one. The results... Continue Reading →
Despite my determination to get it finished, I’ve stalled out on my maple leaf quilt Forest Floor. In the last six weeks, I’ve quilted two-and-a-half blocks, and they’re only seven inches square. The quilt has 54 maple leaf blocks, not counting the borders and cornerstones, so there’s a lot more to do. My progress so... Continue Reading →
I always stall out at the same place with my quilts: basting the layers together so I can do the actual quilting (i.e., putting in the stitches that hold the layers together). In the past, I have used safety pins. It's old-school basting and time-consuming. It requires crawling around on the floor for hours and about... Continue Reading →
Back in 2001, I wanted to make myself a fast and easy bed quilt. I owned a full-sized mattress but was attending sewing retreats where I slept on a twin. Because it was smaller, I assumed a twin-sized would be faster to make, especially if I picked an easy pattern. Apparently, I do not know... Continue Reading →
