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2018 Q 2 Finish!
My first finish for Q2 of 2018 is is called Disappearing Bento Box which is similar to a stack and whack quilt. The Bento Box blocks are fun to make. Each Bento Box block has 2 colors in it. For the method I used I grouped my fabric in pairs. For each fabric pair I made […]
Q2 2018 Finish-A-Long
I’m excited to participate in the Q2 2018 Finish-A-Long. This is my second time participating; it is a great motivator to finish up works in progress. It is always great inspiration to see what everyone else is working on and rooting for each other. Thanks to she can quilt and all the great sponsors for […]
Super Quilt Santa
Most years I don’t think about making any Christmas presents until it is too late in the year to start and commit to finishing. This year I went in the opposite direction and probably bit off a little more than I could chew. In the end, I took on not 1, but 3 new quilts […]
Quilting, quilting, quilting…
Lately I have been busy mainly with quilting quilts. In the last 5 weeks or so I have quilted 6 quilts. I had a collection of tops and knew it was time to start quilting and finishing them up. Here are pictures of these quilts: Whistler’s Wife Quilt Remember this was the first of my […]
Pineapple Improv Block
Several months ago I found a tutorial on the Modern Quilt Guild website (http://themodernquiltguild.wordpress.com/) for an Improv Pineapple Log Cabin block. I have always loved the log cabin block and all the variations you can create. A couple years ago I finished my Pineapple quilt with Civil War Reproduction fabrics and I love it. The […]
Finishing up the Old
So, I’ve been quilting for about 7 years at this point. When I first started quilting I fell in love with Civil War Reproduction fabrics. Since that time my tastes have somewhat changed. Although I still like the Civil War Reproduction fabrics I love working with all kinds of bright patterned fabrics now more sew. […]