I have found throughout this bee that the more confident I get with my quilting abilities, the more fun I am having and the more I look forward to different techniques and challenges. Amy, from Midnight Quilt Mom is part of my bee and she had a string quilt in store for us with the [...]
Wed, July 28 2010 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
it is my first, fully finished quilt!!! I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. I was pretty nervous because a friend was going to make this quilt for her daughter, but then she got awfully tired and unmotivated, (as women in their few weeks before delivery tend to do) and so I offered to [...]
Sat, July 10 2010 » Quilting » 2 Comments
It really isn’t called Quilting 102, but that is a pretty fitting description in the next offering I took at the Creative Needle. The actual title was something like, “Fast, Fun and Easy Blocks”. At any rate, we assembled most of the pieces in class and then took a lot of the project home as [...]
Thu, July 1 2010 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
Ever since I saw this picture in the May/June issue of the McCall’s Quilting Magazine, I have wanted to make it: But, I also love Elizabeth Hartman’s Paintbox Quilt. So, I thought I might do a little combining of the two ideas. I will still do the black and white fabrics, but how about assorted [...]
Thu, July 1 2010 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment
