I really liked this large magnolia print, but I knew that cutting little pieces out of it would obscure the print. I had been noodling around with some cake layers and jelly roll strips, trying to come up with another new design, when the Attic Window concept occurred to me. The magnolia print was nearby, …
Category: Quilting
Repairing an Old Damaged Quilt
One of the things I do is repair well-loved quilts that no one else will touch. Most of the time, someone that is truly using a quilt will not care that it isn't museum quality, they just want the worst of the damage repaired. But many quilters won't touch these, believing they are too damaged …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along Block 6
Moving along to catch up, block six is next. I picked a large scrap of purple fabric for the house as the bottom bit of this pattern has a piece 18-inches wide. It has some squares on point at the bottom, and these still look like flower boxes to me. So, I pulled some flower …
Be My Neighbor – Block 5
Getting back to the Be My Neighbor quilt, the first four blocks have been sewn together into the first row. I laid it out so I could look at my spring scraps basket for the next house block colors. This one has a heart on the side of the house, and I found a pink …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 4
At the meeting on March 1st, I found out that the BOM club will be doing two blocks a month with the first two done in February. This meant that instead of being caught up with three done in March, I was one block behind. Plus I need to get two done this month to …
Cleaning out the Stash
I was digging through my fabric stash resource center looking for springtime fabrics, and I think I reached my limit. I do like things more organized, and this closet has been a mess for years. This project took me three weeks to complete, working on it a little each day until I finally got it …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 3
It is the first Wednesday of the month, time to show the next block of the Be My Neighbor quilt along. It seems like block three has the most pieces of all the blocks, some really tiny! Plus it has appliqué, my nemesis. But, I am determined to do this. After all, the only way …
Scrap Dance Waltz – Trunk Show!
Doing one more update on Scrap Dance Waltz, to show you some wonderful finishes in lots of colorways! I had such fun designing this quilt, and I now have the red and cream quilt I have wanted for some time. One of the great things about doing quilt-alongs is seeing what other people do with …
Building a Brighter Year Quilt
Last fall during the Autumn Jubilee, quilter Diann won the prize of quilting a table topper. She contacted me to ask if I would do a small quilt for a charity called Building a Brighter Year instead of her table topper. This charity supports families with infants facing medical challenges and financial hardship in Colorado. …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 2
Deciding to start over with the Be My Neighbor Quilt Along, I pulled out some really pretty springtime fabrics. This Beverly Park bundle from Connecting Threads came a couple of months ago specifically to do a lighter springtime quilt. I thought they would do nicely for this quilt too. I pulled more springtime colors and …
From My Carolina Home 