I just got a new add-on for my Electric Quilt program called Kaleidoscope Two. It is a great program for those who love complex blocks. I played around with this block, coloring it several ways with bee theme and daisy fabrics within the program. Here is my final version. The power of this software is …
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Miniature Nosegays Paper Piecing
I made a bit of progress on the miniature nosegays, and I learned a valuable lesson in the process. Don't paper piece while on Zoom chatting with friends, LOL!! The last time I showed this project, I had made the copies and colored them, as there were a number of different configurations for the blocks. …
Finishing the Miniature Quilt
Today I'll show the finishing of the miniature fans quilt. When I left off, the little top was fully assembled, pieced with 50 wt Aurifil thread. Now, how to quilt it was the question. This is the time when many of us just stop and stare, or put it away for later, creating stacks of …
Working on the Miniature Quilt
Progress was made on the miniature quilt this past week. The paper piecing is going well. I had a few comments about working with tiny bits, and I do hear you! I usually use larger pieces than are needed, then cut off the excess as I go. It does result in a bit more waste, …
Beginning the Miniature Fan Quilt
So I have a bee in my bonnet to make another tiny quilt. I gave a preview of the book I'll be using on a previous post, and this past weekend, I got started. I'll admit it took a few days of stand and stare to decide on a colorway. Originally I was thinking about …
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 16 Japanese Tea
As my regular readers know, I am fascinated with Japanese culture and way of thinking about the natural world. So, I had to have a Japanese teacup design as the last block for this project. It made sense too, since all of my fabrics are Japanese or Asian style prints. This teacup has no handles. …
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Teacups Quilt Along – Block 15
Time for Block 15 for the Teacups Quilt Along, and this month we go back once again to a paper pieced block. I've simplified one from EQ8 to eliminate a lot of tiny pieces on the handle. You can do this with traditional piecing too, by cutting apart the pieces and adding seam allowances. So, …
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 13 Mug
It's the first Friday of August, and time for the next teacup block for our quilt along. It is getting more difficult to find the right thing for the next blocks. EQ8 isn't making it easy either, insisting on only printing one page for two page patterns. So I have had to mess with it …
Teacup Quilt Along – Block 9
I hope you are having fun with the Teacups Quilt Along! This month we go back to a paper pieced block, a little more complex than the others. Time to stretch a bit. Before we get to today's pattern, I wanted to show you last month's embroidery all done. Did you get yours finished? The …
Paper Pieced Teacup
I have been trying to figure out what to do with the Asian fabrics I got recently from the estate sale. Some of the pieces are large, but some are just fat quarters, but all of them are beautiful. I had an idea of making a quilt or a wall hanging of Japanese teacups to …
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