Last year, I showed the Hungry Animal Alphabet panel in a quilt, the ABC Quilt. Showing just a couple of the lettered squares, readers had a great time looking at them. Each one has an animal with food and other items all beginning with the same letter designed by J. Wecker Frisch. This idea is …
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Scrap Dancing Improv Style
There were lots of leftover pieces from Square Dance, my latest mystery quilt along. I wanted to use them up in something. I was inspired by my friend Kathy, (who blogs at Kathy's Quilts) who has done some really fun improv quilting. I pulled a few bobbins with thread color leftovers I need to use …
Mid Year Check in on Goals
It is coming up on the halfway point for the year, so it is time to check in with the goals for the year and see how it is going. Actually, pretty well!! The goals post is HERE. Since I am still working on the secret quilting projects, I can't show those just yet. But, …
Salvaging a QAYG
My sweet neighbor that just moved to a senior independent living apartment was cleaning out her sewing room in March preparing for her move. She had a box of what she said was "blocks ready to put together", and asked me if I wanted them to do a charity quilt. I said sure, and took …
Severely Damaged Quilt Repair – Part 2
Continuing with the repair from the previous post (Severely Damaged Quilt Repair), now the time consuming part of the repair began - the hand work. Lifting up the edge of the new backing, you can see some of the damage once again. The new muslin backing is pinned to the edge so I can bring …
Severely Damaged Quilt Repair
One of the services I offer is quilt repair of what I call well loved quilts. This quilt was by far the most damaged I have ever been asked to repair. The lady that brought it said that she had given it to her daughter and son-in-law for a wedding gift. Once I had it …
Hands 2 Help Plus Sign Quilt
Once again this year, I am participating with Sarah for her Hands 2 Help quilt drive. It is well underway, and this year I wanted to send two small quilts to Little Lambs. For a lullaby quilt, the plus blocks were easy to do. When they are added to solid blocks in a checkerboard setting, …
Half Square Triangles from Jelly Roll Strips
I am working a bit more on the new scrappy design in pink and brown that I am calling Chocolate Covered Cherries, and I really am pleased with the way the blocks are looking. In making a mountain of half-square triangles at the retreat, one would think I had plenty. But, when I was nearing …
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Repairing a Quilt with Tulle
Recently, a local quilter contacted me with a dilemma. She had a family heirloom quilt in terrible shape, but her son really wanted it. She wanted to know if there was any way to save it. When she brought it over, I thought there was something that could be done, after all the backing and …
Pinwheel Plus Quilt
The quilt today has a dual purpose. First, I am happy to be a part of Cheryl Brickey and Paige Alexander's book launch for their new publication Modern Plus Sign Quilts. This new book has sixteen patterns for all kinds of projects, all using the plus sign as part of the design. I picked the …
