Hi all,
Well I finally got back on track with the pinwheel quilt. I almost finished another row yesterday. Hoping to have it done in a few days so I can dedicate my quilting time back to my Dresden Plate!
We had the most beautiful days last Thur & Fri and I could not bear to be inside so I spent it outdoors raking leaving, cleaning up the winters worth of dog poop (lovely I know!) and just general pick up. Of course I should have know better!! We had snow on Monday and its coming tonight, predictions of 6 inches. UGH!
Oh well, its New England and by now I should know enough to expect the unexpected!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tuesday Evening
Its been a little while since I posted anything new! I have to admit that I got frustrated with the pinwheel quilt. I ripped out a whole row and while trimming it the ruler slid and it got trimmed too much! Now I have to remake a couple of pinwheels and put the row back together.
Normally I would have given up on this one, except for the fact that all pieces are cut and ready to be put together. I just have to get my enthusiasm for this project back on track again.
I do quilt in spurts it seems. I will spend days in my sewing room working and then realize that the house is not being cleaned as well as I like so then I spend days doing chores and little projects. I will get back to this pinwheel quilt this week hopefully.
On the fun side, I got free fabric this week!! I belong to ReUseIt, its like Freecycle, where people post things they want to give away. A fellow quilter one town over offered fabric and I asked for it and she gave it to me. Not only that but she asked what colors I needed and added extra to the bag! Lots of soft flannels in pieces big enough to back a few baby quilts and even some twin sized quilts.
One of my favorite things is organizing my fabrics. I love nice neat piles of colors, drawers of scraps etc. I will have to post a pic of my fabric closet one of these days.
I came across another blog today all about selvedge quilts! Who knew?? I never heard of this but there are clever quilters out there that use the selvedge pieces to make quilts and other items. Now I have to get another container to save my selvedge edges. Yep.....I see another quilt project forming in my head........
Normally I would have given up on this one, except for the fact that all pieces are cut and ready to be put together. I just have to get my enthusiasm for this project back on track again.
I do quilt in spurts it seems. I will spend days in my sewing room working and then realize that the house is not being cleaned as well as I like so then I spend days doing chores and little projects. I will get back to this pinwheel quilt this week hopefully.
On the fun side, I got free fabric this week!! I belong to ReUseIt, its like Freecycle, where people post things they want to give away. A fellow quilter one town over offered fabric and I asked for it and she gave it to me. Not only that but she asked what colors I needed and added extra to the bag! Lots of soft flannels in pieces big enough to back a few baby quilts and even some twin sized quilts.
One of my favorite things is organizing my fabrics. I love nice neat piles of colors, drawers of scraps etc. I will have to post a pic of my fabric closet one of these days.
I came across another blog today all about selvedge quilts! Who knew?? I never heard of this but there are clever quilters out there that use the selvedge pieces to make quilts and other items. Now I have to get another container to save my selvedge edges. Yep.....I see another quilt project forming in my head........
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Found another pic to post!
This is paper pieced, I made it back when I had just discovered paper piecing and was making lots of blocks just for the fun of it! Instead of quilting it I framed it.
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