I have learned the hard way -- be very careful when you are deleting photos. Blogger photos are stored in Picasa Web Albums, and if you happen to delete them, they are gone from your blog.
Not sure what I did, but I'm having to put every picture back into each post :(
Mary
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Tessellating Star Instructions
Tessellating patterns are interlocking patterns that repeat. There are a lot of different patterns, but I was really intrigued by the tessellating star, so thought I'd make one.
I wrote these instructions for myself for future quilts, but thought I'd share them. This is my first attempt at instructions, so any feedback would be appreciated!
I wrote these instructions for myself for future quilts, but thought I'd share them. This is my first attempt at instructions, so any feedback would be appreciated!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Finished Tube Strip Quilt Top
I'm having to show quilt tops, because my stretched Juki was having problems, and I had to send it off to be repaired -- it's gone since January (a very long story) and I MISS IT!!!
I did finish this scrappy tube strip quilt top. I want to use up all of my scraps, as I'm changing to a more modern style and the fabrics don't work for me any more. So I used a lot of different fabrics in this quilt.
The tutorial I used is here at A Bright Corner Strip Tube Tutorial. It's an interesting technique that I'd never used before. Sewing those long strips was pretty boring, but the end result was fast and pretty!
Has anyone else used this technique? How do you like it? Did you do scrappy, or a pattern?
Mary
The tutorial I used is here at A Bright Corner Strip Tube Tutorial. It's an interesting technique that I'd never used before. Sewing those long strips was pretty boring, but the end result was fast and pretty!
Has anyone else used this technique? How do you like it? Did you do scrappy, or a pattern?
Mary
Saturday, February 16, 2013
One of those quilts!
Some quilts are just trouble!
My uncle asked me to make a quilt to put at his mountain cabin. I thought I'd found a good pattern, Snowball blocks alternating with Nine Patches. I had lots of "woodsy" fabric in my stash.
When I put the blocks on my design wall, I didn't like it AT ALL!
So I cut the nine patches in half, and got rid of the snowball blocks. After trying several layouts, I still didn't like it :(
I ended up sewing the blocks back into nine patches, leaving out some fabrics and putting in more darks. It felt like I was going around in circles!
Instead of the Snowballs, I used a different block (Puss in the Corner). Finally, I got the blocks rearranged, and this time I'm happy with the result.
My uncle asked me to make a quilt to put at his mountain cabin. I thought I'd found a good pattern, Snowball blocks alternating with Nine Patches. I had lots of "woodsy" fabric in my stash.
When I put the blocks on my design wall, I didn't like it AT ALL!
I ended up sewing the blocks back into nine patches, leaving out some fabrics and putting in more darks. It felt like I was going around in circles!
Instead of the Snowballs, I used a different block (Puss in the Corner). Finally, I got the blocks rearranged, and this time I'm happy with the result.
I sure hope the quilting goes better!
Mary
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