I've been sitting on the finished top for this quilt for a couple weeks trying to decide how to quilt it. Finally decided but I've also gotten better at my fpp designs in those couple of weeks. There are so many changes I'd make now but I still really like this one as it is.
Sometimes I get a stupid idea and I have to make it super fast before I decide its too stupid to see the light of day. It was also a good excuse to work on my paper piecing pattern making and while its not perfect I'm getting better at understanding how to design things that can actually be sewn together.
The muse (the puff of air at the optometrist in 2005) and the 1 hour mini quilt rendition of it. Its nowhere near perfect but I'm trying to work on making stuff exist before worrying about how good it is.
The Sunday Sampler Badge
I have some quilting stats this year. Just for my own edification, I wanted to see how much I’ve accomplished. Turns out this was a bumper crop year for my quilting machine. Taking into account that the machine was out of commission for 8 weeks, (Nearly had to be shipped to Switzerland!!!) I am very happy to see all the completed projects in the finished category. By the…
She's ball jointed (I think that's the term?). I replaced the elastic holding her together, and gave her a good wipe down with a damp cloth. She's still floppy, and i love how she just looks kinda sleepy all the time, so I wanted her to be cozy.
The quilt itself is made with scraps of a quilt my grandma made in 2002. The sawtooth stars finish at 4x4 inches, and were actually pretty easy, despite their size! I learned a new technique for making flying geese that worked great for the size
Top US quilting blog, Diary of a Quilter, shares their No-Waste method fo make Flying Geese Block and 8 point Sawtooth Star Quilt Block. Cli
I also want to make her a new dress, and some bloomers. Her current dress is falling apart, and has no closures in the back. So now I'm learning how to draft doll clothes. As one does. I actually started with an upscale calico critter shirt pattern I got from a Russian message board 😆
It’s time to add a new badge for this page. I chose this string quilt photo to do the job. Shot on the Katy Trail behind my home. I especially loved the lighting and the scattered buttons in this project. This quilt sold in late summer of 2015 and still holds a place of endearment to me. Another one may be coming soon. Although the quilt is not a sampler quilt, it does have samplings of various…