This baby is my favorite – by far! I wanted to couch down some yarn instead of quilting my squares, and I dug through my stash and found this chunky funky fuzzy yarn – -isn’t it delicious? I’ve been using a narrow zigzag stitch to couch it down and it’s going slower than I thought [...] Read more »
Funky Shortcut Quilt
I thought of a name for my new quilt…”Funky Shortcut”. I’ve wanted to try this harlequin type of cutting arrangement for a while, and I really, really love it with these fabrics! Read more »
Funky Fabric
It’s time to make a quilt. I need a fabric “fix” I found these in my stash, from a project I never even started (how perfect is that! Now they are ready for this project!) That’s my philosophy and I’m sticking to it. Doesn’t that black and white check make you dizzy? I love it! Read more »
Fabrics from Spring Quilt Market
I let Sarah do my fabric shopping for me and here’s what she chose:a beautiful collection of soft earthy colors called “Victoria” by Benartexand a nice set of complementary fabrics by Andover (the lighter fabrics) and Quilt Gate (the darker maroon colored fabrics). It is absolute heaven to have a “fabric advisor” that I can [...] Read more »
The Contest
I was motivated to make this quilt (Crazy Shortcake – details here..)by a contest that was posted on the Jolly Jabber blog. All the entries are posted here in this Flickr set. If you go to the Jolly Jabber Blog, you can vote on the 9 items entered. (I voted for the dress – LOL [...] Read more »
I did it!
There’s nothing like a deadline to motivate me, and I am willing to admit it: I am a procrastinator. I knew that I could make the quilt in a day, and I still waited until noon to re-start the project. In between sewing I had a few other chores, and took off an hour to [...] Read more »
Crazy Shortcake
Yesterday evening I cut, pressed, layered and pinned my quilt squares. (about 2½ hours) This afternoon I added the decorative stitching (also about 2½ hours). I’m going to take a short break and then cut sashing strips. I’m calling it Crazy Shortcake (so far) because I am using our Crazy Shortcut method on the Moda [...] Read more »
Time to make a QUILT!
I am cutting fabric for a new quilt! Yayyyyyyy! I’ve been up to my eyeballs in html, webs, blogs, rings and mud (cleaning up electrons and rabbit ranges). Now, it’s Fabric Time. (say that like the commercial would say “Miller Time” – -lol) The Fat Quarter Shop (I am still not sure if this is [...] Read more »
Quilt Contest!
I just love the Jolly Jabber Blog by the Fat Quarter Shop. They are running a contest right now, using a Moda fabric called ‘Simplicity’. Very pretty (for a floral). Hehehehe. Although florals aren’t my favorite type of fabric, I really like this line and the contest pushed me over the edge on buying some. [...] Read more »
Audrey’s Hat
I’ve been working on a secret project….Audrey’s Hat. As you can see from Sarah’s blog, Audrey loves to put things on her head. Her favorite thing is a tupperware toy that she pretends is her hat. That made me think that maybe I should make her a hat.This hat had no design or pattern in [...] Read more »
