16-patch Archives

Low Volume Neutral Quilt: A Scrappy Irish Chain

Posted on February 13, 2022February 16, 2022

I finished my last low volume neutral scrap quilt about a week ago. It used up most of my light 2.5″ squares. And then, I made the mistake of looking at the 2″ square box just full of neutrals. What to do with these I pondered? I remembered I had some 9 patches with darks…

Keeping it Simple: Crafting & Quilting

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

It’s heard to believe it has been a year since I started working from home due to the pandemic. I don’t miss going into the office as I love getting back the time that I spent commuting. And that means more crafting and quilting time for me! While I’ve had my ups and downs over…

The Ugly Quilt: A Good Lesson in Perseverance.

Posted on January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

I love scrappy but when I finished the top for this quilt, I hated it and it got tagged as the ugly quilt.

Happy Laundry

Posted on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

The three quilts on the right are recent finishes that needed to be washed as I’d used basting spray when making the quilt sandwich. The quilt on the far left has been in regular use and it was time for it to get a wash. And why put quilts in the dryer when you can…

My latest project

Posted on April 30, 2020June 11, 2020

Here is my latest project: The best thing is with pressing to the white (I know, goes against the grain) the seams all nestle. I love nestling seams! I found this pattern while surfing Pinterest and traced the pattern back to Ramona at Doodlebugs and Rosebuds quilts. It caught my eye immediately as something I’d…

Two finished Quilts

Posted on March 15, 2020June 11, 2020

I finished two quilts yesterday! One with machine binding on both the front and back and one sewing the binding to the front of the quilt and hand sewing it to the back of the quilt. This DOUBLES my UFO finishes from 2 to 4 for the year (plus one non UFO finish)! Not very…

Stars in the Darkening Sky – Finished

Posted on February 10, 2020June 11, 2020

At long last Stars in the Darkening Sky is a finish. We quilted it at Whirls n Swirls and used a wool batting. I finished it off with a scrappy binding and even managed to find some of the fabric from the star points to use for this! This is my second UFO finish for…

square quilt layout with sawtooth stars and uneven 9 patches

Stars in the Darkening Sky

Posted on October 6, 2019October 23, 2020

The big & little patch quilt

Posted on September 8, 2019June 11, 2020

Incremental Progress

Posted on May 24, 2016June 11, 2020

Things are progressing, slowly and surely, on my Calico Rose quilt. Thanks to Queen Victoria we had a long weekend this past weekend. She may have died in 1901 but we still celebrate her birthday the best way possible with a day off of work. With the extra day I was both able to relax…