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steaks of lightening (was leaders and enders)

I wanted to sew a Leaders and Enders Project so I tried again!

Posted on July 10, 2022July 10, 2022

I really would like to be able to sew leaders and enders project. However, I tried again and failed again. I just get too obsessed on sewing a block and imagining how it will look that it takes over! A major internet outage caused me not to be able to work on Friday (so a…

Fidget Quilts are Easy and Fun to Make

Posted on July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

I recently made two fidget quilts for donation to those with with Dementia or Alzheimer’s who are in long term care facilities and nursing homes. Fidget quilts are designed to catch the attention of those to whom they are gifted and provide them with a diversion. They are the size of a large place mat….

What the H Quilt?

Posted on July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

I finished the my second H quilt this week and am calling it my What the H? quilt. Those H blocks were fun to make. The only hard part about this quilt was finding colours that read the same for the various coloured H four patches. The backing was a piece of fabric I found…

My colorful and scrappy basket weave quilt

Posted on June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

It was fun making this colorful and scrappy basket weave quilt. If only it used up more of my 2.5″ squares

Fun with Bricks in Blues and Pale Gray

Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

I was looking for a quilt pattern to help address a pile of scrap fabrics in shades of blue. I really had trouble finding a quilt pattern I liked until I came across Viridian’s Blog (click here to see her quilt). Viridian made the Bonnie Hunter “Fun with Bricks” quilt in a more controlled color…

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…

I Love my Low Volume Quilt Top!

Posted on February 9, 2022February 12, 2022

As I mentioned in my last post I started a low volume quilt top. As I’m all about the bright colours that’s something different for me to attempt to make. I did include a bit of a colour pop as I couldn’t imagine the entire quilt being subdued. That’s just not me. I’m all about…

Something Unusual for me; A low volume quilt

Posted on February 3, 2022February 9, 2022

I’m doing something unusual for me and that is designing and making a low volume quilt.

Rail Fence Quilt Blocks for the Win!

Posted on January 30, 2022February 4, 2022

I got a wild hair to make some 4.5″ (unfinished) rail fence quilt blocks a week or two ago. Yes, using I.5″ strips. I never said I was sane! I sewed 4 of the 4.5″ inch blocks into a larger block. Please ignore the threads on that block. I made about 30 of thse thinking…

Done after all these years

Posted on January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

I started quilting around the turn of the millenium. My first finished quilt was this one: I completed it soon after I started it. My second quilt top was this sampler (the one and only sampler I’ve made) was finished in 2020. No need to rush a good thing right? A few baby quilts were…