Category Archives: quilts It’s done! My sherbet pips quilt is happily installed around my shoulders as I type this. I’m so excited about this quilt and think it ended up capturing what I had originally envisioned as my goals. A quilt that showed off the cute sherbet pips illustrations (through fussy cut center blocks), something modern (with improvisational […]  In spite of the clothing/apron/accessories posts around here, I swear that I still quilt! Proof is right here…. The binding has been attached to the quilt and for the last two days I’ve been trucking away at handsewing it to the back (my least favorite part of the process). Will loves to sit on the […]  This week is a light sewing week for me. I had a bunch of accounting and editing to do on the work front, and on a personal front, we bought a car, Ellie’s first birthday party is Saturday, and my sister-in-law and brother-in-law will also be visiting. I did finish up the blocks for the […]  I just finished #17 and am seeing the light! Of course I will no doubt be tempted to replace one of two when the 20 are finished and I can stretch this project out a bit longer. 😛 Thanks so much for all the suggestions on my last post. I was really wanting to avoid […]  On Sunday I knocked out a couple more blocks and decided that it was time to see them together. I’m a little disappointed. I’m not really sure why–I love the blocks individually, and I really liked seeing the first half dozen together…but I was underwhelmed when I put them up on my makeshift design board. […]  On Friday Will got to use the sewing machine for the first time. He got to operate the foot pedal and then sew the scrap I use as a lead/follow piece to conserve thread. This quilt is super exciting to me–I love the way it’s coming together. The number one question I’m asked is how […] |
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