Month:February 2017
A Splendid Journey
A year ago I was new to the online quilting community and was really happy to find all the fabulous people to follow and groups to join. I have been quilting for a long time and can usually look at photo of any quilt and figure out how to make it, so I didn’t really see …
Read more
Sunday Stash – Me + You Batiks and Bee Blocks
This week I was pulling out fabrics to make my Bee Block for by Bee Inspired International Bee group (we have a blog here). Sue, our February Queen, asked for a monochromatic block, so I found myself pulling out my Me + You batiks. I actually found I had bought 2 bundles of this stuff …
Read more
Bee Inspired Quilt Bee Group – February Block
Second month, second block. This month’s Queen Bee is Sue from Sevenoaks Street Quilts. She chose a really nice block with a plus sign, and asked for a monochromatic color scheme with white or cream background pieces. She also offered a few photos for inspiration, which were really helpful (here and here). Perhaps I took her request …
Read more
Death Star Quilt
A few months ago I saw a post with this awesome Death Star quilt. I have to admit, I am a huge Star Wars fan, and I regularly pull out the movies for a viewing marathon. They just make me happy. I looked up the pattern that post referenced and found the site. It is a …
Read more
Sunday Stash – February 12, 2017
A new month, a new bundle from my Fat Quarter Shop Modern Fat Quarter Club. It was another good one – Spectrum, by V & Co. for Moda. Here is the full bundle: There are some cool ombre fabrics in here – I like the teal: Also nice text fabrics: Modern HSTs: All together it …
Read more
Bright Squares
I pulled out another old quilt top I had laying around for more longarm practice. I’m realizing that I have a tendency to just want to quilt things with one all over pattern, so I’m trying to break that habit. I bought both of Angela Walters’ Shape by Shape books and used them for inspiration …
Read more