I am so happy to be hand quilting again. This top was finished in 2010, and was made to replace the fleece we’ve been using in our family room (we keep the temperature in our house on the cool side). The poor top has been sitting in the quilting queue for the longest time, and…
It’s hard to judge which took longer — hand cutting the 5,110 triangles, or sewing them together. Originally I had planned to put these triangles on a design wall, but that never happened because I soon realized it was a crazy idea. Other than including one light-ish and one-darkish piece in the two-triangle units, I…
It’s shocking to me that it was almost exactly 3 years ago that Lori (Humble Quilts) sponsored this doll quilt-a-long. It took me 3 months to finish the top, and then the poor thing sat in the queue for the longest time. Of course, mine isn’t a doll quilt, but still . . . I…
I’m pretty surprised I’ve never made a stocking out of a vintage quilt before, because it seems like something that would be right up my alley. When I was thinking about what kind of stocking I wanted to make for Cirilia, who is my son’s girlfriend, I initially thought I might try knitting, since she…
This morning I finished quilting my Dean’s Cloth Book doll quilt, and I think it turned out just fine. It’s been many months since I have done any hand quilting, and I’m so excited that I was able to stitch without problems. I am becoming accustomed to quilting with a wrist brace, and I think…
Last week at the Goodwill I found a couple of pretty linen shirts, and thought maybe I could cut them up to make little girl dresses. This is my first effort, and I’m so happy with it (and the process), that I am thinking of adding another line to my donated fashions. First there was…
My friends, Patty (Patalier) and Barbara (Oodles and Oodles), always find the best vintage stuff, and my favorite things among all this stuff are fabric, notions, and anything quilt related. So, when Barbara had a sale at her home for friends and family, and I was unable to attend (she’s in NY, I’m in Seattle),…
First of all, I want to thank everyone who made a comment on my last post. I was overwhelmed by your kind words and compliments, and I miss all of you already. The Christmas quilt is finally done, so I am looking forward to hanging up a completed quilt this year, instead of just a…
Originally I planned to do more detailed quilting in the border of this quilt, but in the end I thought it looked better just to repeat the design in the sashing. It’s kind of hard to do elaborate quilting on doll quilts because of the small scale and all the seams. The binding and backing…
It’s been wonderful to be able to hand quilt again. My carpal tunnel has improved after taking a 4 month quilting break and wearing a wrist brace to bed. I was so happy to get back to this project, and I’m looking forward to quilting more of the insane amount of tops I have waiting…
It’s time once again for the Bloggers’ Quilt Festival over at Amy’s Creative Side. Although it’s only been a few months since I posted my Charley Harper Water Drop Quilt, I am using it as my entry because it’s my current favorite of all the quilts I’ve made. The idea began when my husband gave…
The quilt top is smaller than I originally planned. I decided to use each of the toy motifs only once, and then make two bead blocks. The blocks are 8″ with 2″ sashing and a 4″ outside border. Because I have so much of this novelty fabric, I might add this to my shop as…
This is Phase 2 of the doll quilt kit samples — one down, and two more to go. Years ago on ebay I saw a vintage scottie quilt with a similar diagonal set with the striped setting triangles, and I always wanted to try it. I think it turned out pretty cute. A couple of…
Here in the Pacific NW, it has been dreary and raining for the past week. We got a little bit of sun last week, but I was still so jealous of the warm spring weather everyone else seemed to be enjoying. Anyway, to cheer myself up, I decided to make a springy little doll quilt….
The only place I could find this pattern is on the first page of Maggie Malone’s “5,000 Quilt Block Designs.” She calls it “Big O”, but the name doesn’t have a reference to any publication. I thought I should change the name for this little quilt. The pattern reminds me of Kansas Dugout (here is…