Kathy Doughty's book Adding Layers has a huge wedding ring quilt pattern that looked like fun. I have never made a full double wedding ring quilt, although I contributed a few blocks to a wedding quilt.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Big Wedding
Navajo Star
When I saw the book Trade Winds by Amy Butler's husband, I was impressed by the Navajo quilt on the cover. I decided to make it with a coarse weave called osnaburg. If texture is what you're after, osnaburg delivers.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Marnie Sings
We enjoyed watching Marnie sing a special number at the end of the year concert. I should have recorded the entire song, but I was sitting in the front with my camera over my head. It was so rewarding to see every child perform on this stage. Each of them has grown into a beautiful young adult.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Hanging out with Jim
We love to have Jim come over to visit. He's not very fast, so I can outrun him. And there really isn't a place to go where the stinging nettle won't stop him.
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Sugar Rush
Online this quilt pattern is simply called X plus and there are plenty of blogs to give instruction. I loved it because I enjoy different scale within the quilt. The big blocks are 24" squares. That means it takes 4 of the 12" blocks to fill that space. Everyone I did here was improv.
Luminary
The Luminary quilt pattern by Alison Glass was a challenge for me to do in silk. I decided to buy some Radiance fabric to dye. It is made of 55% cotton and 45% silk so no interfacing is needed to stabilize it. But it still shimmers like crazy.