Tonight, I cut up the Kansas Troubles Snow Blossoms fat quarters to quickly put together the quilt for my mom. I fell completely in love with these fabrics as I fiddled with the pieces – I truly didn’t expect that at all. There were a few Bound to the Prairie FQ’s in there, too, and [...]
Authorities in the small town of Williamston, Michigan, are baffled as to a cause of death for one of the local comedic entertainers. “The only thing we can figure,” said Sheriff Robert “Bob” Bobson, “is some kind of explosive device was involved that took the clown down to his most basic parts. We have not [...]
In fact, it’s probable I should. I’ve corrected the slight oversight of putting a seam on the top side (thanks to the advice I received here,) I’ve got the one-inch area where the seam pulled apart reassembled and I’ve got the pieced border attached. It sits at 55″ x 60″, a respectable “curl up on [...]
Nights like this make me feel pretty stinking good about this quilting thing. Like I’m actually making progress. The first border is stitched onto what I’m calling the Seaside Quilt, due to its blue-green colors, and I’ve got the strips pieced together, but not yet attached. I really like the way it’s looking:
I did have [...]
My friend Don, a retired Chemistry teacher, recently (and I mean recently, like, “after I did”) took up quilting.
Last night, he sent me a photo of his first finished quilt top – wow! He made one each of a bunch of different blocks, and it looks great:
My friend Don is a fricking genius.
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