I had originally planned to make this block with a solid pink interior but carelessness in reading the directions lead to it being the background color like the original tutorial indicated. In the end I think I’m more pleased with that happy accident than had I made it pink. I was very careful in cutting…
Category: Quilting
All things quilty, sewn and wonderful
Starting my Solstice Star Sampler
When I brought my queen size charming stars quilt out of hibernation to finally complete it I had the brilliant thought that I should combine machine quilting and hand quilting after I pieced the top. I had such a love hate relationship with that quilt that I couldn’t bear to let it be my first…
Quilt of Valor: Pre-planning phase
I’ll start out by saying that I’m a sucker for all things Moda Bake Shop. But something struck me when I came across the pattern for the Boho Vintage Star Quilt when browsing through the archives a few months ago; I thought that compared to many other patterns I’d seen it looked pretty quick and achievable…
Christmas Quilts are Killing me!
Since I started quilting 2 years ago I’ve got a few quilts under my belt. There’s my first, Mediterranean Garden Maze which is based on the Moda Bake Shop Squardey Cat pattern. Then there was a little custom dog quilt for the dog my ex and I had designed with little dog bone squares. Next…