The Order of Operations
Some people who are making this quilt do all the blocks in order from top left to bottom right, but for me, that leaves too much room for procrastinating if […]
Side Projects
The 99 Problems
The title for this article popped into my head when I realized that this is block number 126 of 225 in my Dear Jane quilting journey. This means that, now […]
The Ring
I had originally planned to do a different block here, but I was undecided about what fabric I wanted to use, and dragging my feet about getting started, so I […]
The Non-Snowballs
At first glance, this block looks like it’s made from four tiny snowball blocks, but it turns out they’re not constructed like traditional snowball blocks at all. With a snowball […]
The Volcano
It seems appropriate, on this 41st anniversary of Mt. St. Helens erupting, to write about this triangle block … this cone-shaped vessel of chaos. How did this innocent quilt block […]
The Scrap Table
The corner block I finished in February was exhausting (mostly due to the appliquéd stars). It was a relief to pick a block where 100% of the pieces could be […]
The Stars Align
When I got this lovely star fabric from my friend Lisa, I knew I wanted to use it for the corner block with the stars on it. Star fabric for a […]
The UFO Challenge
Other quilters I know are always doing UFO challenges, but I always thought they were not for me. The idea is that you pick twelve quilt projects that are languishing […]
The Pandemic Life
Quilting is sure different during a pandemic, sometimes in unexpected ways. For example, I’m embarrassed that I can’t remember what day I finished this block. I’m pretty sure it was […]
The Whirlwind
My faithful readers (all 17 of them!) may remember that I switched around the fabrics I planned to use for certain blocks earlier this year, in order to accommodate a […]
The Tribe
I always enjoy going to quilting retreat (except for that one disastrous day where I was trying to make my first triangle block), but this time I felt like I […]
The Professor
I taught a hand quilting class at my quilt guild’s day camp yesterday. Not only had I never taught a class at day camp before, I’d never taught a class […]