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 Extra Stitch
I’ve been seeing the occasional stitch next to a seam intersection that is visible from the front of the block. How could this be? Was the thread not pulled tight […]
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 Online Shopping
At some point during the last few months, I decided I needed a wider variety of green fabrics in this quilt. Unfortunately, I like unpopular colors and designs (dark olive […]
The Antiques
This triangle block feels antique … I started it about two months ago, at our first virtual quilting retreat, finished it over a month ago (last year!), and just started […]
The Blog Backlog
It’s almost time for our next virtual retreat, and I’m still catching up on writing articles for blocks made at the previous virtual retreat, which took place back in November. […]
The Rocket Ship
The pandemic didn’t allow for an in-person quilting retreat in April or November this year, so a couple dozen of us decided to meet virtually instead. We kept a Zoom […]
The Star Trek Star
I had originally planned to do an advanced difficulty triangle next, but after my redrafting debacle I was looking for something simpler. I ultimately settled on this block where four […]
The Halfway Point
This is my block #113 out of 225 blocks. So, halfway through this block marks the halfway point of completing all the blocks. Pretty exciting stuff, right? I was so […]
The Madding Crowd
For all I’m spending all my time at home these days, I thought I might feel more isolated, but the fact is, I’m just as much immersed in the hustle […]
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 Zombie Block
When I set out to write this blog article, I had no idea it was going to be about the undead … but from the beginning, this zombie block had other […]