The Pink Pearl Hack
While cutting out sashing strips, I was noticing how run-down my cutting mat looked. It had visible gashes from the rotary cutter blade, with little linty bits of (mostly red) […]
The Curvy Conundrum
I debated with myself at great length over how to assemble this one. It seems like I spent more time deciding what to do than actually doing it. There are two […]
The Official Tally
This block uses fabric with little tally marks on it, which is appropriate because I’m tallying up the few blocks remaining in this project – I’m nearing the end. The block was […]
The Cranky Quilter
When I finish this quilt and invariably start a more general-purpose quilting blog, it should definitely be named The Cranky Quilter. I’ve got to check if that blog name is […]
The Speed of Light
Just in case my previous block doesn’t count for the month of tiny triangles (since I started it in June, even though I finished it in July), I picked out […]
The Sashing and the De-Stashing
The Dear Jane quilt is not the only big project I’m working on. I’m also on a mission to “de-stash” my stash of fabrics. My plan to de-stash was formed […]
The Even Tinier Triangles
I’ve been super productive on this quilt for the last couple of months, and I kept pushing this block back so I could use it for the month of tiny […]
The Wrong Tool for the Job
Sometimes I don’t realize how challenging a block was to make until I try to attach it to other blocks. Block C7 was definitely the problem block in this batch. […]
The Awkward Appliqué
Reverse appliqué seemed like the way to go on this block, but also felt like it would be awkward to do on such a small background piece … and yet […]
The Quilting Prescription
After an advanced block and an advanced triangle one after the other, doing a super simple beginner block was just what the doctor ordered. For a change, I picked out a […]
The Sashing Prep
I took this bit of sashing on vacation with me, because it doesn’t take nearly as much prep as a block does when I’m scrambling to get out of town. […]
The Chances of Success
At the end of April, I was so far ahead of my self-imposed schedule (I’d already finished my “May” quilting goals), that I decided it was time to tackle this […]