Modern techniques. Traditional quilting.
All the log cabin blocks are finally complete! Stacked in sets by color, I can already tell it will be a wild quilt, but I'm loving all the great color and the pattern play. I'm going to set up a design wall to lay this one out. It will be much easier that way to... Continue Reading →
The log cabin blocks are coming together very nicely! I'm starching each FQ before I cut to give the fabric a little body for a better cut. Luckily, the cutting plan makes my cuts on the straight of grain so there's very little stretch in the strips. As long as my quarter inch seam is... Continue Reading →
One of the students my spouse taught in high school has kept up with us since graduating. We received an invitation last week - he's finally getting married. And what should we give as a wedding gift? A quilt, of course! After paging through nearly all my pattern books and bunches of downloaded patterns I... Continue Reading →
2018 CVQG Raffle Quilt and show layout.
In the previous post, I showed how I built the large graduated background for the sun quilt. In this post, I'll share how I created the sun and attached it to the background. I attached the finished rays to the round body of the sun to create the full sun. With the sun fully together... Continue Reading →
In the previous post, I shared how the engineering and construction of a large sun for the Hickory Sun Day quilt. In this post, I'll share my technique and some tools for creating the graduated blue background for the quilt. The background began with about 12 different blue batik and cotton print fabrics for the... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you just don't know how to construct a quilt design that is easily drawn. A sketch is simple enough but when it comes to actually putting it together, a little engineering is sometimes required. The Hickory Sun Day quilt I made for Hickory Day School, was a 'figure it out as you go' quilt. The... Continue Reading →
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