…smock! The bishop is shaped and pinned on the smocking board, and spray starched. All I need to figure out are the blues I am going to use. It always amazes me just how many shades of one color are out there when I try to narrow down colors for smocking. This is where my [...]
Archive for March, 2011
Almost ready, set, ….
Posted in Children's Fashion, Smocking/Heirloom sewing, tagged Ellen McCarn, Script Monogram Smocking Plate, Smocking on March 31, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Autumn Stars: Sneak Peek #1
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Upcoming, Quilts: Pieced, tagged Blank Quilting Mayu Collection on March 30, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Hello Friends, This is a quickie as I am working hard to try to get ahead for once. I have been working with these fabrics (Mayu by Blank Quilting)… … and turning them into some Autumn Stars! I love that big floral fabric – the colors are warm and rich. More pictures to come [...]
Completed: Block 1 of Civil War Bride Quilt
Posted in Quilting, Quilts: Civil War Bride Quilt, tagged Civil War Bride Quilt on March 29, 2011 | 32 Comments »
I am actually a bit embarrassed to show you my dismal progress on my Civil War Bride Quilt. Many who had started on the quilt a couple of years ago when the pattern launched have already completed the quilt – 20 blocks plus a heavily appliqued border. And here I am, being giddy over my [...]
Bountiful Blessings: Final Sneak Peeks
Posted in Quilts & Projects: Upcoming, Quilts: Pieced & Applique on March 28, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Happy Monday, Friends! I hope you had a good weekend. Despite the chill, we managed to haphazardly bundled ourselves up and headed outdoors for a stroll. These are what we saw: My Bountiful Blessings project is ready for the editors. I used my freezer paper method to duplicate the applique leaf in the quilting motif. [...]
Fabrics!!
Posted in General, Quilting on March 25, 2011 | 12 Comments »
You are looking at the very beginnings of a couple of quilts here… This fall color palette is from Blank Quilting’s Mayu collection. These absolutely yummy fabrics are from RJR’s to be released Desired Things collection by Robyn Pandolph. I think this might be Pandolph’s prettiest line ever. Keep an eye out for them at [...]
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