Monday, December 31, 2012

oops



laying out the blocks for this quilt is proving to be tricky
 
thankfully I noticed this mistake early on
 
it should look like this
 
 
only a couple of seams to unpick
 
 
 


Saturday, December 29, 2012

jumble

 
this mad jumble is the finished crackle blocks
 
huzzahs!
 
now they just have to be fashioned into a quilt top
 
better use the walking foot on those long bias seams
 
 

Friday, December 28, 2012

fabric

 
I have a lot of fabric - more than some, not as much as others but enough to keep me in projects for years to come.
 
The layer cakes and jelly rolls are hidden behind that stash of fat quarters. I got a bit carried away in 2011.
 
I have enough quilting magazines to make a stack to the ceiling.
 
So I won't be buying any this year (except backing fabric) and all my pennies will be spent at the long arm quilter who will transform my quilt tops into quilts.
 
In the meantime, I've picked up the pieces of the Crackle Quilt. Remember this?
 
 
I had forgotten how tricky those bias seams were to sew.
 
happy stitching
 
 

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

time . . .


 
there alway seems plenty of it
 
but then there is never enough
 
we can make it but always manage to run out
 
we can't buy it but we spend it
 
it's precious yet we waste it

we measure it, mark it, lose it and find it


I'd just like to use it more effectively in the year ahead

 
 

Monday, December 24, 2012

merry christmas...


 
wishing you a peaceful christmas and new year filled with the love of family and friends
 
be kind to each other