What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

I spent time organizing more in the sewing room on the rainy Sunday that we had.  I started out by emptying out the box that held the Hertfordshire Quilt top which by the way I sold the 36 inch piece to a reader – thank you Sandra it is in the mail tomorrow. In the […]

The Shoo-Fly blocks for Afternoon Delight are done – now I believe 40 applique blocks? and 64 nine patch blocks made out of nine patch blocks if you can see what I mean from the photo – sorry the light from the room shining on the plastic covering.  The nine patches are made out of […]

Gosh there were only 17 of you brave enough to say you wanted to make the quilt Alaska LOL – I put the names in a hat And drew one out!  Congratulations Karen from Minnesota and Arizona Tu-na Quilts  let me know your Arizona address as I know that is where you are trapped right […]

A little more on Afternoon Delight – and it was more delightful yesterday compared to the day before.  I finally have the measurements figured out and it was going better than the day before thank goodness.  Three 7.25 inch blocks finished – 41 pieces in each block. Ready for more today – I have my […]

Or should I say total frustration!  I do not like how the pattern directions are written for this section of Afternoon Delight – just tell me a finished measurement in a clear concise way.  Normally I can figure out directions ok but this part of it for the Shoo Fly block – there are nine […]

Yes that is right no sewing yesterday – although I did sit down at the quilting frame in the evening like usual.  Yesterday was the big adventure of leaving the house for an hour or so and go grocery shopping.  It really is kind of horrible in a way to so look forward to going […]