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This quilt is such a departure from what I usually do.  These colors and fabrics are a part of my new favorite palette.  And there are no straight lines.  These clams all had to be cut by hand, not by rotary cutter.  I did think about piecing by hand, but then I snapped to my senses and did the piecing by machine. However, the quilting?  Yeah, all done by hand, baby, with wool batting and my favorite fabric for backing.If you zoom in, you might be able to see the print of a train or ferry schedule.  It’s ...

Why do I think I need an even number of purses to mail to Sew Powerful?  I have 18 completed and think I need two more before mailing.  But I’ve been distracted by the lure of other projects.  Evenings I’ve been hand quilting a project that I am still so in love with.  I’m may be  half way done and am enjoying every stitch.

My never-ending supply of scraps and UFO’s call to me loudly.  At the beginning of the pandemic I took an on-line workshop with the revered and lovely Carol Lyles Shaw(who sad ...