I’m going to show you this one from the beginning to the almost end. I drafted out a sort of picture of what I wanted to make and figured the dimensions I needed and the number of each block. Fast forward. I completed the required number of blocks and put them up on my design board to see if there were any shocking mistakes. Then I joined the diagonal rows … 
Here are the antique Northwind quilt blocks with alternating homespuns completely finished. I love the way it looks with the subtle binding. It is going to provide many years of comfort and pleasure. Previously, everything sat in a drawer. Good rescue? Yup! Here is a close up of the work. See how well the homespuns blend with the Northwind blocks? They must be of the same era. The seller thought …
I was charged with the task of taking these Northwind blocks and alternating homespun squares and turning them into a quilt. Oh, be sure to click on the picture to make it larger so you can really see what is going on. It’s going to be a little bit like making sausage, I don’t know if you really want to know how I did it. Check out the edges on …
This is a tired old quilt top that once was a full quilt with a batting and back, tied with colorful yarn. Someone undid the layers and the top was sold in an antique store. I repaired the damaged places, added a batting and muslin backing, quilted the Baptist’s fan and . . . Voila! After quilting and binding, the stains are still there, but Overall, it is absolutely …
This white on white quilt was a wonderful challenge for me to make. A friend commissioned a white quilt, and sent an Irish Linen tablecloth to be used as I desired. She wanted lots of textures, so I incorporated three different weights of linen, many tone on tone fabrics and many white on white fabrics along with some muslin. The overall effect is quite nice. It is very subtle, very …
Cheddar turkey tracks, as I’m calling this quilt, had some problems. This top was given to me by my friend Janet. It had holes, was crooked, had sashing “issues” and was in generally poor shape. She called it a rag. Janet used it in her booth as a table cover that her cash register sat on. I fell in love with the color the moment I saw it, but I …
My neighborhood quilting group is presenting a challenge to each of us members to make a quilt using random measurements and techniques around a center block. I’m taking the challenge a step further and am incorporating many other blocks I got from a block exchange into the quilt. My “center” block is the basket in the heart with three baskets appliqued below it. The first challenge was for a 2″ …
I picked up this ottoman at a garage sale for a couple of dollars. It seemed comfortable and it is about the right size to use in place of a coffee table. I thought it would look cute with a tray and some candles and a couple glasses of wine on it. It is a rectangular piece the same height as the love seat I reupholstered a couple weeks ago. …
I have been busy processing scraps this past week. I need to practice long arm machine quilting skills too, so I sewed random scraps together according to a note book lesson I’m taking and have come up with this. It will give me spaces to try borders and blocks of various sizes. I used an old sheet for the back of the quilt sandwich. For the filling of …
I finished reupholstering the love seat last week, I just placed it in the dining room temporarily until I finish the rocking chair and get rid of the old furniture. I am very pleased with it. I have about 2 yards of the linen fabric left, probably not enough to do the rocking chair, so I went to purchase more, and of course they are all out of it! Hopefully …