Category: Sew Along
This is Jan Patek's block number 4 for the Moda BlockHeads Sew Along. I had decided I didn't want to do it because it is appliqué, and made an alternate pieced block instead. You all know I have been playing around with a new machine appliqué project on my Bernina 740. After making some stars […]
It was Lisa Bongean's turn to design a block for the Moda BlockHeads Sew Along. She loves her teensy pieces, that girl does. She has an excellent tutorial on her blog, with tons of photos, demonstrating her method for making the block, every step of the way, including pressing photos. She gets very precise results, […]
I have made some changes in the blocks I am making for Lisa Bongean's Primitive Gatherings Triangle Sew Along. Here is how I started out, using white, cream, and tan background fabrics: I was just not loving the mixed up look of those different shades of backgrounds. I decided to switch it up and use […]
I am having so much fun experimenting with making Courthouse Steps blocks! I wanted five fabrics total in each block, and wanted the blocks to be between 6 1/2 and 8 inches finished. After a bit of trial and error, my best effort was a block with a two inch unfinished center square, and strips […]
Have you all been following the Log Cabin Sew Along that is happening on Instagram? Go to Instagram and search for #logcabinquiltalong and just see the results you get. There is one person who is doing five inch finished log cabin blocks in all Jo Morton fabrics. You will just die to see her gorgeous […]
You all know how much fun I had with Lisa Bongean's The Magic of Christmas sew along. I finished my blocks this past weekend (I will post a picture tomorrow), and love them. More details coming, I promise. Well, Lisa Bongean, owner of Primitive Gatherings and designer extraordinaire, wanted to keep going with her sampler […]
I have to say, I have been enjoying the Primitive Gatherings Christmas Sew Along. There are seven block patterns out now, and all are free on Lisa Bongean's blog (until January). I am making some changes in my project, out of preference, and also to "make it my own". My version is in red and green, […]
Are any of you doing the Primitive Gatherings Christmas Sew Along? Is it just me, or was Block 4 the block from H#%*? Either the cutting directions were slightly off, I measured wrong, or my stitching is no where near as good as I thought it was. That was one frustrating, wonky block. I may […]
Have you heard about the Sew Along that is going on over at Primitive Gatherings? Lisa Bongean has organized a fun Christmas sew along that can be made with traditional or modern fabrics. Her concept is that we will make a red and white quilt, 25 blocks before Christmas. The patterns are free, so do […]
What a happy finish for me. I started this as a scrap buster project and tried to follow along with Barbara Brackman's Civil War Stars in a Time Warp sew along. Barbara has had frequent blog posts on different types of fabrics that were prevalent in the 1800s, and had lots of examples of current […]
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