So this is what I needed 32 quarter square triangle units for. My Sunshine and Shadow Sawtooth Stars have one of those units as the center of each block. My accomplishment this weekend was finishing all 32 Sawtooth Star blocks. I had two relatively uninterrupted sewing days. Eva spent the weekend with us, but my […]
One thing I forgot to mention when I was talking about making quarter square triangle units, is that I like to press that center seam open. You have enough bulk going on with the two opposing seams in the half square triangles. Pressing that center seam open makes things lie much flatter. Good for the […]
My current quilt project has me making 32 quarter square triangles, a block unit that I find I am not called upon to make very often. To make these units, you start with two half square triangle units that you sew together as I demonstrate in the photo above. You then slice them apart on […]
I may not be getting a lot of sewing done, but I have been on a mission sending tops out for quilting. This past week, I got three of them back, and am so pleased with the results. Tumbler is pictured above, done in various Denyse Schmidt fabrics. That quilt has such a modern […]
I got some interesting comments about the Whole 30 program. Thanks to all of you who took the time to share your experience. The program is rather militant, that is for sure. If you so much as put a teaspoon of milk in your morning coffee or step on the scale to see how you […]
I have had a fairly stressful couple of months, and unfortunately have turned to food to ease my nerves. Bad idea. I have put on a few pounds and am not too happy with myself. For some reason I got the notion that ice cream should play a part in my daily food consumption, which […]
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am working on a number of units for the star blocks in my Raise the Roof Again project. I am not following the pattern instructions 100%. For the flying geese units, I am using Monique DIllard's Fit to be Geese ruler, which I have raved about numerous […]
I've always wanted to make this quilt. The pattern is "Raise the Roof", an old Miss Rosie pattern that you can still buy. I searched online and found that Homestead Hearth carries it. The quilt is a combination of star blocks and log cabin blocks arranged in a Barn Raising setting. The fabrics I am using are […]
Awhile back I was inspired by a Fatquarter Shop YouTube video on how to make the Single Wedding Ring block. I made three blocks with some Japanese fabric I had on hand in my stash, then put the blocks away in a project box. I had a free Saturday recently and made six more blocks […]
I was able to squeeze a bit of sewing into my schedule a few weeks ago, and made up this cute little table topper with some Minick and Simpson fabric from a Frivols box. I made the quilt a bit smaller than the directions called for, so that it would fit just right on Sara's […]
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Hello, I’m Nicole, an enthusiastic quilter and fabric lover. This blog is mainly about my quilting journey, but I share some of my other interests as well, which include reading, cooking, decorating, lifestyle, and my family. When I am not quilting, I am reading, and will share monthly book reviews in this space. I love to hear back from my followers and enjoy getting to know you.
