My knitted afghan has one more block. This one, knitted on the diagonal, has some great stitches (basket weave, bud stitch, embossed heart, cornflower, don't know the name of the last one). I am not too comfortable with short rows yet, which I worked on when doing the bottom left and top right corners of the block, but I am sure I will have the opportunity to work with them again soon. The embossed hearts turned out so cool, don't you think? I want to come up with other projects on which to … [Read more...] about Knitted diagonal block
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Giveaway Winner
My internet connection has just returned after 2 days or crawling or non-existent connection! Without further delay, here is the winner of last week's Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day, courtesy of www.randomizer.org: 1 Set of 1 Unique Numbers Per Set Range: From 1 to 348 -- Unsorted 6 Mary Mahoo Mary, I will send you an email shortly. You will be getting a Riley Blake Designs charm pack from the "Scoot" line, just in time for you to make something cool for one of your grandchildren! I had a … [Read more...] about Giveaway Winner
Marking your project for quilting
There are many ways to mark your quilt when you are ready to quilt it. If I am coming up with my own free hand design, I often use Pilot FriXion erasable pens. The ink disappears once you press it with your iron. Just be careful to test it on a small swatch as it may leave a white line afterwards when used on dark-colored fabrics. I also like using these pens when I mark quilts with stencils. I have not yet used chalk with the Quilt Pounce Pad, but some of my friends have had a lot of good luck … [Read more...] about Marking your project for quilting
Giveaway
[Giveaway Closed!] Hello, everyone! I am having so much fun with the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Days that I decided to join in again. Last year I joined the handmade gifts section. This time I figured we could all use help with supplies for our gift making, right? So... ... how about a chance to win this charm pack by Riley Blake Designs? The line is called Scoot and the designs are super cute, perfect for making a child's quilt. Just leave a comment telling me the one thing you like about … [Read more...] about Giveaway
Long awaited finish
On Friday I mailed the Christmas quilt I made for my son Michael and his wife Daniela. Since I only had about one hour and a half per day to work on the quilting, it took me one week to quilt and bind it. I chose to quilt each row with a different background motif after I outlined all the appliqued shapes (outline done using monofilament), and decided on each motif as I came to the rows (why plan, right?...). In my haste to mail it to California, I took pictures of parts of the quilt and have … [Read more...] about Long awaited finish
Christmas projects book
I made this Christmas wall hanging a few years ago, borrowing blocks from different books to assemble a quilt which brought together the symbols of the season that most speak to me. Stars appear on all the blocks purposedly. Notice the block on the top left corner: its name is Mother & Child and it was featured on page 73 of the book Quilt a Colorful Christmas, edited by Jeanne Stauffer and Sandra L. Hatch (I found it here). The Christmas tree is on page 143, and it was originally meant to … [Read more...] about Christmas projects book