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Back to the birds
Ok, so my plan for this weekend was to put the binding on my experimental quilt. But the three new In Flight patterns were tempting me, as was an idea I’d had back when I was making the original birds, of reversing the plain background and scrappy foreground. I never followed up the idea at…
Let's try that again
Not to keep you in suspense any longer, I made that block again, this time being a lot more careful about my quarter inch seams. And it worked! It’s still a tiny bit smaller than it should be (I actually think my sewing machine is slightly out of alignment, because the needle doesn’t come down…
Because it's important to explore all the options
I think that’s all the permutations while keeping it symmetrical*. If there are others, don’t tell me. I’m indecisive enough about this as it is… Edited to add: *No, it’s not – I’ve just thought of another one. But I’m resisting the temptation to try it out…
Experiments
definite theme is developing with this quilt: find ways to use up all those random experimental blocks that I made to try things out but then didn’t actually know what to do with. Oh, and break the rules a bit and don’t do things you’re supposed to do with proper quilts. Which is why I’ve…
Spare half hours
Ages ago I asked Deb Robertson how she manages to produce so many quilts while juggling work and children, and she told me she makes a lot of use of those spare half hours at the beginning and end of the day, when you can sew a few seams, or cut a few pieces, even…
Quilty goodness
Three more quilt squares done! Feathers. Apart from a wee bit of wobbliness in the corner (mainly caused by not having enough fabric to be able to get a decent grip to move it properly), this one went really well. It looks really cool on the back, too: Next is Ocean Current. This was definitely…
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nice work