The second Block of the Whenever is a nice simple Churn Dash. Nice and simple, but another block I’ve never tried before (possibly because of the whole “leap into the deep end before you try out the paddling pool” thing I’m so prone to…) Because this block has a plain centre square, I picked out…
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…
A while back, on one of my “the shipping is flat rate, so I might as well add a few more things to my cart” shopping sprees from Missouri Star, I found a layer cake of Kaffe Fassett fabrics on special. Kaffee Fassett is one of those fabric designers that you learn the name of…
Most important thing: I finished the Lego quilt last weekend, and Lytteltonwitch delivered it to her friend, who apparently loved it. I was pretty pleased with the finished product too: The invisible thread, even though it was a bit of a pain to work with, worked out really well, giving texture to the blocks without…
I still haven’t got round to buying more of the blue thread I’m using for the Birds in Flight quilt, so in the meantime I’ve been working on the Lego quilt. This time I’m quilting it much more loosely (to keep the quilt nice and soft, seeing as it’s intended for a baby), so it’s…
our spools of thread gone on the Birds in Flight quilt (and they’re 500m spools, so that means there’s 2 km of quilting in this quilt already!), and still a few areas haven’t been quilted. I thought four spools would be total overkill, but I ended up quilting pretty densely, which uses up a lot…
amp day again – I think January swapped its weather with December, so instead of the heatwave we’d normally be getting now, we’re getting rain and general “are you sure it’s summer?” weather. Oh well, at least it’s damped down the fire risk (literally), and I’m sure the farmers are happy. It would be nice…
ompared to how much my throat was hurting on Tuesday, I feel almost back to normal – antibiotics are truly magical things. My throat’s still a wee bit scratchy, but at least it doesn’t feel swollen any more, and it isn’t agony to swallow. I haven’t even felt the need for any medicinal icecream today,…
ecause bodies are evil, and know when you’re on holiday, mine has decided to get sick this week, with strep throat of all things. I’ve never had it before, but was under the impression it’s something that only kids get. But no, apparently adults can get it too, and I have it. Luckily it’s not…
I started a new list this year, of the craft projects I’d completed. It was kind of an attempt to motivate myself to actually finish things, instead of always starting new projects then leaving them half-finished when some new shiny caught my eye, but also just because (like my reading list) it’s interesting to see…