at long last… the quilt is finished and named. here’s the printer friendly version of the pattern. Hopscotch Junction Pattern note: this is long so be patient! quilt size: 94 x 94 materials: 1 jelly roll or (42) 2.5″ strips 5 1/4 yards background 1 1/8 outside border 9 yards backing 3/4 yard binding cutting instructions: from jelly roll choose (6) strips of one color Read More »
it’s a gorgeous day today. sunny and bright. making this quilt fun to work on. of course…when it’s dark and gray a quilt like this is fun to work on! the fabrics make me smile! and look at the pantograph we chose…perfect. and the back…oh, the back… i have extolled the virtues of minkee for backing in the past. and i’m going to do it Read More »
if you’re reading this you’re probably thinking, “what’s it look like?” well…sorry to say…you won’t see the front. okay, okay. not the whole front anyway. there! what do you think? want more?? you’re right…showing the back wasn’t very nice. *wink, wink* but isn’t it pretty? i love moda’s pin tuck fabrics. yes, they are shockingly expensive but so worth it, in my opinion. so luxurious! Read More »
Every year I keep a list of the quilts I’ve finished. If the quilt isn’t done, it doesn’t make the list. Now, “finished” includes having a label on it…well, in my personal opinion. My sweet little quilt, for a dear friend whose just had a baby, here sat on my couch from November all the way through December waiting for the binding to be finished. Read More »
Merry Christmas! We just finished Skype’ing with the in-laws in Australia, the girls are in their jammies. We saw “We Bought A Zoo” for our Christmas outing. The presents have been opened. The meal has been eaten. And I got some sewing done today. I made it through Clue 2 of the Mystery Quilt. So excited… (shameless plug…if you are interested, click on the etsy Read More »
I need help! I’ve been wracking my brain to come up with a name for this pattern but it has been consistently escaping me. So here are the rules (they’re more like guidelines): 1) The name must describe the pattern ~ not the fabrics. 2) Can be named after a person, place or thing. (That would be Husbands contribution to the rules…will add for the Read More »
The girls and I were able to get a little bit of shop hopping in yesterday afternoon. My regular Thursday committment was cancelled and the sitter came down with strep so we had a little free time! The Western Washington Shop Hop started on Wednesday (June 24th) and runs through Sunday the 18th. I’m constantly amazed at the amount of women (and men, for that Read More »