Having the flu right after the holidays really
set me back. Now I'm trying to catch up on
all that I have to do.
In one of my quilt groups; we decided to make
a Stained Glass quilt. We had 2 pattern choices.
I chose the one that I had made back in 2004 -
About one year after I had moved here to
Lancaster; I enrolled in a Adult Ed class to
learn how to quilt.
This was my third class - learning how to
make a stained glass quilt.
We also learned how to make our own bias
tape.
A couple of years later I took a class with Carol
Blevins (Lancaster Rose Buds) and she showed
us how to use pre-made bias tape by clover and
using a double needle to sew it down.
It's so much easier and faster to use.
So I had decided to use the Pansy stained glass
quilt to try the pre-made bias tape on.
This is what I had completed before Christmas.
And this is what I have completed so far.
Almost done!
I still have to sew down some but it's almost
finished. I still haven't decided how I'm going
to quilt it.
The challenge also on this quilt was to use
only fabrics that I had in my stash.
I still haven't put away my Christmas decorations!
Happy Quilting!
Although the temperature has been
in the single digits
The birds are happy.
I think that I committed myself to
too many projects! I'm sure most
quilters do this also!
I'm going to do a Tumbler block quilt
with my Hempfield group and I've
also committed to a challenge to finish
2 UFOs (due in a couple of weeks - help!)
One I love - I found it on Pinterest
and made a pattern for it -
I am now in the process of hand quilting
it in a big stitch kinda way.
The other is a Stained Glass
I am now working on the corners.
This small wall quilt is from a class
that I took when I first started to
learn how to quilt. Only, our instructor
had us make our own bias and hand stitch
it. This one that I'm working on I'm
using pre-made and glued bias tape
from clover. You iron it down and then
use a double needle to sew it on.
I also have a pile of eco dyed fabric
that I want to photograph and put on
my other blog.
Yikes!
Happy Quilting and Dyeing!
It's 57 degrees and raining here in
Lancaster. The warmest Christmas Eve
I can ever remember!
The older I get the smaller my tree
gets. What is still fun for me is
unwrapping 40 year old ornaments and
reminiscing!
Happy Christmas!
"I hope that in this year to come, you make
mistakes.
Because if you are making mistakes,
then you are making new things,
trying new things, learning, living,
pushing yourself, changing yourself,
changing your world. You're doing things
you've never done before.."
Neil Gaiman
"All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
I went for a walk
On a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm
If I was in L.A.
California dreamin'
On such a winter's day."
- Mammas and Pappas
Yay my first decent leaf print!
I think that I decided to leaf print too late in the
season.
I did this one 2 weeks ago.
Practice, practice and more practice!
Here's a link to the page with details
of the Sweet Gum Tree Leaves experiment
http://materialisticvisions.blogspot.com/2015/01/sweet-gum-tree.html
