Category: Traditional

  • Product Review: Clotilde Sewing Edge

    Product Review: Clotilde Sewing Edge

    Yesterday I was given the gift of practically a whole day to sew, and I was determined to stay focused. Other than a bit of time on Pinterest during lunch, and a few scattered moments to check email, I spent a good seven hours enjoying the process of putting together a simple quilt. And the…

  • Today’s task

    Today’s task

    I had the opportunity to sneak in a couple hours of sewing Saturday night so that I finished piecing all of the blocks. Sunday morning before church, and then again in the afternoon, I finished cutting the 6-1/2″ alternate blocks. In the evening our church gathered to watch “The Big Game,” so I set up…

  • Just one hour

    Just one hour

    This weekend is a very busy one for our church, and since sweet hubby is the pastor, that means I am very involved, too. Today, I had just one hour of free time between two of those activities. Normally, I bemoan the fact that I don’t have all day to quilt, and so I don’t…

  • Working through it

    Working through it

    I’ve been telling myself that I need to finish the various quilt tops that I started in the Nancy Crow workshops last year. The problem is, something is holding me back. Most likely fear. So, I’ve been procrastinating instead. The problem is that I’ve procrastinated so much (in the form of organizing obsessively) that now…

  • Pinwheel variations 1 & 2

    Pinwheel variations 1 & 2

    I just finished the two Jelly Roll Pinwheel lap quilts that I started the week after Christmas. Variation 1 on the left has dark pinwheels. Variation 2 on the right has light pinwheels. The jelly rolls were Moda marbles. I happened to have a half yard of lime green Moda marble in my stash, so…

  • Pinwheel variation #1

    Pinwheel variation #1

    I’ve been sewing the jelly roll pinwheel blocks bit by bit the last few days. Since I wanted to use up all my leftover Moda marble strips, I ended up with 78 blocks. I decided to separate the dark pinwheels from the light pinwheels and make two smaller baby quilts. I’ll still put a border…

  • Product Review: rotating cutting mat

    Product Review: rotating cutting mat

    Last year, I took advantage of a terrific sale and finally got an 12″ by 12″ Olfa Rotating Self-Healing Rotary Mat. I hesitated, wondering if I would like it, but I am pleased with how much I really do like it. I hesitated buying it because years ago I had an earlier version of a…

  • Even my tape is blue

    Even my tape is blue

    I play a little game with myself. Whenever possible, I only buy blue things; specifically, cobalt blue things. That immediately limits the number of things I buy, especially over the last decade since cobalt blue hasn’t exactly been in vogue lately. My own bias aside, I think every quilter should keep blue tape in their…

  • Tutorial: Jelly roll pinwheel quilt – matching seams

    Tutorial: Jelly roll pinwheel quilt – matching seams

    I’m still on my quest of using up stuff in my studio. (Truthfully, I’ve barely made a dent!) As I poked around in some drawers, I came across a bunch of jelly roll strips that were all Moda marbles. With those strips in mind, I flipped through three library books on using jelly rolls, looking…

  • Quick piecing tips

    Quick piecing tips

    I don’t claim to be any expert when it comes to piecing quilts, but I thought I’d share this tip anyway because I felt like it really speeded things up when I was piecing this week. I have a small, wooden tool (shown on the top) that I think was sold as a Hera marker.…