I've been spending a lot of time working on the skill builder sampler quilt. I got the top finished sometime last month and started basting. I've known for a while that I wanted to try thread basting. Spray basting is right out — I have asthma, and pretty much anything in a spray can...
First try at free motion quilting — and few other things
I thought I should maybe get some practice doing free motion quilting before I quilt the sampler, just so the worst of the beginner-y stuff wouldn’t end up on the quilt. I had practiced a little before on scraps, and it went pretty badly. I decided that trying on a Real Project instead might...
Sampler Quilt Underway
In July 2011 — two and a half years ago! — I started working on my first quilt. I saw a link somewhere to the We Can Do It! Skill Builder Sampler quiltalong being hosted by Leila of Sewn By Leila and decided mostly on impulse that I was going to learn to quilt....
A Few Gifts
I can’t believe I haven’t posted for over a month. December went by so quickly — and half of January, apparently! I started this post well over a week ago. I sewed a few Christmas gifts this year, which I think is a first for me. I made a couple of mug rugs tuck...