Me-Precision Piecing?
It’s been a long time since I have done precision piecing! This has been increasingly obvious as I have worked through my Saw Tooth Star piece. Saw Tooth Star-how hard can that be? It’s one of the easiest blocks to piece! I’ve been making new blocks for my Saw Tooth Star because I’m not happy […]
Work In Progress–With a Little Help
After seeing Jan Soules’ work in last week’s River City show, I was inspired to retrieve these colorful Saw Tooth Star blocks from my dusty UFO pile. I pieced these oh-so-imperfect blocks about 5 years ago. They are um, widely varied in color shall we say, and a difficult mix to make into something cohesive. I […]
River City Quilt Festival
I love going to quilt shows! The River City Quilt Guild’s show was this weekend-I go every year and I think this is the best show they’ve ever done. Jan Soules was the featured quilter and there must have been 30 pieces of Jan’s work in the show. Jan has won many Best of Shows, Best Use of […]
Yet Another Learning Curve-Done!
Okay, I’m done! I figure there were over 7 hours of ripping on this one. One Big Take-Away: Each design decision takes on great impact in such a small piece. The margin of error was tiny-one bad thread color, one little motif decision and the entire piece was diminished. I am NOT a perfectionist! Yet I spent a […]
Yet Another Learning Curve-Part 2
Based on the hits over the last few days from my blog post of my latest debacle, I would guess that you enjoy seeing me struggle-ah, I see how it is… As I begin working the border, I am totally surprised at what the fabric is doing to the thread-it’s just engulfing it! The fabric is silk noil, so […]
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