Finally! I bet my readers thought I’d never get my mother’s quilt finished! But, last night, I hand-stitched the last stitch needed for quilting the entire 75×80 quilt on my hand quilting frame. Wow. I can’t believe I finished the quilting! My fingers are very grateful. They’ve taken quite a…
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Continue ReadingHand quilting really isn’t all that difficult. It just takes patience and callouses on your finger tips. Two things I did not have until today. Now that I’m in the swing of the quilting, it’s enjoyable. It feels good to complete an entire section. I can look on with pride…
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Continue ReadingI had high hopes of completing this quilt swiftly, by handing it over to a professional long arm quilter to do all the quilting for me. And, I could have, but then the design would cover the entire quilt as one large design, rather than a single design around the…
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Continue ReadingProgress is a beautiful thing, especially when that progress settles into a finished quilt top!! And here is how I finished the quilt top for the Double Dutch Quilt! This is the largest quilt I have ever made. I’ve made many a lap quilt, but never a queen size quilt…
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Continue ReadingIt always feels so good to know that I had a productive day, especially when I’m on a tight schedule to get this quilt made and other projects completed for the holidays. I feel today was one of those days. By last night, I had completed 1 or 4 columns…
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Continue ReadingA productive day sewing – with my 93y/o mom! She helped me rip out seams on a block that I had screwed up. Why am I not surprised? It all worked out great though. Mom and I had a few laughs and she told me stories too. Stories of her…
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I’ve been a busy bee today working on Mom’s quilt as her gift this Christmas. This is the Double Dutch Quilt in beautiful blues and whites from ConnectingThreads.com. Love that site! Moving right along, you will have pieces that are rectangular and pieces that are small squares. Place them per…