The Square Dance quilt is a modern log cabin variation by Nora Conant, found in the Aug/Sept 2013 issue of QUILT magazine on page 17. The pattern makes a quilt 75" square with the blocks set 5x5, but I wanted a smaller quilt. I made it 60" … [Continue reading] about Square Dance quilt
I began this quilt in 2013 after Scott gave me the charm packs of fabric for Christmas in 2012. I cut up the colors and the white background squares, put them in a project box, and got distracted by shiny new things. Then in a fit of wanting to … [Continue reading] about Mimosa Interwoven quilt
I began this quilt at the St. George retreat I attended in January 2015. It was taught by Melissa Corry from her book, Irish Chain Quilts and I got one of each block type made during the retreat. Plus a photo opp! Then it languished for a long … [Continue reading] about Two Paths Crossed quilt
During January we finished all the pieced blocks and had three applique blocks left. The first of these is #40 Friendship Dahlia. We chose the fabrics, traced and cut the patterns, fused the webbing to the fabric and got them all fused to the … [Continue reading] about Ode to the 1930’s Block 40, 41, & 42
As I mentioned in this post about quilt #1: "I had no plans to make Christmas quilts for our sons in 2016 as I'd made them quilts for Christmas 2015. They both visited in September and independently requested a quilt for Christmas. That put a bit of … [Continue reading] about Christmas quilt #2 2016-Urban Blues