December 11, 2018
I’m always looking for small block patterns to use for my cards. While I was looking for something else I came across a book call “501 Rotary-Cut Quilt Blocks”; each of the 501 patterns come in a variety of sizes.
One of the projects-in-my-mind is a quilt made with blocks associated with the Underground Railway combined with blocks embroidered with words from some of the songs of freedom.
September 30, 2018
It’s been three years since Roberta gifted me with some doilies and other hand-crafted pieces from perhaps three-generations of Hunters. I always knew I’d return them to her in some form but it took awhile to find the right idea and time.
My original idea for a doily came from a project the Guild worked on – door hangers for the care home here in Powell River. Someone had made a hanger that had a shelf with a doily hanging from it. But without a pattern I was stumped. But the more I thought about it I realized I had made a shelf-like project for Diane; I think it was the first quilting project I ever did. And I had the pattern book so there was no excuse for putting it off any longer. I didn’t want to cut into the doilies so I kept them intact but folded in half; the extra depth added to the 3-D effect.
The label is from the edge of one of the antique pillow cases that was in my package.
September 27, 2018
With cooler weather in September, Fall was an easy theme to pick for Trevor’s card. However that sunflower would be drowning in the rain we are experiencing as I write this. Perhaps it is the rain that makes the sunflower lean to the left?
Although I’m not fond of working with batiks I have to admit that there is nothing better to get just the right colours, no matter what colour you are looking for.
September 26, 2018
I don’t usually work with batiks, but batiks were on my table so I went with batiks. When I see shapes like this my mind automatically goes to English Paper Piecing so that’s how I did the block. But I really want to get better at needle-turn appliqué and these would have been good shapes to practice with.