December 11, 2016

I think I used every technique I know in this small card – appliqué, piecing, and three different quilting methods.

My first attempt at the quarter-square triangles was a disaster; I thought I could make them work but decided that since my cards are “gifts” it should be done to the very best of my ability. So I started over and things worked out better.

At some point though it is too late to start over; it wasn’t until I was putting the binding on that I noticed a few of the seams don’t line up very well and there is one bigger mistake. Can you see it?

September 26, 2016

Laurie’s card is a bit larger than the rest of my cards in this series; I wanted to make use of some hexagons I already had prepared for my Blossoms quilt. I wish I had centered that red hexie a bit more carefully, but I think it adds a certain appeal being “off”.

UPDATE:

I was logged onto my account this morning and notice that Laurie’s card didn’t publish on the date is was supposed to. So Happy Birthday once again Laurie!

September 30, 2016

I tell everyone that cousins are the best friends so this seemed an easy choice for Roberta’s birthday. I love pinwheels and anything that looks like a pinwheel so it was fun to make. I did some (almost) straight-line quilting within those tiny squares.

September 27, 2016

When I do small blocks with a lot of pieces I’m never certain whether I should practice my piecing skills or go for the easier paper-piecing pattern. I chose to piece this card for Trevor because I didn’t have a lot of fabric in these colours and paper-piecing takes a lot more fabric.