December 19, 2016

When birthdays happen in December I try to find a card that doesn’t have a Christmas theme. Although my mind itched to do this in Christmas fabric because it was on my cutting table, I’m glad I found another way.

Paper piecing is my favourite method for making cards; you can get (most times) perfect lines and points.

I kept with simple straight-line quilting.

December 12, 2016

What could be a better design for my grandson?

The X’s and O’s are for the hugs and kisses I miss because I live away from him. The name of the block says it all!

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!