by Kathie | Apr 13, 2020 | Home, New Pattern, Work in Progress
Last time, my test quilt top looked great, but then I realized that in writing the pattern, the piecing would be more complicated than it needed to be. So, I started over. I sat down and sketched out the quilt top using the blocks and strips sets I wanted to make....
by Kathie | Apr 2, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress
Now I’m adding sashing in between the vertical rows of the quilt, using the background fabric so that the sashing will blend in. The quilt top is wide enough, but I want it to be longer, so I add wide borders to the top and bottom. I...
by Kathie | Mar 29, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress
In the last post, I was working on strip sets for my new pattern made for panel blocks. For this sample, I am using the Zinnia panel from Elizabeth’s Studio. There is a variety of zinnias in the panel, and the blocks are 7″ x 7″. The...
by Kathie | Mar 25, 2020 | Home, Work in Progress
Hi everyone! Instead of “sheltering-in-place,” I’ve borrowed the term Artist-in-Residence. It makes me feel cool and hip while I’m behaving myself at home. Since I have some serious quality time in my studio, I’ve been designing some...
by Kathie | Dec 13, 2019 | Home, Work in Progress
The center is complete on Solitaire, and now I’m adding the borders. The next two borders are strips of fabric. You don’t want to simply sew the strips on and cut off the ends to match. No, no, no! You need to measure the left side, down the middle, and...
by Kathie | Dec 9, 2019 | Home, Work in Progress
The Card Tricks blocks and sashing are done. Now it’s time to put the rows together. I have 20 Card Tricks blocks, which I’ll be laying out 4 across by 5 down. There is sashing between the blocks, so there will also be sashing rows between the block...
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