by Kathie | May 3, 2019 | Work in Progress
One pattern complete, and one to go. Luckily, most of the graphics for RickRack can be copied from Gemma. The fabric requirements and cutting instructions are somewhat different. I needed to create a new layout for the quilt top and a new exploded version of the...
by Kathie | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized, Work in Progress
Now that I have the basic instructions down for the Gemma pattern, I need to come up with visuals or diagrams to go with them. Yes, I must admit, I think my instructions are well written, but quilters are visual people, and most are visual learners. They want to see...
by Kathie | Apr 23, 2019 | Work in Progress
I’ve been crazy busy – teaching, working at retreats, and working at the MQX Quilt Festival. Now I have some time to sit down and write the pattern for Gemma. I’ve decided to break down the two winning designs into two separate patterns. Since the...
by Kathie | Mar 10, 2019 | Work in Progress
In my last blog post, I laid out 12 different possible designs for Gemma using 64 Shaded 4-Patch blocks. Everyone was so great about posting your opinions, here and on my Facebook page. The runaway winner was Design No. 3! Somewhat traditional, but a little bit...
by Kathie | Feb 21, 2019 | Work in Progress
So, in the last episode, I made 64 Shaded 4-Patch Blocks – 32 blocks with a dark square and a medium triangle, and 32 blocks with a medium square and a dark triangle. I love the Shaded 4-Patch block because it is *so* versatile. For example, how many...
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