Progress #12 Zinnia Zinnia This is our last flower block for this quilt. In some ways, I will miss the whole process of choosing the fabric for each block and watching the flower come to "life" as it is sewn down. Like the last few blocks, I pin all the pieces that are in the… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt – Progress #13
Month: April 2022
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Dolly Dearest: The under petticoat and the over petticoat are finished. They. Don't. Fit. The under petticoat really only goes 1/2 around. If it had been tried on before perhaps I would have made 2. the over petticoat doesn't go down over her head. It just leaves her arms stuck above her head. (sigh) You'd… Continue reading Workbasket
2022 – Project Wish List: Quarterly Update
As March 2022 came to an end, I noticed that I had made a wish list of projects for this year. Until that moment, I had completely forgotten about it. :-/ I was very delighted to see that I have been making progress. Even getting close to being finished with some of them. Complete sewing… Continue reading 2022 – Project Wish List: Quarterly Update
Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt – Progress #12
Progress #11 Tulip The leaves and stems have already been appliqued onto the block. It is really easy to see where to place each tulip, when using the light-box. There is some over lap on each tulip. This means 3 more trips to the light-box. ;0) The tulip flowers are layered one on top of… Continue reading Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt – Progress #12
Workbasket Wednesday – Starting A New Craft
Daughters of Genius: Last Friday was April's Quilt Club at Grandma's Attic Sewing Emporium. We are up to block #8. This month was about Adelaide Anne Procter, a poet. To just say that she was amazing is a serious understatement. Dickens was her contemporary and a fan of her work. There have been so many… Continue reading Workbasket Wednesday – Starting A New Craft