It’s day 5 of the “Dust off a quilt book” the last day! and it’s MY turn to show my quilt and book! The book I picked is called Twist and Turn Bargello by Eileen Wright the reason I picked this book was that a friend at our church who recently retired is getting into …
Recently when I was sorting thru my batiks for the last Blog hop for this year’s ambassadors (Blog hop in January) I realized I had put a pack of 2 1/2” strips and matching yardage in the same box that I didn’t touch since I pretty much got the fabrics this summer. This fabric line …
I have another finish to share! This bargello Batik quilt I blogged about here It’s made with 2 1/2” strips and measures 33×38” I tried ruler work on the bargello part, where I lined up a ruler 1/4” away from the corner and quilted a diagonal line, then the tricky parts were the “points” of …
After finishing piecing 2 secret quilts for Accuquilt, I decided to clean out my sewing machine and bobbin area and I found TWO dust bunnies! Good thing I got them NOW or they would have procreated and made more!! I then started organizing my quilt piles and put some more up for sale on my …
I finished the Twist on Bargello quilt! You can find the book here on amazon “Bargello quilts with a twist” is one of my favorite quilt books! and the quilt on the cover is this one, which is my favorite pattern in the book, I’ve made SO many versions of this quilt over the years …
here’s what I completed in November crocheted sweater twist on bargello top crocheted poncho Christmas pot holders and Anja 🙂 and here’s my 2015 list Things in red are projects I’ve worked on this month #1 (2012) giraffe wall hanging –working on the baby giraffe now #2 (2012) fall leaf blocks swap- ready to quilt …
After last week’s Machine Embroidery Blog hop. (There’s still time to comment for the giveaway!) I just loved the scissor holders and HAD to make one – more later!? I loved the owl here, it’s SEW cute!! I also really wanted the cup cake pin cushions! I sent one to my pincushion swap partner for …
I know I’ve been quiet for a while but I HAVE been busy quilting 🙂 just some are Shhh ! so don’t tell, I will have to wait a few more days to show what THAT is. meanwhile, I worked on a bargello quilt, I’ve made this one pattern from “TWIST on bargello” many times, …
Here’s another bargello quilt I finished in 2009, this is my last 2009 post YAY, lots of catching up to do. If you noticed the blue floral bargello, it’s the same pattern This quilt has fabrics with asian geisha girls, and I quilted in black with a random swirly thing, don’t know how to name …
A scrappy little thomas the train quilt, a friend suggested the sort of train track quilting on it, which I did.. Another bargello, using fabrics from a local quilt store, very interesting to again use the muted colors instead of the brights I usually do the back I quilted with roses and random leaves. I …