On the Cutting Board – March

by | Mar 16, 2014 | On the Cutting Board

March was a busy month here on the cutting board!  I finished up the winter round of the 4×5 modern bee, with wonderful results!  I think everyone liked the blocks I made them, and I got some really cool blocks in return.  I’m also continuing to work on my Lucky Stars BOM from 2013, and picking up some other 12.5 inch blocks from different sources as I find them.  The purple block is for the Stash Bee. Top Row: 1. February 2013 Lucky Stars BOM, 2. Aurifil 2014 BOM Middle Row: 1. Blocks received from 4×5 Modern Bee (Links: 1. Philippa.G (Philippa), 2. JodiB63 (Jodi), 3. Mine, 4. Sew2879 (Kendra), 5. photo 2 (3), 6. mtclifford2012 (Maureen)), 2. Dutch Rose Remix for Stash Bee Bottom Row: January 2013 Lucky Stars BOM pattern from Don’t Call Me...

On the Cutting Board – February

by | Feb 14, 2014 | On the Cutting Board

I’ve decided to add a new feature to my blog… On the Cutting Board.  I want to show what I am working on personally, whether quilt blocks, clothes, placemats, or whatever strikes my fancy next.  I plan on doing it at the mid-month mark because it is a good mark on the wall.  I don’t want to repeat material in case you follow my personal blog, so this will be a summary with links to other blog posts that have more details.  Here is the inaugural – and February version. Top Right: I’ve been working hard on bee blocks.  January was Heather from Quilts in the Queue in the Stash Bee.  She asked for this yellow, red, or orange paper pieced block so she could add blocks and make a larger quilt. Bottom Middle and Right: I’m also part of the 4×5 Modern Bee this winter, and have 5 more blocks to make.  I am chain piecing a paper pieced star, so the middle picture shows the organizing step.  The bottom right picture shows the in-process views of 4 of the 5 blocks. Top and Bottom Left: I’m also a year behind on the 2013 Lucky Stars Block of the Month.  I completed the practice and January blocks.  I’m hoping to finish two blocks a month on this project.  The eventual goal is a queen sized sampler quilt.  The blocks I am going to receive from the 4×5 Modern Bee will be combined with these blocks and a few others that I’ve been wanting to try.  The goal is to finish this by the fall, but we’ll see how...

Welcome to my new site!

by | Feb 6, 2014 | Uncategorized

Welcome!  I have finally finished moving to my new site, so please check it out and let me know what you think 🙂 I’ve learned a lot about HTML and wordpress throughout this process, but now that it’s done I can get back to the work I really love – quilting! Here’s a preview of what is up next on the...