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Farm Girl Finery Quilt Top Done
Posted by Claire on Dec 08 2014
Another quilt top complete! I can put a check mark beside Farm Girl Finery and call it a day. But please, don’t go thinking I’ve been sewing up a storm. I have barely touched my machine since Hallowe’en. I’ve just been too busy between teaching, prepping for my comprehensive exams, getting ready for the holidays […]
A Beginning on “Oh My Tangled Stars”
Posted by Claire on Oct 14 2014
As the year begins to wind to a close, I am trying to keep my New Year’s Resolution on track: completing all of my UFOs (quilted, smocked and sewn) by Dec. 31. “Oh My Tangled Stars” is a quilt that I haven’t mentioned in ages, so it definitely qualifies for UFO status. OMTS has been sitting […]
Book Review: Simple Appeal by Kim Diehl
Posted by Claire on Sep 26 2014
Ever since I tackled Spring Bouquet, I’ve been addicted to applique. When I saw that Kim Diehl had a new book out, Simple Appeal and that it featured a number of quilts that combined piecing and applique, I was sold. I liked the combination of traditional colours with a modern flair. I was especially attracted […]
A Quilt of Valour Donation
Posted by Claire on Aug 03 2014
What do you do when you finish a UFO and it just doesn’t speak to you? That was the dilemma I was facing with this quilt, which I’d started with the intention of it being for Andrew. His room is done in a deep red, with a black and orange flame border à la Hot […]
Shiny Brite Quilt Top Complete
Posted by Claire on Jan 15 2014
Hoorah! Shiny Brite is wrapped and off to Allison’s for the quilting. It had been sitting, all the blocks trimmed and completed, since August. You can see how far I’ve come since my last update on this project. But all through the fall, every time I shifted the box the pieces lived in to get […]