Author Archives: pkay
Make it do or do without!
I have been busy processing scraps this past week. I need to practice long arm machine quilting skills too, so I sewed random scraps together according to a note book lesson I’m taking and have come up with this. It will give me spaces to try borders and blocks of various sizes. I used an old sheet for the back of the quilt sandwich. For the filling of … 
Random acts of sewing
Monday had me all over the place with sewing projects. custodia iphone 6 in alluminio Here’s what was going on. In the background, there are 2 memory bears waiting to be stuffed. The cotton pieces are parts to a Lemoyne star that need to be marked with the pencil. The cat is waiting to get the head attached and clothes made. I made up four Lemoyne stars …
Antique quilt tops
I was at a fantastic quilt sale this past weekend. custodia iphone x con batteria I love quilts. I love fabric. custodia iphone 6 portafoglio guess I love a great deal. All the above were present! I had the intention of purchasing one or two quilts (there were around 200 for sale) I ended up with 9 quilt tops and 3 quilts. custodia iphone 6 yousave Yesterday I put them …
Trunk show with Chippendales
I had the privilege to do a trunk show of my quilts at the January Canyon Quilt Guild meeting. An interesting twist to the whole show was the addition of four handsome white gloved men holding my quilts for display. When the fellows came down the side aisle to handle my quilts, the guild members cheered and gave a couple of whoot whoots to show their enthusiasm. …
Quilt designing challenge
My neighborhood quilting group is presenting a challenge to each of us members to make a quilt using random measurements and techniques around a center block. I’m taking the challenge a step further and am incorporating many other blocks I got from a block exchange into the quilt. custodia iphone x ultra slim 03 My “center” block is the basket in the heart with three baskets appliqued below it. The …
Christmas Decorations
I have been very busy working on Christmas projects, but I don’t want to spoil it for the recipients, so instead I’ll show a few areas of Christmas decorations in the house. This first one is Santa Claus Lane, all Santas grouped together. The one in the green box on the bar is over 25 years old! It’s actually a finger puppet, so cute! The kids played with it constantly …
Double 9 patch and butterfly blocks. A quilt is born!
I’m going to show you this one from the beginning to the almost end. I drafted out a sort of picture of what I wanted to make and figured the dimensions I needed and the number of each block. Fast forward. I completed the required number of blocks and put them up on my design board to see if there were any shocking mistakes. Then I joined the diagonal rows …
White on white quilt, linen and cotton
This white on white quilt was a wonderful challenge for me to make. custodia iphone se rosa A friend commissioned a white quilt, and sent an Irish Linen tablecloth to be used as I desired. She wanted lots of textures, so I incorporated three different weights of linen, many tone on tone fabrics and many white on white fabrics along with some muslin. The overall effect is quite nice. It …
Primarily Primitive Quilt (and more)
It has been so long since I’ve posted, but I have good reasons! This quilt is called “Primarily Primitive” It started as a block exchange (3 of the blocks are from an exchange) then it became a border challenge, starting with the basket in the heart with three little baskets below it, then it became a challenge to use up my sample blocks and leftover blocks from other quilts that …
Reupholstered love seat is done!
I finished reupholstering the love seat last week, I just placed it in the dining room temporarily until I finish the rocking chair and get rid of the old furniture. I am very pleased with it. I have about 2 yards of the linen fabric left, probably not enough to do the rocking chair, so I went to purchase more, and of course they are all out of it! Hopefully …
