mystery_quilt_2020 2 This is the link for the PDF of the sewing instructions.
Here is a link to the virtual Mystery Quilt Workshop for July 18, 2020. Please check it out and see if it works for you and let me know asap so any glitches can be ironed out. mystery_quilt_2020 1mystery_quilt_2020 1-1
OK, look at the piecing. All hand-pieced. Points matching? Fabric laying flat? Good job pressing? No on all accounts! Every single block is pretty much a nightmare.Some places are not even stitched.I must be crazy, but I agreed to quilt it on the long arm.See it coming apart?OK, I loaded it up, with no recourse.What the heck? It was a lot of work done by someone, I guess it deserved … 
Oh, dear. This post is very long overdue. The Mystery Quilt Reveal for 2018 was in October. It was a small gathering at my house, and the results are truly amazing. Here’s what was shared:Andrea made one block and turned it into a pillow. This is Ruth’s version. Very subtle color/print changes in the aqua. Karen made this sophisticated looking double sided table runner.Completely different on the other side. This …
This is the February UFO ( Un Finished Objects) challenge, a quilt top that was donated to me that is well-pieced and pleasant colors, but didn’t feel quite large enough to call finished.So, I auditioned different borders.I tried this 30s novelty print, and the colors were right, but the scale of the pattern was overwhelming.This one had the right colors, but the scale was also a bit too much.I think …
Here I am with my thread collection for the Gammill. Have a look at my studio through the eyes of another quilter. Barbara Black is a quilt maker/educator from Huntsville, Alabama who recently spent 3 days with me while she taught a class for Canyon Quilt Guild and was our guest lecturer for June. We had a wonderful time together. Here are pictures and comments she made about my studio.
My talented friends are also GENEROUS! This quilt is sure to be someone’s favorite. I think the challenge fabric was used well. I especially love the borders on this one.Remember these fabrics from the last post? This is quilt number 2 from that challenge. And–check out the back! This is really a two sided quilt. So bright, so happy, so fun! This heart quilt was donated by a friend of …
A friend of mine made this primitive little quilt top, she didn’t want it turned into a small quilt–but wanted it to be made into a pillow. After discussing options, we decided to turn it into a pillow case! See how cute it is? There wasn’t enough fabric for a whole pillow case, so what to do? We used a coordinating fabric to make the cuff and the back, and …
It all started with a garbage bag full of scraps. Thousands of scraps. This is a tiny stack of them.I laid them out, processing each of them into the maximum length and width to be the most efficient.I put them into piles to make assembly line sewing faster.I stacked them up next to my sewing machine and went to town.After the addition of each log, I took them to the …
This is exciting news! The quilt is going to be competing at the AQS Show in Daytona Beach, Florida. Those girls get around more than I do!! Wish us luck. Paducah, Kentucky, USA –” Slicing Seven” (Patt Anderson, Clara Gibson, Wendy Held, Pam Kay, Kay Laboda, Sally Parrish and Diana Price) from San Diego area are semifinalists for the 2017 AQS QuiltWeek® – Spring Paducah, Kentucky April 26 – …