Blog with Kimmel

This week hasn't been great as far as the number of items completed but the one thing I did complete was a very large undertaking. The binding for my mother-in-laws quilt is done! It took about six hours to hand stitch the back of the binding but it was worth the...

This week didn't go how I expected it to, but that's okay. It was way better. As we are entering into the holiday season it's time to start thinking about Christmas gifts. I've known for awhile now what I want to get my Mom for Christmas. She loves to do those paint...

This week gave me the biggest headache. Last week I had decided that I would unpick all of the quilting that I had done so I could rebaste the entire backing but when it was time to sit and do it I really didn't want to. I spent some time staring at the back and...

I've had some unexpected issues this week that have made my progress slow going. Actually, I shouldn't say they were completely unexpected, I knew that they happen sometimes, I had just never experienced it myself before. I'll get into that but first I want to show...

This has been a fun week for me. Not only have a started on a new project, but this one in particular has a sentimental tone for me. This particular quilt will be a Christmas gift for my mother-in-law. What makes it so special is the material that I will be using to...

This week I was able to spend some time paper piecing again. It really is my favorite quilting technique. It was extra fun because my Mom has been here visiting me and she has never done paper piecing; she has always found it to be really confusing. It was nice to be...

I apologize if this is a short post today. My wrist is in a brace from carpel tunnel and it is difficult to type sufficiently. I'm happy to report that I met my goal and then some for this week. I've been in a much better place mentally, despite the issue with my...

This week has been hard for me. I have not wanted to sew. I mean, I want to sew, I just don't want to at the same time. Make sense? Maybe it's a female thing. There are two main reasons I have been struggling. The first is that I'm trying to sell my house which means...

This week I was able to tackle another quilt block for my BOM club. This particular block was another paper piecing block. I was planning on doing it as a foundation pieced block but I don't have any light weight foundation.  So, paper it was. I have...

I did it! I finished my spring quilt! It was not an easy week and my fingers hurt a bit from all of the hand stitching I did, but the end product is so worth all of that discomfort and time. The finished quilt looks even better than I had imagined it to be. I just...