Making Progress

I am so happy with my progress this week. I can see the finish line and it’s exciting.  I’ve managed to completely finish two more sections of the quilt and I’ve stitched in the ditch the rest of the quilt which means I just have to fill in the...

Working From the Inside Out

I actually started to make some progress this week.  When I laid the blanket out to make sure there weren’t any areas that would cause puckering when it was quilted I noticed that it wasn’t laying as flat as it had when I put it away. I was able to smooth...

The Sandwich Is Done

I just love this quilt.  I had really hoped that I would have it finished before May, but here we are on the 3rd and I have just sandwiched the front and back together. I have my plan for the quilting portion so once I get going on that I should get through it...

Rough Week

This has been a rough week for me.  We came home from our Spring Break trip on Monday which was hard enough. I had to say goodbye to my twin sister whom I only get to see once a year, on average. She is my best friend and I miss her terribly.  Then on Tuesday I had to...

Vacation Time

I don’t have anything to report this week because I am on vacation with my family for Spring Break! We are having a blast visiting family and exploring . I honestly haven’t been able to get any sewing done but that’s okay. I will tackle everything...

Finished Quilt Design

It is so much harder than I thought it would be to plan a quilt design.  Part of the problem is that I’m not confident enough with my free motion quilting yet to plan on any kind of design that would require me to use that technique. This means I am limited to...