I love the way a simple change in placement of values in a quilt design can produce such interesting results. Here are two examples of my Log Cabins and Stars quilt. I made the Christmas version and a friend made the summery one.
I really like this Quilty Quote from Quiltmaker magazine!!
A couple of Scrappy projects were finished up recently. These were both samples from our recent Carpenter’s Star session at Scrappy Club.
The units in this one finish 5” square resulting in a quilt about 65” by 80”. This has been donated to a local Good Cause.
I don’t seem to see any noticeable reduction in the piles of blue and green or plaid scraps. Odd how that works!
I haven’t been at my sewing machine lately because I’ve been travelling. But I did complete a project. I purchased yarn to make socks when I was in Calgary in 2011 and have been carrying the unfinished project around ever since. Managed to get these completed while I was in Edinburgh.
The yarn is Noro Kureyon Sock Yarn. It was great fun to watch the colours develop differently in the two socks.
I’m hoping that the next socks (yarn purchased in Edinburgh) don’t take quite so long to complete!!
I recently traveled over a high mountain road. (No matter which direction we travel there is a “high mountain road” involved!). I was impressed that the roads weren’t icy even though temperatures were just below freezing and there had been snow overnight.
When I looked at my car later I understood why the roads weren’t slippery. There must have been a lot of salt put down! I’m sure my (usually) red car brought most of it home!
The pattern for this year’s preemie quilts is “Basketweave and Stars” (see the page for Preemie Quilt 2013). Guild members and Scrappy Club members have joined in making these and we have seen a lovely variety. Many began with a swap of dark and light 2” strips – it’s hard to believe that quite a few of these quilts began with the very same collection of fabrics!
The album shows some of the tops completed so far. The makers have been very creative with their treatment of the “star” blocks. Some of these quilts have already been designated by the makers as gifts. Others are destined for the NICU at our regional hospital.
