How do you find quilting time? A common stereotype of a quilter is the retired grandmother who spends all day cutting up fabric and sewing adorable quilts for her multitude of grandchildren. The reality is quilters come in all sizes and shapes, but many of us have full-time day jobs so you won’t fin...
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Half Square Triangles
Half-square triangles, called HSTs, are a common unit in many quilt blocks. I have been creating lots of HSTs as I make the flying geese units in the Allietare quilt (pattern by Bonnie Hunter). I keep baskets of HSTs next to my sewing machine and I stitch them together between other blocks. Someda...
WIP Wednesday
I jumped on the Bonnie Hunter bandwagon and started her Winter Mystery 2015 - Allietare! Mystery quilts are not for everyone...you have to let go of alot of control because you won't see the full pattern until the end. I watched from the sideline for several years, and I liked what I saw every...