Category Archives: Work In Progress

My quilt top from Sarah Goer’s class

I took a Zoom workshop with Sarah Goer on making an improv quilt with squares. Each of us cut out random squares of fabric- mine ranged from 7.5″ down to 2.5″. I decided that I didn’t want to deal with … Continue reading

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Regina’s baby quilt

I’m working on a baby quilt for a cousin who’s already been born. This quilt has dogs, an alligator, and dragonflies.  If I’d had any armadillo fabric, I would have used it! I hear that baby Regina has armadillo stuffies. … Continue reading

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Eight different layouts for Chunk of the Month!

Now that the 6th and last Chunk of the Month has been revealed, I’ve been playing with layout possibilities. Here are eight of them. I’m sure there are more!   I really like this last one, but i’m going to … Continue reading

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Work in progress

I’m working on two things at once. The other thing is 8 different layout options for Chunk of the Month-but I can’t share them util after Thursday when EBHQ has the meeting when we reveal Chunk #6. Here’s the quilt … Continue reading

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Playing with the chunks!

  I’ve been having fun, playing with the chunks! I think the first one looks like a string of beads. Here are two more options: The middle one is my favorite! I like the diagonals!  

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4th Chunk of the Month!

I have now finished the 4th Chunk of the Month. Here are all four of this month’s chunks. I played around with chunks #3 and #4, not sewing them together, but just exploring the possibilities. I really like this combination!

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Chunk of the Month #3

This is the third Chunk of the month. I made four of these blocks. In Julia’s example, all of the light fabric was the same white.

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Sing back

I decided to use the word sing as the back of my second lone robin quilt. I haven’t figured out the quilting yet, but I’ll make it up as I go along. Below is the front of this quilt.

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Words!

Today I was the Zoom host in Cheryl Arkinson’s EBHQ class on piecing letters and words into quilts. It took me most of the day to make this. Singing is what’s kept me sane though the pandemic! Well, maybe both … Continue reading

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Chunk of the Month

March began with a new mystery quilt activity designed by Julia McLeod, who brought us our two Lone Robin activities. Each month Julia will provide a new PowerPoint of the Chunk, which will be revealed at Quilters Gather. Participants will … Continue reading

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