Dandy Quilt Along Starts Soon ā¶
So there are quilts that you make that are super quick. Ā There are quilts that you make to get rid of your scraps. Ā There are quilts that you make that you are dying to make. Ā Then there are slow making epic quilts. Ā You know the ones. Ā The ones that might take you multiple months, years,…
It feels like I’ve been working on this pattern for a month. Ā There has been major setbacks due to some printer issues I have had. Ā All is well now and the pattern is now for sale here. I really, REALLY love this quilt. Ā It is inspired my great grandmother, Nora. Ā She was a talented quilt…
And again…… I have decided that my favorite part of quilt making is choosing and cutting the fabrics. Is that weird? Ā That I enjoy cutting fabrics. Sometimes I will spend near two hours standing at my cutting table simply cutting up the pieces for a quilt top. But I like it. I’m thinking that it’s…
Hey, hey! I’m feeling really irritated today. Ā I did something really dumb. Ā It is almost painful just to type this sentence. Ā I had my cat in my lap, sitting at my computer answering emails. Ā There was a loud noise, the cat jumped and spilled my tea all over my laptop. Ā So….. it still works, which…
Hiya! You may notice that I do quite a bit of quiltmaking. Ā And that means many hours sitting at my machine and many hours of my neck bent in the same position. Ā I tell you this little personal story in case you too have been suffering as I have. I have had many knots at…
A little history The hexagon quilt goes by many names throughout history: Ā Honeycomb, Mosaic and sometimes Six Sided Patchwork. Ā It’s beginnings were random layouts without too much attempt at color or design. The first hexagon quilt pattern was published in 1830 in The Godey’s Ladies Book according to WomenFolk.com. Ā It was popular because a…