I recently started cutting out pieces for a Swoon/ Star of Bethlehem star block with my QUBE set and posted it in the QUBE FB group and several really wanted to know how to make this, so here’s my tutorial on it I labeled the block image above and show which die #s from the …
Do you remember in 2014 I had a swoon block swap? Each person made two blocks for each of the other participants and we each had specific color requests! everyone sent me the blocks and I divided them and mailed them out Now the reason for this post is that Becky emailed me this week …
Last week I long arm quilted this swoon block swap quilt for my friend Laura, from when I hosted a block swap and she participated in it too. Now she finished the top when she was still pregnant, her baby is 7 months now. So we had to POSE them in front of the quilt …
I can finally cross this one off my list! The Swoon block from the block swap I hosted last year, is finally done!! it’s a BIG quilt, 83 x 83” I long arm quilted holly leaves and berries all over it in white thread. Hopefully you can see the video here: Since the quilt was …
I recently finished another doll and put it up for sale on etsy here She’s 18” tall and has removable skirt and ribbons in her pigtails. The arms are attached with buttons so they are movable, the face is machine embroidered and the doll pattern is from dolls and daydreams. I also added these 15” …
I decided to tackle the swoon blocks! I had bought this Christmas swoon fabric and also this fun owl Christmas fabric (2yds of each just in case) I auditioned them up against the blocks and also wanted to decide id I wanted a sashing or not and one or two borders. Here’s some EQ sketches …
I can’t believe we’re in October already!! I know this post is a few days late- oh well Here’s what I completed this month (or completed quilt tops) First thing completed is this table runner, which I also turned into a pattern that I’m still working on. then the last of the kitschy BOMs and …
I think it’s safe to post these now as I think almost everyone got their blocks now (maybe not the internationals?) anyways, with a delay and a hiccup in the swap, the blocks were here and finally sorted! I show them on the wall in groups with each pair next to each other, from the …
I’ve been making the swoon blocks a lot lately and I finished the last of them recently! (Ever since my vacation I’ve been able to schedule posts ahead of time- which is kind of nice!) I couldn’t help myself with this background, hope she likes it Here the pink/coral was sort of a directional fabric …
I’ve finished more SWOON blocks. -no surprise there! I also finished quilting the Ahhhh mini table runner and I added a flange on it, though I should have made it smaller- oh well. I quilted curved from corner to corner, but also changed the thread color for each section to match Here’s the back of …