What the Scrap Happened Here?!

I’ve been putting off doing anything “real” in the arena of piecing and quilting.  Instead, I thought playing with crumbs might be a fun post-Thanksgiving project.   There’s a crumb project already in progress, but I had put that all away in shoe boxes to make room for other WIPs.  This time, I first just pulled […]

Rejecting Reality; Bring on the Crafts!

This has been a disappointing autumn so far, for a variety of reasons– one being that it’s taken a while to get cool enough (around here).  It’s finally cooled off a little more, but for the longest time, the mosquitoes and humidity just wouldn’t budge (and there are still mosquitoes, in reduced numbers).  But whatever, […]

FO: “Punkin’ Patch” Quilt

Earlier this week, I finished applying the binding (and label) to the pumpkin quilt, so now it’s done!   The pattern is “Punkin’ Patch” by Bonnie Hunter.   I added in some white and yellowish pumpkins, because I love the way they look and thought it would be fun to throw some in there.   It’s been a […]

Not Quite Done By Halloween

I had planned to try to finish “Punkin’ Patch” (a Bonnie Hunter pattern) by Halloween, since it is primarily an October quilt.  The pumpkin theme could carry right through Thanksgiving, but the grey and black backgrounds give it more of Halloween feel.  Despite good intentions, I had some trouble deciding how to quilt it, just […]