I signed up for the mug rug exchange before I knew I needed to go to Seattle for 2 weeks so I thought I had plenty of time to complete them. They took longer than I planned but they are done with the deadline looming tomorrow. I think they are really cute-I can't wait to get mine. I will use them for my afternoon tea. Going to the longarm rental tomorrow to rent a few hours on the machine. I have the Le Moyne Star table topper and my friend has a queen size quilt. We will be there awhile:)
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| Winter Birdhouse Mugrug-The Patchsmith |
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| Two Owls Rug Mug-The Patchsmith |
I have made a decision to put away the pies and tarts quilt until I finish the Home Sweet Home-then I will pull it out for handwork at night. I just have more projects going than I can stand-I want to get something completed!
I am learning a lot from the Dear Jane experience. My tiny squares are definitely getting more accurate. Spent 4 hours on Saturday to finish 2 squares-but they are almost perfect if I do say so myself. I used strip piecing-so much more accurate than individual blocks-faster too!
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| 4 1/2 inch square Dear Jane Blocks-black/tan 9 block=3/4 in. and tan/cream=1/2 in |
I also bought some Dear Jane material when I was in Seattle.
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| mostly 1880's/Civil war |
And I had some favorite books spiraled so they can lay flat-under 4.00 each and so worth it for the books I use a lot!
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| Kinko's!! |
1 comment:
Wow! I had no idea that you could have books spiraled. Mostly quilting books just don't want to lie flat when opened--until they are already losing their pages. Great tip, Elaine.
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