I just realized I did not take a picture of the finished top. This is as close as I got when I took this picture. Close enough. And today I basted it. And started quilting. I am doing free motion, just your basic random swirls. I am quilting it quite dense, because I think this … More Tolva quilt:: basted
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I just realized that I never wrote about this quilt. I took this picture and posted it on flickr when I finished the top, but it never made it here: Ree was never really planned. It just sort of happened one day when I was trying (unsuccessfully) to sort my thrifted sheet stash. These particular … More ree finished
It’s been almost a year since I started this quilt, almost 4 months since I finished it, and about 2 weeks since I took these photos. But it’s done and I like, like, like it. It was made almost entirely out of thrifted sheets. The brown/yellow/blue and red stripes were cut from a striped fabric … More flutters finished
Squares have been trimmed: And arranged one way: And then another: Trimming wasn’t planned, but a few squares turned out smaller than the others. Reason? Well, this quilt is made of all repurposed vintage linens which are almost always a blend. In my experience, they do not always like ironing. I do have my iron … More New quilt is coming along
It has been sitting on my desk waiting… first for backing (I ended piecing some leftovers because I was lazy to go shopping for more fabrics)… then for a pillow insert (it measures just a bit bigger than another pillow I made but the insert was just too small; couldn’t figure that one out). Finally… … More New pillow…
Almost forgot to mention it here. Yes, the Kioko blouse has been finished for a few days now. Go on over there for details…
Detailed instructions and more pictures here!
OK, I finished on Friday, but just got time to post about it here. It was a simple sleeveless top, but more shaped, with darts and less flare than the A-line sleeveless top. Here it is: More pictures and instructions here.
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