Month: August 2012

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I’m a potholder-making machine, girls:

Here’s my latest blocks for the blocks without a name quilt:

The top two rows are definite go’s. Don’t know about the other rows. We’ll see how things play out.

Tried to take a picture of the Hexagon Garden quilt quilting so you can see the tiny pieces of paper which are the bane of my existence:

Speaking of quilting, here’s a link to Jaye’s post about Saran transfer paper. Thanks, Jaye!

http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/

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Here’s a picture of me and Torie last weekend at Foster’s. Always fun getting together with a SisterQuilter:

Here’s what I’ve got so far with the Sunshine and Shadow blocks:

And here’s the adorable card my niece Gabi sent me. She made it using the yo-yo maker I gave her for her birthday. She’s so creative!

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Quilted Rick’s Star Quilt. Hated it. Tore out the quilting. Here’s what the first go-round looked like:

Here’s what the requilted quilt is shaping up into:

As always, click for larger, clearer images.
Here’s a shady shot of the small version of the half-square triangle blocks I’m working on:

All the squares are made from the same fabric, a batik with different shadings. Any idea what a block like this is called?
By the by, my computer screen is acting funky, so while I hope I’ll see you next week, who knows what’s going to happen next? Oy vey!

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My brain is running slowly these days … I could have had this episode out last week … and didn’t. Oh, well. Fall’s a-coming, and things will speed up again.
Latest block of the month block:

And the before picture of the master bedroom. The after picture to come soon! Watch this space!