I’m getting closer to getting a Kona Color Card. A commenter pointed out that Handock’s of Paducah has them in stock, and an Etsy retailer has some on order. Apparently, they’re in the warehouse and should arrive any day.  I’d rather purchase off Etsy. So I’ll exercise a bit of patience.

I’ve got it my head that I need a Kona Color Card. I’ve been searching on the Internet for one only to find a ton of out-of-stock notices. What’s up? My search is now turning into an obsession. Does anybody know where I can buy one? All help is apprectiated.

While browsing some new-to-me blogs, I found a tutorial for a Cathedral window block at A La Mode Fabrics. I was immediately drawn to the block. It reminded me of a block I pieced together five or six years ago. I made it after seeing the instructions in a magazine, Quiltmaker, I think. Now I realize it isn’t the same block. However, both blocks have curved lines that are made by folding the fabric on [...]

I finally turned the hexagon blocks into pillows. The finished pillow is 24″ square. The pillow insert part is 18″ square. For the picture, I used some other pillows for the inserts. I’ll get the correct pillow inserts before Christmas.  I quilted the top with a holly and berry motif mixed in with loops. The first pillow is ok. The second one is better. I actually can see an improvement in my free motion quilting [...]

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, a childhood video game, A-maz-ing, inspired my latest quilting project. I thought it would be cool to make a quilt that was a maze. And I was right. I love it. The finished squares are 1″ and 1.5″ unfinished. Then I added a 1.5 unfinished border. When I squared up the quilt, I lost a bit of white border. I wish the white border was a bit larger. [...]