I added the binding to my mod mosaic pillows. I did the whole process by machine. Normally, I sew it to the front my machine and to the back by hand. On the pillows, I sewed the bind to the back first and the front last. The stitching on the front is suppose to look like a nice edge stitch. I can’t decide how I feel about it. I did like finishing the binding in [...]

Over the weekend, I finished piecing my mod mosaic pillow covers. It took far longer to get to this point than I anticipated. While I’ve done improve blocks, this is the biggest improve piece I’ve completed. At first I struggled with letting going. I worried about using a variety of fabrics and overall composition. By the time I got to the second pillow, I found a bit of a groove and just went for it. [...]

I think I should rename this blog Quilting True Confessions. I feel like I’m sharing more stumbling blocks than successful moments. Let me explain. On Wednesday, I started making a Mod Mosaic pillow cover, following Oh, Fransen’s pattern. I cut up a bunch of squares and sashing strips, and set to work on the design. After completing the middle section, I had the feeling it didn’t look quite right. I decided to compare mine with [...]

My bee block for March required teal/aqua, gray, and yellow. I have a bit of teal in my stash, but very little gray and yellow. Time for a shopping trip. Last week, I hit three local quilt stores: Whimsy Cottage, Quilter’s Haven, and Material Girl. I walked away with this fine fabrics: I’m happy with the additions to my stash. Aside for the fabric on top, I purchased 1/3 yard of each print. It’s interesting [...]

My Saturday evening was spent basting this huge quilt. Getting to this point took a bit of effort. I finished the quilt top probably 18 months ago. For some reason, I got it into my head that the quilt top measured 100″ x 100″. I knew I wanted the quilt blocks to be an even number. Over the past month, I’ve been rounding up supplies to finish the quilt. I bought a king-sized batting and [...]