Psychoquilter
Exploring self expression through art, quilts and crafts.
Monday, October 14, 2024
My "Insanity" Project Is Completed
I started this quilt in the spring of 2023. The reason it's an insanity project? Every single piece of fabric is sewn with a partial seam to give it a herringbone look. It took two quilting retreats plus countless hours at home to do the sewing.
All the strips of fabric were fraying because they had to be handled so much. It would have been better to use batiks which don't fray and the edges stay crisp.
This will be the first and last time I'll make this kind of item. Well, maybe a table runner, that would be a little more managable.
The pattern came from the book, Modern Quilt Magic by Victoria Findlay Wolfe.
The quilting is done with wiggly lines that follow the chevrons.
Friday, October 11, 2024
Halloween Placemats
Just in time for Thanksgiving dinner! I finished stitching the binding on these placemats last night.
Geo's birthday is on October 31, so he likes everything decorated in a Halloween theme for the entire month.
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Day Three Of The October 2024 Quilting Retreat
Today I was working on these "Scrappy Crossroads" blocks from the Lori Holt book, Scrappiness is Happiness.
I didn't get a lot done because, as usual, there was much talking and eating happening.
That's what retreats are all about, sharing ideas and visiting with quilting friends.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Day Two Of The October 2024 Quilting Retreat
I didn't post anything on Day One because I was too busy yakking and didn't get much sewing done.
Today was spent working on the Sasquatch quilt. I'm quilting it on a regular machine because I don't feel
confident enough with stitching in the ditch on the longarm machine.
I won the door prize- yay! It was a basket that was packed with sewing notions. It's always fun to win a prize. :)
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Scrappy Geese By Linda H.
This is what Linda said about her "Scrappy Geese" quilt,
"Here are some pictures of a child size quilt that I made. It is my own design and I enjoyed making the scrappy triangles out of little pieces. So much more fun than using some of my many pieces of yardage in my stash! At this rate the fabrics I have will never diminish. 😉"
Whoever receives this donation quilt is going to love it!
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Chip N' Dip Quilt Is Completed
This Chip N' Dip pattern came from a YouTube video.
I attend "YouTube University" on a regular basic, looking for ideas. :)
The quilt sat around for several months needing the binding to be stitched. I finished it last week.
It's free- motion quilted with a vertical wavy design. The backing came from Connecting Threads.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Linda H's New Project
Linda sent a picture of what she's been working on lately. It still needs a border. Looking good so far! I love those autumn colours.
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