On Friday I had the chance to get Sunflower Fields basted. I can pin smaller quilts on my table but for anything couch size or larger, I talk my in laws into giving up their living room for the afternoon. My mother in law generously donates her time to help my get the frame set …
Author: The Quilt Police
I am an avid scrap quilter living in northern Wisconsin. I am married and my family is made of my husband and I, two dogs and a cat. While quilting is my main hobby, I do work full time as well as keep a garden and preserve food for my family.
Block Five
Welcome to Block Five of our Block of the Week project! Each block in this project will be a 16-Patch (4x4) pieced using Half Square Triangle Units. Note: If you made all of your Half Square Triangle blocks after the Introduction post, you can scroll down to the portion of the post for block assembly! …
Bucket List Quilts
Are you a quilter who has a list of "I'm going to make this eventually" quilts? I'm not exactly talking about a to-do list, more of a bucket list of quilts you dream of making one day. I believe that every quilter has at least one quilt they want to accomplish. My quilting bucket list …
New Cutting Tool and Project Progress
On Monday I took a drive down to Eau Claire, WI for some quilting-related errands. For Christmas this year my parents bought me an electric cutting tool, which is great for applique type projects, but isn't quite handy for the type of quilts I make. My dad (who is AWESOME, by the way) had anticipated …
Adding Movement to Quilts
One of the things I like about designing quilts is using units that create movement in the pattern. I do NOT like to sew curved seams, so I need to incorporate something else to add movement or the appearance of curves throughout the quilt. A lot of the design phase involves research. I come up …
Block Four
Welcome to Block One of our Block of the Week project! Each block in this project will be a 16-Patch (4x4) pieced using Half Square Triangle Units. Note: If you made all of your Half Square Triangle blocks after the Introduction post, you can scroll down to the portion of the post for block assembly! …
Cutting Rectangles
Both yesterday and the day before, I spent a few minutes working on cutting rectangles for my next pattern. For these rectangles I'm working with neutral and coral/pink fabrics, I ended up with a whole pile of each. I got ahead of myself and forgot to make a test Block first to double check my …
