My dear quilting friend Lise, brought this photo of a pixelated heart quilt to my craft emporium for a play date.
Susie's magic binding.
My dear quilting friend Lise, brought this photo of a pixelated heart quilt to my craft emporium for a play date.
My objectives for 2022 were to finish my UFOs (unfinished objects) and not buy any more fabric or thread. My stash is so big I will need to live to be 140 years old to use it all up. This sample block quilt started out from 12 blocks given to me by a lady who no longer quilted. I did not have any of the fabrics in my stash that are in these blocks.
After playing with lots of fabric in the stash, ended up with greens browns and pinks.
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I belong to a local quilting group called Nifty Needlers. A few years ago one of members suggested using pvc plumbing pipe and covers to make table risers for plastic folding tables. I experimented with different pipe lengths. Mine are 15" long and counter height is 37". This raises the table so that is it so much easier on the back especially for pin basting and cutting fabric with rotary cutter. I have four tables two are set up all the time for cutting fabric. The other two, I strap together for pin basting quilts.
While looking up a recipe on my blog I realized I stopped blogging in April 2020, after covid 19 spread like wild fire shutting down not only Canada but the entire world.
Prior to March 23, 2020 I had never made a face mask. Today, December 26, 2021 I have sewn over 2,000 of them, most were donated, others sold to recoup supply costs and meet an ongoing demand for good fitting masks especially for children. The design favourite is 3D cotton face masks with silicone adjustment buckles and ponytail beads on elastic ear loops. There are tons of free you tube tutorials, this is the one I used. I modified the pattern to have side casings.
Wrapping the ponytail beads behind the head creates an ear saver mask, that stays in place. This is a better fit for little kids and folks who wear glasses.