So, excitingly, my second attempt at ordering coat fabric arrived yesterday.

2013 A Lovely Year of Finishes. Monday, 25 November 2013. Scrappy Rainbow Log Cabin with Low Volume Border Block Tutorial. That is a catchy little block name I came up with right there. NOT! I took some pics as I made my practice block, so I thought I would share them here in a tutorial for anyone else who wants to make their own version. I am hoping for a real mix of colour and modern prints. 2 Sew the strip .

Sew What, Sherlock? Thoughts, projects, and patterns of a.

I used to have two lovely golden retrievers, one of whom loved to be the star of my quilt photo shoots. The moment I got out a camera, Oscar was on, or in front of the quilt. Well my golden stars have moved on, and now I a wee tabby cat called Tillie to keep me company on my quilting journey. Today I trimmed by quilted Grand Illusion quilt and put it outside to photograph. Who should pop right along but Tillie. I need to get up higher.

The extended arctic winter here in upstate New York has begun to make the wee ones a bit stir-crazy, so more time has been spent catching them as they bounce off the walls and less time sitting down to post to the blog. This summer, and I have at last set up my beautiful new HandiQuilter. Design Studio with Thomas Knauer.

And then I got stuck. On a lovely load of beautiful lace.

Occasional rubbish from my sewing machine. Sunday, 9 August 2015. She provided background fabric, and also some neutral scraps, to which we add, to make the block. And she also said, we could add leaves or birds if we so desired. I love those little additions. But I have some other thoughts lurking so, if I get negative vibes, I shall start over! Here is a first teaser. There are some gentle curves to be seen there, I think.