KatyQuilts

It’s decision time. I have to figure out what projects go back to Michigan with me and what stays in Arizona. What this really means, is that I have a legitimate reason to procrastinate! 🤣

So, what is staying? Martha is staying.

The elephant is staying.

These are staying. They are fun to make and will be a great project to ease back into in the fall.

I’ve built up more of a stash here this winter, so I’m not taking so much fabric back and forth.

The harder decisions will be which dies to take or leave.

Have a great day!

I saved a couple Heather Bailey layer cakes for ages, with a plan to make a quilt using the Quick Curve Ruler. You can read about that debacle here. I finally had an idea to show off these lovely fabrics.

These are 12 inch blocks and these are the AccuQuilt dies I used. They are all from the 8” Qube.

This will be a slow here and there project. I am enjoying choosing the fabrics for the blocks one at a time. This is a bit unusual for me. This has no deadline and the sewing is easy.

Have a great day!

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First of all, thank you all for your comments and suggestions regarding my ugly cushions! Eventually, they will get redone with the correct foam. Mr. Wonderful is in town so I’m very behind in responding to comments, but I am reading them all! Onto today’s post.

My blocks are all put together. I debated adding a border, but decided not to.

I want to use the same binding fabric I used on my Wheels quilt. I thought any border would conflict.

Finally loaded!

I started out just doing continuous curves for the quilting, but I got bored and started playing around.

After while, I decided it looked terrible, but I’d gone this far, might as well just keep playing.

Time to bind!

Have a great day!

Sigh…. This is another tale of woe….

There is a window seat in one of our bedrooms. I love it! I knew as soon as I saw it that I wanted to make cushions for it.

It is 104” wide, so I decided to make two cushions.

I got this fantastic felted wool yardage at the Herman Miller outlet in Zeeland, Michigan when I visited Daughter #3.

I had picked up this mattress topper for a song, thinking I could use it in my cushions.

Waaa….waaaa…..waaaa…..

This is ten of ten, NOT recommended. My cushions are lumpy and bumpy. They look awful. Excuse the messy photo, Daughter #2 is still waiting to close on her new house.

On the plus side, I can reuse the covers I made when I find the right foam for the job. I left the seams in the back open. At least the dogs don’t care.

I played around with some of the scraps and my circle dies to make leaves. Yes, there are dies for leaves, but this gives me variety in size and shape.

I think there is some potential here. At least they look better than my cushions.

Have a great day!

Remember these? I had a pile of Kaffe FQs that I bought years ago. I finally cut them up before heading out to AZ last fall.

I started adding the yellow triangles.

This gives you an idea of my plan.

I don’t yet know how I’ll resolve the sides, but I’ll worry about that later.

Have a great day!

Martha, Martha, Martha….

I finally got around to recutting all the diamonds from this kit.

I used this AccuQuilt die. NOW they are cut accurately!

I’m not sure if I will make the Broken Star or change the pattern up. I might decide after I’ve finished the center Star.

At least I’m ready to make forward progress now.

Have a great day!

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I picked this pattern up recently. I think it is way beyond my skill level. But it is lovely! And the price was right.

It rained here recently. That is newsworthy in Arizona. This is the view from my sewing room. Today it’s supposed to be 97 degrees.

This meme describes my sleeping habits of late.

So this is what I downloaded to read when I can’t sleep. I still love these books! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read them.

I’ve been waited and waiting to see one of my cacti bloom. Thursday night, the blooms on this one opened! It was SO worth the wait!

The blossoms only last 24 hours and are most beautiful at night. So I sat outside in the yard for a very long time. I was thrilled to see it still there in the morning! It was already showing signs of wilting though.

Before I go, check out this AccuQuilt sale.

Have a great day!

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