KatyQuilts

Still playing with these curves.

And I’m still not sure where I’m going. I added double curves on a few blocks.

This is how I did it. Layer blocks right sides up.

Freehand cut a curve.

Flip and stitch.

I’m not in love with this yet. But I am getting better at cutting and sewing the curves.

Here’s a tip if you try this. If you sew your curve and it doesn’t look smooth, don’t rip!

Just sew again making it smoother. The first line of stitching will act like basting.

Have a great day!

I’m continuing to play with the hand dyes I had out from my previous project. I want to get more comfortable with sewing curves.

I thought I’d try cutting up my junk strips. I just layer two pieces and freehand cut a curve.

Then switch the top and bottom pieces.

I use a smaller than quarter inch seam allowance.

Things never come out even with this method, but that’s okay.

It remains to be seen what this will become. But it’s fun!

Have a great day!

Did you see this coming? I love strippy quilts.

When I was a kid, I was told that red and pink don’t match, they clash. I didn’t understand that. Tan was a lighter shade of brown and they went together. Light and dark blues went together. Wasn’t pink just a lighter shade of red?

And so I’ve included pink pieces in with my red. So there, fashion police!

The quilting is a make it up as you go process. But the binding will definitely be pink.

Have a great day!

I have a series of posts this week on a project I completed when I was back in Michigan. I took photos and wrote posts, and then forgot to publish! So here you go.

I was inspired by this pile of fabrics on my cutting table and started cutting.

These are the dies I used. Oops! That bottom one is a square that measures 3″ finished on point.

Can you tell where I’m headed here?

Progress!

Stay tuned for part 2! Have a great day!

I finally started playing with the hand dyed fabrics I brought with me.

I pulled a few stacks, looking for something that looked like the desert.

I settled on this combo.

I’m not in love with anything here. But I seem to need to just start making some junk, before I can find my groove.

It’s been a long time since I worked like this and I’m very rusty.

I’m going to make time to play like this every week. At some point, I know something will click. It’s just part of the process.

Have a great day!