I’m too tired to write much, but here are some more photos from our trip.
There are waterfalls everywhere and each one is unique and beautiful. Many can only be seen from the road as they are on private land. Can you imagine owning your own waterfall? Amazing!
I have so many photos that I’m sure I will have multiple posts coming.
Have a great day!
I recently bid on and purchased this small quilt top on EBay.
It came with these extra pieces.
I loved the blue setting squares, but when it arrived and I felt them, I suspected they were not 100% cotton. So I decided to test my theory with the flame test. I trimmed a small piece from one of the extra blocks and lit it on fire with a lighter.
This is what it looked like after blowing out the flame.
It is hard and crunchy. This means it has polyester I. It. The flame melts the poly which is essentially plastic.
This is a piece of 100% cotton.
When burned, the ash turns gray and is very soft to the touch.
You can see the soft gray ash on my finger tip.
I recommend doing this over a sink with water running to prevent any disasters! But it is a good test if you are unsure of fabric content.
Have a great day!
This photo speaks so much to me about the power of Easter and all that it means.
Thank you, Jesus, for all you have endured for me.
Happy Easter from Iceland!
Tonight, Mr. Wonderful and I start our journey homeward. It has been such an amazing trip! I’ll post a few pics here and I will share more later.
This is the camper van we rented. Our transportation and accommodation all in one!
Mr. Wonderful was trying to decipher items in the grocery store.
More to come. Have a great day!
Since my trial run 9 patch worked well, I moved ahead on this little project.
Can you see where I’m headed with this? Have a good one!
I finished my mug rug!
It’s just the right size for a cup of coffee or tea and a cookie.
I kept the quilting simple.
Now, I am hungry for cookies! Have a great day!
I found something I wanted to make, but I would need to end up with half inch finished squares. Soo decided to try a sample using some scraps of this.
It is a fusible patterned grid.
I cut these squares just under one inch and fused them onto the grid.
This is how it looks from the back.
Then fold on the grid lines and stitch.
After stitching, slice the fold off.
And press seams open.
Here is the back after sewing the cross seams and pressing and trimming.
Pretty accurate!
Looks like this will work.
Stay tuned for a future small project. Have a great day!
This is from the last batch of QOVs I quilted for the Stitching Sisters QOV group. This top was made by Nadine.
Have a great day!
Daughter #3 recently sent a text from an estate sale and asked if I was interested in a quilt for $2. Um, yeah! It had a certain folk art charm that I couldn’t resist.
My first thought was to take it apart and remake it as I’m not a fan of tied quilts.
You can see above the great disparity of black communities sizes! I like Vedder this cowboy fabric in the border.
How about that massive self binding?
I love the backing fabric.
I think I am going to enjoy this one as is. It adds a great pop of color to me sewing room.
Have a great day!
I picked up a clipboard at a local discount store to use to display some of my little quilts.
I had seen some neat frames with a clip like this that people used to display small quilts and I thought just using a clipboard would be cool.
Clipboards have almost become a thing of the last really. Maybe I should paint it or dress it up somehow.
I have this hanging in my hallway for now, but you could use a plate stand to put it on a table top as well. I think I’m going to like this.
Have a great day!
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