A Peach in Stitches

I am now caught up with the Jelly Roll Quilt along’s blocks. I did two blocks at my bee this past Saturday (where has the time gone??).  Sorry for the blurry pictures, I don’t know what happened when I took them.   And one today:   Five blocks down, seven to go.

This quilt was completed September 2009. I made this from exchange blocks. It was made just large enough to cover Kirah in her car seat and not hang down and get caught in the base of the car seat. It was taken out the day it was made and lost that very day.

Ravelly wanted to know our sewing rituals so here goes mine: 1.  I always sew barefoot.  No matter the weather.  Since living here in Hawaii, it has been easier to get my shoes on and off, especially since I wear “slippahs” all the time. Even at sewing bees and retreats… off go the shoes.  I [...]

I couldn’t wait on the fabric I ordered.  I found something in my stash for the centers of each block.  I don’t know if the fabric in the picture will make it for the corners or not. I tell you, this quilt is going to make my eyes bleed and test my patience… it is [...]

Last summer, the shop hop on Oahu had prizes.  I won one, a jelly roll of assorted fabrics.  The theme of the fabrics was dots.  It contained 30 strips.  Most of the patterns that I wanted to use needed 40+ strips.  I scrounged around my stash and came up with 10 more dot fabrics to [...]