I am overwhelmed with the response..........
to my question yesterday. I will definitely still have words on my blog and will continue in the same manner as I have in the past. I enjoy writing this blog and posting my pictures and am happy to have so many readers that enjoy it.
I gave the last Strips 'n Curves class yesterday and then I was able to come home and sew my 2 pieces that were in progress as demo material. Here is the Kaffe Fassett and batik version.......
and here is the Christmas one. I changed the layout of the blocks to make it give the impression of piles of Christmas balls. I will still add borders to this one (next Friday on Strips 'n Curves day on my schedule).
My students did great and all of them got most or all of the sewing done. We decided this one was busy enough in the fabric to not have a busy layout also. It worked very well with all circles.
This one is all sewn together and the fabric on the left was auditioned and approved as a border. It will have a narrow border first.
This student used a striped fabric and 3 other fabrics for a very attractive quilt.
Here are blocks in the final layout for this one. This student had the seams all sewn in one direction and just needed to sew the final 5 seams by the time the class was finished. We chose her borders before she left.
I had some questions yesterday about my basting. If you go to the Labels list on the right side bar and click on the word "basting" and scroll down, you will see the type of needles I use and see my explanation of how I do it. If anybody has any further questions, click on the email link, also on the right side bar and I will personally email you back.
to my question yesterday. I will definitely still have words on my blog and will continue in the same manner as I have in the past. I enjoy writing this blog and posting my pictures and am happy to have so many readers that enjoy it.
I gave the last Strips 'n Curves class yesterday and then I was able to come home and sew my 2 pieces that were in progress as demo material. Here is the Kaffe Fassett and batik version.......
and here is the Christmas one. I changed the layout of the blocks to make it give the impression of piles of Christmas balls. I will still add borders to this one (next Friday on Strips 'n Curves day on my schedule).My students did great and all of them got most or all of the sewing done. We decided this one was busy enough in the fabric to not have a busy layout also. It worked very well with all circles.
This one is all sewn together and the fabric on the left was auditioned and approved as a border. It will have a narrow border first.This student used a striped fabric and 3 other fabrics for a very attractive quilt. Here are blocks in the final layout for this one. This student had the seams all sewn in one direction and just needed to sew the final 5 seams by the time the class was finished. We chose her borders before she left.I had some questions yesterday about my basting. If you go to the Labels list on the right side bar and click on the word "basting" and scroll down, you will see the type of needles I use and see my explanation of how I do it. If anybody has any further questions, click on the email link, also on the right side bar and I will personally email you back.Someone else asked if I would do a tutorial on Strips 'n Curves. There is a book that I followed for the technique by Louisa A. Smith and I briefly explained some of the steps on my blog. You would need to buy the book or check it out of the library for a full tutorial.
Someone else asked where I teach. I only teach in the town where I live, Sandwich, IL right now. I retired 3 and half years ago to be available for my elderly parents. Even though my mother passed away May 17th I still have my 95 year old dad to be available for so I don't go far from home.