Happy Easter! Today I have a very exciting update for you. I finished the Spinning Stars Quilt top! Woot! My mom, Layla, and I rode out to Boca Grande yesterday to take some pictures of it before I head into the handquilting phase. I’m super happy to be finished with the piecing. There was quite...
I absolutely love mail day. Especially when I’m not expecting packages yet, but they come a day or so early. I was hoping for a big mail day on Monday, but three of my parcels came today. Let’s take a look: First, I have my glorious bundle of Modern Meadow fabric from Joel Dewberry. I...
I’m still working through piecing the Spinning Stars Quilt. I’m now into the colors that AMH sent me, and I just adore the maroon shade. Its so perfect with Innocent Crush I find myself wondering if I ought to have used this shade for the whole quilt. I’ve got my layout down, and I won’t...
I’ve made some more progress on my Spinning Stars Quilt, and I only have 10 more blocks to go before I can assemble the top. Its certainly exciting to see it come together! Over the weekend, I was able to get the remainder of the B pieces cut out from the fabric that Anna Maria...
I’ve made nine of thirty blocks for my Spinning Stars Quilt. I’m going to try to get that number up to fifteen today. So far I’m just working with the initial red solid, but once I finish fifteen blocks, I will begin to incorporate the solids that Mrs. AMH sent me. I’m so thrilled to...
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