Today I will be joining a group of fiber arts enthusiasts at the Rockport Center for the Arts to share the rust dyeing technique. Coming from a farm background I am familiar with how equipment rusts if not taken care of. I remember greasing plow …
My morning and early afternoon was spent dyeing vintage linens and over dyeing other fabrics with a Texas friend. While she likes bright colors I tend to stick to the more grayed organic tones. I like to dye fabrics with someone …
“It’s A Mystery” Quilt Challenge by Sharon Wasteney, Something Stitched
Always use a ¼” seam allowance. Press seam allowances toward the solid.
Block A requires these pieces:
(2) 6 ½” x 24 ½”;
(1) 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″;
(1) 6 1/2″ x 12 1/2″
(4) 3 ½” x 3 ½” squares, one of each print numbered 1 through 4.
Sew #1 3 ½” print square to #2 print square, press seam to #2; sew #3 print to #4 print, press seam to #3. Join #1,2 to #3,4, forming four patch block.
Sew 6 ½” solid square to the left edge of the four patch.
Sew 6 ½” x 12 ½” rectangle to the right edge of the four patch.
Sew 6 ½” x 24 ½” rectangles to the top and bottom of the enhanced four patch.
Finished size of Block A will be 24 ½” width and 18 ½” height
Block B requires these pieces:
(1) 9 ½” x 15 ½”;
(1) 3 ½” x 15 ½”;
(1) 3 ½” x 6 ½”;
(1) 6 ½” x 6 ½”;
(4) 3 ½” x 3 ½” squares, one of each print numbered 1 through 4.
Sew #2 print to #3 print, press seam to #3; sew #1 print to #4 print, press seam to #1. Join #2,3 to #1,4, forming a four patch block.
Sew 6 ½” square to left edge of four patch. Sew 3 ½” x 6 1/2” rectangle to right edge of four patch.
Sew 9 ½” x 15 ½” rectangle to top of enhanced four patch.
Sew 3 ½” x 15 ½” to bottom of enhanced four patch.
Finished size of Block B will be 15 ½” width x 18 ½” height.
Sew block A to block B on the 18 1/2″ edge and set aside.
I told you it was simple!!
Since this is my first try please know that I will gladly accept suggestions.
Wow!! I was so motivated to try this that I made a mistake. You will need 2 1/2 yards of background solid or reads as solid rather than 1 5/8 yards. So then there are some additional cuts to be made. The new directions as …
It’s A Mystery To Me! Having just completed my first mystery quilt retreat I am motivated to offer a modern mystery quilt challenge via my website. It will be a small, modern styled quilt suitable for a throw or if done in specific color …
As much a part of family legacy as the birth of new generations is the passing of those we love. There are many ways we may show our respect at the passing of a loved one. In the past colors used for clothing indicated the process and time of mourning for family members. Articles of clothing may be used to make quilts as remembrances of our loss. When a friend passed away her family chose to drape her casket with a quilt as a symbol of her love of sewing and quilting. Others make quilts after the passing of a loved one as part of the grieving and healing process. The making and using of this small quilt, Doves of Remembrance, is a symbol of respect and remembrance, a celebration of love for my mother who taught me to sew.
Rust Yesterday I tried rust dyeing for the first time. It’s not a new process but I had never actually done it for myself. This morning I rinsed and pressed the small pieces of fabric. I learned several things. Results are less definite if too …
I acquired a vest and purse totally covered with pearl buttons more than twenty years ago. They have graced my sewing room as a testament to the buttons used on blouses, baby clothes and more. The vest was in a bad state of repair when …
Ode to Quilters of ‘57
Before leaving for our extended summer vacation throughout northwest USA and Canada and Alaska I had cut pieces for a quilt that I might work on while traveling. I did take my Featherweight Singer machine thinking there would surely be rainy days when we wouldn’t be touring or sight seeing. I got all the block pieces done and the individual rows sewn and then we were into Alaska and all sewing ended. I have a commitment to finish the 2018 raffle quilt for the Texas quilt guild but for breaks I pulled out the blocks and have begun to work on them. It is just not me to work on only one project at a time and a diversion is needed sometimes when working on a large project to change my tension (not the machine but the human). So one of the thirteen blocks has been completed. Three blocks will make up the quilt: Farmer’s Daughter, Sister’s Choice and Grandmother’s Choice. The working title of this project is “Ode to the Quilters of ‘57” in remembrance of my grandmother’s quilting group.
The same blocks are being used in the raffle quilt along with a couple of others so perhaps a pattern for others to use will emerge from the two projects.
