Hitting the Blocks

The YMCA recently opened a branch here in the boondocks of King George, and my daughter loves the pool. We’re there at least five, sometimes six times a week.
However, the Punkin is a skinny little thing, and only lasts about 20 minutes before she turns blue with cold. And the locker room [...]

I’m all a-quiver right about now. I sold my first quilt pattern this past week, and tonight got it nicely wrapped up to send out (hopefully it’ll beat lil’ Miss Hanna Almost-a-Hurricane out of the state). Of course I’ve got the shipping jitters, the “Did I get everything perfect? Did I forget [...]

And here’s my final product. I had a blast making it (yes, even all those little flowers), despite the time crunch at the end (that was my fault for not starting it until after recital, which was June 22nd.)

And now back to my previously scheduled life…

The saga continues–
After getting the underlying blocks pieced (the actual quilting came later), but before I put on the backing, I did some major applique.
The vase is the most important part, since it is the challenge fabric in all its glory. It has layers of batting underneath it to simulate the curve [...]

Phew! After over 75 different designs and almost 200 hours of hand-stitching, my quilt is in the mail (please, please USPS, do not be late!!!).
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Hoffman Challenge, here is the company’s own definition:
“Every year, a team from Hoffman Fabrics chooses an upcoming fabric design and then [...]