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Curiouser and curiouser QAL – Week 3

lilysunshine — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:00:08 +0000

It’s time for some QAL action! How excited are you? I’m quite excited myself!

This week, it’s another simple patch from me. But it makes you practice cutting, lining-up seams and sewing together little bits of fabrics. This week we are making a very simple bordered 9-patch. This block will also be the base . . . → Read More: Curiouser and curiouser QAL – Week 3

FO: Advent Calendar

lilysunshine — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:51:25 +0000

Just in time! It’s been in the works for about a month, but for some reason it took me forever to finish it. It wasn’t even that much work and I never doubted of the result. Ah, procrastination…

But anyway, my advent calendar is done done done! And I am SO pleased! I used a . . . → Read More: FO: Advent Calendar

Curiouser and Curiouser QAL – Week 2

lilysunshine — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:22:27 +0000

Jen has just posted her block design for this week. Go check it out there!

I was a bit taken aback when I saw her design yesterday – It has a set-in seam! I’ve never done set-in seam before! But I’m not one to refuse a challenge, so this morning at about 9am, I . . . → Read More: Curiouser and Curiouser QAL – Week 2

Curiouser and Curiouser Quiltalong – First Block!!

lilysunshine — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:39:25 +0000

Don’t forget to check Jen’s blog post where she talks about her fabric choices! And also, don’t forget the 15% off all your fabric orders from the Little Fabric Store for the duration of this QAL, with the code ‘curiouser’. Happy sewing!

It’s time to get cutting and sewing! How exciting is that?! So . . . → Read More: Curiouser and Curiouser Quiltalong – First Block!!

Productive weekend – Update on ‘The Plan’

lilysunshine — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:36:30 +0000

Last Thursday, I posted about my plan of actions as to what I wanted to work on, now that I didn’t have any work samples to knit. I am pleased to report that a lot has been achieved!

Here’s a little preview – 5 projects have been progressed, 2 of those have been finished. . . . → Read More: Productive weekend – Update on ‘The Plan’

A few tips – Perfectly matching corners

lilysunshine — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:47:18 +0000

As I was working this morning on a simple patchwork cushion cover, I thought I might share with you my few tips to get perfectly matching corners. Though, I don’t claim to be the one to have discovered them, I just merely learned them while reading what others were doing.

First thing first, you . . . → Read More: A few tips – Perfectly matching corners

The plan

lilysunshine — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:34:17 +0000

For the first time in about 6 months, I do NOT have any samples (mine or others) to work on. I have a few patterns to check, but absolutely nothing that needs to be knitted for yesterday and for someone else! It feels odd and strangely liberating. I have dreamed about this moment a lot . . . → Read More: The plan

Busy Sunday

lilysunshine — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:56:53 +0000

While the boys are out in the sunshine, I’m keeping myself busy at home. We’ve been talking about moving Lucas to his bedroom. Until now, we have been happily cosleeping. But he’s getting bigger and we feel it’s about time for him to have his own space at night (and for us to get our . . . → Read More: Busy Sunday

Instant gratification. Almost.

lilysunshine — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:41:42 +0000

There is no such thing as instant gratification when talking about patchwork and quilting. It can be a long process, the choosing of the fabrics, the cutting, the sewing, then the cutting again, re-sewing, etc, etc. But there are some patterns and some projects that I think deserve to be in the ‘almost instant gratification’ . . . → Read More: Instant gratification. Almost.

Leedle Quilt

lilysunshine — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:16:16 +0000

My last post, I blogged about this quilt that had been “in progress” for months and that I had picked up and hoped to finish now. Well, it is FINISHED! Woohoo, YAY!

I am so very pleased with it. I had a much more complicated design in mind when I first started it, but . . . → Read More: Leedle Quilt