Yesterday I had some time on my hands so I went into my sewing room and shut the door. I was on a mission:) You may recall in my last post I explained how I wash my finished blocks. Once that...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2017/12/21/hugs-and-kisses-almost-finished/
My goal was to have this quilt, Hugs and Kisses, finished by the end of the year. I am trying my best, really I am. I have finished stitching all 12 blocks. Yipee! Now it’s time to wash...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2017/12/06/washing-my-hugs-and-kisses-blocks/
At the top of my quilting “To-Do List” is to bind every one of my quilts or wallhangings that isn’t bound. I must confess that putting the binding on is my least favourite activity. I’m...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2017/08/09/what-a-difference-a-binding-makes/
It’s still really hot. Really, really hot. So I am spending as much time downstairs where it is very cool, which is good, because I am getting lots done! I finished stitching all of my bl...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2016/08/21/getting-it-all-together/
I love (love!) when people ask me questions about something I post on my blog. For that reason, I am going to show you how I make my bias strips, which I use for stems. First, let’s start w...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2016/01/09/everything-i-know-about-making-bias-strips/
I have been working away on the second block of “Love is in the Air” a pattern designed by Lori Smith. I purchased this pattern a couple of years ago and put it away with the rest of my pat...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2015/11/19/save-those-scraps/
I have been making steady progress on my Trail Mix quilt, designed by Laundry Basket Quilts. I must say it is rather addictive cutting and stitching all those tiny little pieces. Sometimes whe...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2015/11/10/trail-mix-progress-and-a-new-project/
When I (finally) finished the applique on “To Everything There Is A Season”, I handed it over to Rose from Fancy Feathers with my usual set of instruction. My instructions were: “Do wha...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2015/10/10/wait-til-you-see-this/
My goodness! I must say the 1st of the month seems to sneak up on me! I am just putting the finishing stitches on the fifth block of Sue Garman’s “Bed of Roses”, a BOM I started back in...
https://simplebirdapplique.com/2015/10/01/bed-of-roses-block-5/
I decided a while ago that I would like to start a new quilt. Something a little simpler (ok…a lot simpler!) than “Friends of Baltimore” and “To Everything There Is A Season”. But cha...