I seem to have acquired an bit of a stash of Denyse Schmidt fabrics...I am laying the
blame squarely on
Spotlight (and
maybe some came home from
SIT 2012), but what better way to use them than sending some off to another DS liker.
Have you tried these magic little Clover binding clips yet? I'm totally converted...I love them...they do just what I want and I only missed a tiny bit of the binding on the reverse. *little happy dance*.
By the next quilt binding I reckon it'll be perfect.
Love the way this mini quilt turned out. It's based on
this tutorial, but I initially cut out 3 3/4" squares of the DS fabric and 2" white strips. Then I squared them off to 5", so when they are cut into 4 quarters, you will end up with 2 1/2" squares, rather than the 6 1/4" that Amanda made using the layer cake. (If that all sounds like gobbeldygook, it just means I made this quilt
waaaay smaller than hers.)
The finished size is 14 1/2" square.
The other swap finish is my September block for
Sew & Bee Happy
Judith asked us to make a crazy patchwork block using
this tutorial. The blocks are being made into a quilt for her charity group. Pretty happy with this one too and it's ready to be mailed (except I forgot that this is the long weekend so it won't go now till Tueday...oops).
Here are some of the blocks I've got back from my turn as queen bee...
I need to use these holidays to make quite a few more, but they are looking great and this quilt is getting a big head start thanks to my lovely bee ladies!
thanks for taking a peek over the fence...