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Octagonal Orbs Quilt Top

June 14, 2012 9 Comments
From Marta with Love: Octagonal Orbs quilt top

In my last post I said I finished two quilt tops this weekend, which means I have another one to show you. It's the product of twelve pairs of hands from the Quilts for Cancer bee, each making and sending me one block for the quilt. Our bee is called "Quilts for Cancer," but we've been realizing throughout the months that these quilts are really for anyone in need of some comfort in their illness. Mine will be for a client of the law firm I work for (I'm a paralegal). She is a quadriplegic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bee Blocks, Quilt Tops

A Quilt Top or Two

June 13, 2012 5 Comments
A finished quilt top or two

After weeks of not sewing a single quilt-related stitch, I whipped up TWO quilt tops this past weekend! For now I'll show you the one that took me, start to finish, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday night (cutting included). Yes, I'm a wild one on these cool Friday nights of summer. I used a kit to make this top (Chevron Cabin by Riley Blake), and although I capital-L love this quilt, I will probably not be buying kits again in future. This was my first quilt kit and I thought the fabric all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quilt Tops

My 241 Tote Bag

June 4, 2012 6 Comments
241ToteBag

I sewed a bag this weekend! The 241 Tote by Noodlehead (pattern here). Finally something it's cheaper to make yourself than to buy. I think the common misconception among non-sewists is that sewing something yourself is cheaper than buying. For the most part, that's wrong. This might've been true, say, 25 years ago, but not anymore (especially with the rising price of cotton). Good fabric isn't cheap, and you have to take into account how much your time is worth in making these things. That … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bags & Pouches

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