Swooze's Quilts and Tall Tales

I have been looking for the "perfect" way to fold stash.  Finally accepting that doesn't exist I used Bonnie Hunter's meth...

Last year while I was out of my house I took a quilt from a co-worker and agreed to work on it.  She described it as having a few tears.  Wh...

So I did....

I started the second triangle of my Wingspan shawl.  This is a free pattern on ravelry. Go checkout what everyone else has on their hooks ...

I brought this king quilt with me to spread out on the hotel room floor and pin baste it.  I didn't have enough pins so I concentrated o...

I went to sew at the church last night with my buddies.  Since I found my corners for this quilt I decided I would get that quilt top going ...

I haven't been very productive in the sewing room but I have managed to make progress with a crochet project.  Does this remind you of t...

My corners!! I put them with the top and border fabric.  Then I put away some PIGS (projects in grocery sacks) and sorted out a few...

Nor any pictures. I have been gathering projects and fabric and all things quilty into a central location. There surely is a long way to ...

Since I last posted I have been digging through boxes and trying to setup house. I have had friends over helping me with setup. I had thin...

Look what I finished!  It's just a top but that was my goal before I moved back to the house.  I move this weekend.

I pieced my borders for Orca Bay over the weekend.  I also cut my inner neutral border as well.  I plan to get these borders on this week be...

I finished the top.  I have a quilting plan.  When I get back to the house I will quilt it. I had an apartment full of teenagers but no v...

I decided to stay with the original look of the quilt since I am supposedly only "fixing" it. I thought a total change was more of...

With either option I have to buy more fabric. I could carry the diamonds from the side into the corners. Or I can make a square in a square ...

I got to sew more than usual this weekend. I sewed four hours Friday night and was able to get one of the side sections completely pieced an...

Didn't feel like sewing but I did make myself layout some pieces so that I could at least play with it in my mind to figure out how I wa...

My Design Wall (floor) was occupied all weekend. I did get the green row sewn onto my co-workers quilt. I will be playing with the next roun...

This is the neutral that I have in my living, dining, Gav's and master bed room. I hope it dries lighter than it appears here. My kitche...

Going with the dark blue on the left for the front, back and garage door. Dee's room. She likes it. Enough said. Not loving that counter...