Needlecraft category

  • #110 – The Girlie Quilt Quilted

    Finished quilting The Girlie Quilt today. I had to rip three lines of quilting out because the tension was totally off after I changed bobbins. Lesson learned; check your gauge when you change somethi...
    Apr 20, 2010 1 Comment

  • #109 – Another Coffee Cozy

    These are such quick satisfaction projects & a good way to get really used to intarsia. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photog...
    Apr 19, 2010 No Comments

  • #106 – A Total Waste of My Time

    I spent most of the afternoon pinning & re-pinning my quilt sandwich trying to get the middle seam of the quilt top to match up with the seam in the backing. It seemed to be spot on but once I s...
    Apr 16, 2010 2 Comments

  • #105 – Quilt For My Sister

    I told you I might just have to buy fabric for another quilt today. Most of it was on sale. (Is it just me or does Joann’s alway shave a sale on quilting fabric?) This is for my sister’s n...
    Apr 15, 2010 6 Comments

  • #104 – The Girlie Quilt Top

    The top is done, woohoo! Off to buy batting tomorrow & perhaps fabric for the next quilt…. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year �...
    Apr 14, 2010 2 Comments

  • #103 – Press, Pin, Piece, Repeat

    Had a really busy day with errands & chores around the house but I still managed to find time to add more strips to The Girlie Quilt. Tomorrow I should have time to sew on the last two strip and ...
    Apr 13, 2010 No Comments

  • #102 – Starting to Look Like Something

    One of the joys of machine sewing is how quickly something begins to take shape. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a year & photograph it. If...
    Apr 12, 2010 No Comments

  • #101 – One done, another on the needles

    Finished the Tennessee coffee sleeve & started a second sleeve right away. I could have sent a pair of the same ones but its more fun for me to make different ones. Its surprising how much intere...
    Apr 11, 2010 1 Comment

  • #99 – Stripping

    Got almost all the strips done for The Girlie Quilt. I just liked the honeycomb effect they made hanging there. Handmade 365 2010- My goal is to spend time everyday working on something handmade for a...
    Apr 09, 2010 1 Comment

  • #98 – The Girlie Quilt Layout

    All the squares are cut and the layout has been planned. I think its very bright & cheerful. If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at http://justcraftyenough.com then the site you ...
    Apr 08, 2010 2 Comments