Hello everyone. Yes, I am still here! There has been some craaaaazzzzzy heat in my area the past while and when that happens my brain fries so I'm not able to do a lot of work on any kind of project. I kind of just sit still in as little clothing as possible and try… Continue reading Keeping in Touch!
Tag: handmade quilt
Wooly Sheep Quilt
I quilted this sheep panel today and I used the large pebble with swirled centre design to make the wool look all curly and thick. I had tested a piece of fleece with this same stitching design because I thought I might use it instead of batting but, while the test came out fine, in… Continue reading Wooly Sheep Quilt
It started with a tree … (part 2)
The "tree" quilt is finished. At least it started with a tree! I had a vision in my mind of a tree with falling leaves that landed in a pile in the opposite corner and it all came together from there. It needed an owl on a branch, and of course, once I had that… Continue reading It started with a tree … (part 2)
It started with a tree … (part 1)
"I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree..." This is what you call an original design on the fly, starting in my head and then moving to fabric and I'm trying to remember to take pictures all along the way so you can see how this one goes together.… Continue reading It started with a tree … (part 1)
Build-A-Block
I'm calling this my build-a-block quilt. It was kind of like going to Build-a-Bear, except in this case you pay all the money AND do all the work yourself! It's also - literally - a blood, sweat and almost tears quilt: first, even though all fabrics are Moda Bella Solids and all were pre-washed and… Continue reading Build-A-Block
Playing with Owls
Owls are popular right now, especially for baby stuff, so I played with an idea I saw on Pinterest for a cushion cover with owls peeking in from the edges, and expanded it to baby quilt size. It seems that no matter how you make the owl bodies - with details or just simple shapes… Continue reading Playing with Owls
Wild Quilting Stitching Videos
I stitched this green sampler in parts so I could make videos showing my process along the way, so if you're interested in watching the action, I've posted the links to each step in order below. After doing a few in a row like this, I'm pretty sick of hearing the music that once sounded… Continue reading Wild Quilting Stitching Videos
Compositional Quilting
Don't ask me to define it; it's a term used by someone else whose quilting I've admired for a long time now and I finally set out to grab a marking pen (gasp!) draw some lines and go for it! I think of it as a kind of wild quilting with constraints but you can… Continue reading Compositional Quilting
Moonlit Waterfall Quilt
I've had a busy week piecing together a few baby quilts - yes, you read that correctly, I have indeed been spending a lot of time piecing and there are even some stars! I got a new steam iron recently and must confess that, for some reason, I'm just loving the process of pressing. Go… Continue reading Moonlit Waterfall Quilt
Butterfly Applique Baby Quilt
I just finished this bright and fun baby quilt with cool butterfly and flower appliques, so I wanted to share some pictures with you, as well as a new video showing parts of my process in getting this one made. I'm not including all the steps for applying the fusible web, cutting out the… Continue reading Butterfly Applique Baby Quilt
Ann Walsh Quilting 