My Quilt Diary

Today I added the hanging sleeve and took this banner to the park for a photo opp. Not too easy getting a good picture in the wind blowing t...

 Finished after a long day yesterday, and posed for a picture this morning... My friend from church brought me printouts of the kanji. I dec...

My daughter, Marie in Boston, is involved in distributing food to those of her community in need. Unlike my Tokyo daily onigiri delivery, th...

 With a rather heavy schedule and school beginning soon, I was anxious to get this I-Spy quilt finished and into the hands of the new youth ...

 I was finally able, with my daughter's help, to buy enough thinsulate for my log cabin quilt. It is now laid out on the apartment floor...

Considering the heatwave we have been having here in Tokyo, I have left the log cabin waiting on the floor in the upstairs apartment for bas...

I was thinking of something light blue for the inner border, but going through my assorted scraps, I couldn't find anything that would w...

  Today I added the last block of another row to my log cabin. I played around with some of the blocks yesterday, to get a better balance of...

 I have done a lot of "Quilt as you go" quilts, and even taught that class for a few years. I often chuckle at the comments on the...

Another I-Spy quilt for a new church baby.  This did not take long to piece because I had a tin of four-inch blocks already cut. Sashing str...

 A month  has flown, and what do I have to show for it?   Not a whole lot! I have been working slowly on the banner for the church's 150...

 Thanks to a great kindness, the "Big-Girl" quilt has met up with my granddaughter in Colorado. Our Pastor's wife was travelli...

Maile's Big-girl quilt was finished on Valentines day. It is a bit difficult to find a fence area large enough for a picture, as any sun...

 The thing I worried about most, was quilting the floral print border. Should I outline the pattern with navy stitching? That might have bee...

I decided that, as long as I have to move the hoop around, I may as well do the next two borders together. Since the 5-inch squares are made...

On December 22 I finished piecing the backing, basted the quilt on the apartment floor, and began quilting the star in the ditch, from the c...

Last week I added the last small border to Maile's "big girl" quilt I cut the floral down to just eight inches, as the whole w...

With the five inch yukata squares added, the size is now 65 inches square. I have several rolls of yukata fabric that would add a wide borde...

Two of the setting triangles have been appliqued and one is now set in place. My granddaughter decided on an anthurium. I guess this fills t...

Last week on Tuesday, I began the challenge of the hibiscus applique for the corner blocks of Maile's Morning Star quilt.  The yukata fa...