Work in Progress Wednesday: Last Snowflake (Quilt) of Winter

After getting a [amazon_link id=”B000UUBCNO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Roomba vacuum cleaner[/amazon_link] for my birthday and experiencing how wonderful it is to have a really clean floor in the rest of my house without lifting a finger myself, I’m making an all-out push to finish enough quilts that I can get my boxes of fabric, scraps, and…

Cotton Quilt Batting

The most popular choice among serious quilters, cotton batting is soft, washable, wears well, and shows off detailed stitching attractively. This quality is what makes it the batting of choice for quilts that will be entered in shows and competitions. Lately, 100% cotton has been getting some stiff competition from bamboo and bamboo blends, which…

Work in Progress Wednesday: String Roman Stripes Quilt Blocks

I’m taking part in the “Work in Progress Wednesday” blog linkup hosted by Lee at her Freshly Pieced blog. For me the challenge is deciding which project of the many, many unfinished quilts I have lying around to focus on. I decided to pick the one I’ve been working on with most concentration, which is…