The Patchery Menagerie

It's so nice to get back into the sewing studio and play with fabric. I sewed all the blocks together into rows, then sewed the rows ...

I've got fifteen rows done on the Blue Exquisite Quilt. I need 23.  As you can see, I've sprinkled colors throughout the blue. ...

I got home from work early on Monday. The governor declared a state of emergency, so all workers were asked to get home safely before the ...

I view cooking as simply another creative act, so I consider this: an achievement.  It's my bread (very like a Challah bread) wit...

is make 399 squares with two opposing corner triangles, 80 squares with triangles on one corner and four blank white squares, trim them up...

OK quilt fans, here's a tutorial on making the Exquisite, wonky style.  What's an Exquisite? You start by cutting squares of ...

I always like to take a picture of a quilt and the person I make it for. This is Devon with the "Exquisite". I'm home now. I...

I made this Exquisite Star Quilt for my godson , who was born last month. It's a version of the Shooting Star , inspired by Gwen Marsto...

The Exquisite Quilt is all finished. My son took this picture of me holding it, with Gina's wonderful quilt from DQS5 in the background...

Sara, I got to a corner on my quilt last night. I got out my camera and took pictures, just for you. Alas, except for this one, they were ...

I've added the binding to my Exquisite quilt. I sew the binding on the front using a blindstitch. Because I have arthritis in my right ...

My Exquisite quilt is back from the quilter, Chris . She quilted it in a variegated yellow thread in an allover pattern. I got home from wo...

The top is finished. Whee! I really like this. The backing will be both of these blues, but the binding will be white. Here's the other...

Nine rows. The finished quilt will have 14. As I was taking the picture, I realized a couple of blocks are water stained, so I will be fixin...

Here are five rows of my Exquisite blocks. Here's a closer view. I like this a lot.

I finished sewing all the blocks from the 4 AM Quilt project. I've got 7 of 14 rows trimmed. I would have had more of them trimmed were ...

This is 24 of the blocks I made yesterday as part of the 4 AM project. They will finish out at 3" square, and they will become a baby ...

Wake up at 4 AM and realize the plans you had for one quilt project were much better suited for another one? And then you can't get to ...