chain link – sew. quilt. explore.

W.I.P. Wednesday

I have gotten a good chunk of stuff done this weekend and week so far!I finished my Chain Link top!!! I am trying to decide on how I want to quilt it. I think simple vertical/horizontal lines will do the trick. I want to keep the symmetrical vibe in tact.Of course Marta sat in theContinueContinue reading “W.I.P. Wednesday”

This Friday

So I am almost done with the Chain Link quilt top. I have finished the center of it and am in the process of putting borders on.This is what I decided on for the border. I wanted to keep it simple to go along with the style of the quilt.It will finish about a twinContinueContinue reading “This Friday”

My Weekly Works in Progress

I have made major progress on my Chain Link. I know, I\’ve been working on this one forever! I am determined to finish the top for my guild meeting on Monday and I\’m in the home stretch!I finished all of my blocks and trimmed them. This is a step I used to step but afterContinueContinue reading “My Weekly Works in Progress”

January 2012

These are the projects I worked on and/or completed in January of 2012. When I went to put this together I didn\’t realize that I had done so much this month. Hope February will be as prosperous.Most of these are still in progress. Most notably my Name Game Swap Mini:And my Chain Link:I hope toContinueContinue reading “January 2012”

W.I.P. Wednesday 1/25/12

I have two major projects in the works. My Chain Link and my Swoon. I am about half way through my chain link and am just waiting to sew together my first Swoon block.Chain LinkFirst Swoon BlockI am also doing a couple of swaps this month. Hoop Up, which involves embroidery, and Name Game whereContinueContinue reading “W.I.P. Wednesday 1/25/12”

Monday Chain Link Monotony

I\’ve been working on a quilt from Link From the 30\’s for a couple of weeks now. It caught my eye because even though it\’s a 1930\’s design, it looks very modern. I have been chain piecing the heck out of this thing. I HATE CHAIN PIECING. It saves so much time and thread butContinueContinue reading “Monday Chain Link Monotony”

W.I.P. Wednesday

So I\’m glad to be back in the swing of things sewing. Things have been sparse for the last couple of weeks so this WIP Wednesday hiatus was probably a good thing. 🙂 This is the beginnings of a quilt I\’m making from thrifted men\’s dress shirts. I\’m still playing around with how big IContinueContinue reading “W.I.P. Wednesday”