Patchwork
Leftover Quilts
Leftover quilts are what I call those tops made from bits and pieces of patchwork blocks, binding and fabric that didn’t make it to the original quilt. Kinda like stash-busting doing improv piecing, but using the fabric that coordinates and is too much for the scrap bucket. The quilt I’m featuring in this post had …
Positively positive
Positively positive plays with the plus block that is simple to make using strips of light and dark fabric. I had a set of half metre fabrics in my stash from the same collection, and I decided to use those for this project. 6 half metre fabrics that coordinate 2 dark 2 light medium/dark for …
Racing with strips
Racing around to get a quilt for a gift, or just something to do in an afternoon to keep you out of mischief? This is the one for you. Better known as a Jelly Roll Race, this is the easiest quilt you will ever make! The finished size is approximately 61″ x 52″ What do …
How to make a men’s neck ties quilt
A men’s ties quilt is the perfect memory quilt. Some time ago, I decided to take my father’s old ties and make something memorable with it. Very few companies in South Africa require men to wear ties any more, and dad has also been retired for a while. It was interesting to discover that some …