I found this pattern on McCall’s Quilting web site. It is a free pattern that you can copy. http://www.mccallsquilting.com/qb/mccallsquilting/pattern_200/index.html The pattern is for a 12 1/2 inches block. They offer it in the traditional layout in a quilt. I chose to do an all blue block because blue and white quilts were often made because…
Month: April 2014
Birds in the Air Quilt Block- Sampler Quilt
I followed the Gourmet Quilter’s instructions but I didn’t have 10 inches squares or what they call in this country layer cake bundle. I used my scraps and made it scrappy. In this picture I still had a few places to fix. That was just on the sewing the four squares together. It made…
Feathered Star Quilt Block Part 2-Paper Piecing
After I made the decision to use the paper pieced pattern from McCall’s Quilting web page, I printed out the PDF file. I gave the link to the free pattern in part one of the feathered star. I looked to see if I had any paper piecing paper left. I could not…
Feathered Star Quilt Block Part 1
My 19th Century Sampler Quilt would not be complete without a Feathered Star. This block is 14 1/2 inches unfinished and since I am using sashing on my 12 1/2 inches blocks to bring them up to 15 1/2 inches. I am going to sash with unbleached muslin. I used this as the background…
Pineapple Jam Made From Fresh Pineapple and Liquid Pectin
Pineapples are in the stores for Easter cooking. Every year I make pineapple jam from wonderful fresh pineapple that I have let ripen on my kitchen counter until it is golden yellow. The fruit is sweeter and juicer if you let it ripen. I twist the tops off to replant in my garden. I live…
