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Crop Circles: Step 783
Wedges done, edges pressed under, circles made: Start your engines and let the appliquéing begin! The first order of business is to cut those perfect circles into quarters. For some reason that was hard for me. But I did it. There are a couple of ways to proceed with the wedges and quarter circles. You…
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Activity Boxes
I thought I would share something non-sewing related with you all. We live in an area where there are not a lot of educational or cultural resources. Besides running around outside that is. My grand daughter does go to preschool, but I often wonder about the quality of the activities that are offered. Their strength…
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Wedges Pressed, Circles Done
The lady who cleans my house was here yesterday morning and I always try to stay out of her way. My project while she was cleaning upstairs was to press the rest of my wedge segments for the Crop Circles blocks. I made myself a little ironing station on the kitchen counter. I used my…
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The Quilt of a Thousand Steps
I am going to have to rename this quilt. It is called Crop Circles by the pattern designer, Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company, but I call it The Quilt of a Thousand Steps. If you have been following along with this sew along Sinta of Pink Pincushion and I are doing, you may…
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International Quilt Market
I know. It's going on right now. Don't you wish you could go? I have never been, and probably never will get to go, but I feel the excitement! Do you do Instagram? If so, check out the posts by Fatquartershop and by Modafabrics. They are sending a barrage of photos through Instagram showing some…
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Ahhhhhh! Ripping Fabric?
Are you a fabric tearer? As in, ripping your fabric instead of cutting it? In the past I have visited a terrific quilt shop when I traveled to Wisconsin. The women who work at that shop never cut your length of fabric, they rip it! The first time I experienced that I just gasped in…
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Making Perfect Circles for Applique
The first step in making perfect appliqué circles is a product appropriately called Perfect Circles, by Karen Kay Buckley. The package consists of a whole bunch of circles which range in size from 2 1/4 inches to 4 1/2 inches. They are made from heat resistant plastic, and will not melt when ironed. There is…
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Making Those Wedges
The next step in assembling the Crop Circles blocks is to sew your four sets of wedges together. I set my paired fabrics for the wedges next to the machine and chain stitched them together, first in eight pairs of two. Then in four sets of four. Last, attach that fifth wedge on each of…
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Getting Started With Crop Circles
I spent some time last week and over the weekend getting acquainted with techniques and methods for making my Crop Circles blocks. Making the block involves some straight stitching and some appliqué. Whenever I embark upon an appliqué project, I experience feelings of panic and of being overwhelmed with all the possible methods I could…
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I Should Finish This in About Eight Years
Well, right off the bat, I need to tell you Crop Circles is not a beginner pattern. Carrie Nelson's pattern instructions are terrific, and full of detail. if you like appliqué you will love it. The only problem for me is the directions say "use your favorite method of appliqué". That always throws me for…
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