If you’re looking for a fun and easy project to keep you busy during this period of self isolation or you just want a weekend project, here’s one for you.
Do you have a round kitchen, dining room, or patio table? I have one in the kitchen and it can be hard to find good sized placemats for four people. Regular placemats are too big and end up butting or overlapping each other.
I bought the fabric in Mosaic Windows several years ago while we were visiting Taos, NM. The bold colors and design grabbed me, but I never knew what to do with it. Finally, an idea came to mind and I designed Mosaic Windows. How did I make the quilting decisions though? It came bit by bit
A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a Ricky Tims Luminarium workshop. Over the two days, Ricky talked, taught, demonstrated, and even sang for us. When I first drove down to Burlington, VT, for the two-day session, I thought, what on earth is he going to talk about for two days? My only experience with workshops were, at the most, a day long. With my fibromyalgia-fatigue, I thought there was no way I’d get through two days of talking without falling asleep right in front of him. I needn’t have worried.
Do you wonder about how to back your quilts? Do you struggle to find the right backing? Should you, could you use a sheet? What about a softer fabric, like flannel or minky? The short answer for the last two questions is, if that’s what you want to do, then go ahead. But here is the longer answer if you’d like to learn more.
