Oil and Thread

The Baby Fence Rail Quilt is finished.  It's new owner came to collect it yesterday afternoon an hour or two after I had put the last st...

A couple of weekends ago I finally got to the shops to buy some wadding (batting) so that I can finish the Baby Fence Rail quilt.  That was...

Well I think it is safe to say I have crossed the border with the Baby fence rail quilt top. The first border finishes at two inches...

I cannot believe how quickly I am managing to piece this quilt.   I read what I could find about blocking and decided not to get too bo...

I have been chain piecing the 48 squares into pairs and pressing them.  I had experimented with chain piecing when constructing the piano k...

All eight strip sets have been sewn together and pressed.  Each one has been cut into six and a half inch squares. The Radio is my co...

Last night I pre-washed the fabric I bought for this project back in March.  It was all dry by the time I got home this evening and ready t...

I haven't done any sewing since Thursday but I have been planning and shopping.  Next best thing? A few weeks ago my oldest old fri...