Month: March 2020
The Cottage Journal 03.27.2020
I’m working on the second quilt in my series of three, for Easter. I’ve finished 30 blocks, and have them laid out on my design wall, to check for placement and transition in the colors and values. Still have some tweaks to make, but… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 03.27.2020”
The Cottage Journal 03.25.2020
Inspiration. How does it work? I honestly don’t know. But what I do know, is that I find inspiration (or it finds me) in all sorts of ways. What inspired my Crossed Canoes quilt, here in the Longsmith Cottage Quilt Shop? Four things: This… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 03.25.2020”
The Cottage Journal 03.20.2020
In her book Quilting with Style/Principles for Great Pattern Design, Gwen Marston (renowned quilter and quilt historian who passed in 2019) explained that, in the study of quilts, the best way to understand a quilt is to make it. And that is the story… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 03.20.2020”
The Cottage Journal 03.18.2020
I’ve just finished the first quilt in what will be a series of three, for the Easter season. For Lent, I decided to give up buying any new fabric, and so these quilts will be made with fabric from my scraps and stash. This… Continue Reading “The Cottage Journal 03.18.2020”
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