kro designs

96, 6.5" interfaced squares ready for their corner sets....phew.

Mrs. B has been waiting oh so patiently for me to get some progress made on the memory quilt for her daughter. As posted here I talked about the design process and how we are putting together our quilt. Now its' time to start prepping the fabric for construction. Mrs. B washed and organized the cloths into groups since were are making a wall hanging after the quilt. I've taken those groups and put them into tubs for safe keeping in my studio. After taking pictures of each of them, I cut with fabric scissors, no rotary cutters in this step, and figure out what would look best for our quilt square . A lot of her cloths have some great details like pockets, ruffles, embroidery that I like to incorporate but sometimes bulky seams get in the way so I have to be creative. You'd think that this step I could whizz through but one space out with the scissors can make my job a lot harder down the road. Luckily I have a 6.5 inch ruler that helps in the planning process trying to f...

You'd think that I'd just stay home with my ailing hubby and bring him ice packs, water and pillows, well I do, but with 2 youngsters around nothing stays still for very long. And although I wasn't doing anything in my studio I felt a lot of joy going through these pictures. Time with family is always a great thing! It doesn't feel that I've got much done but there will always be time to craft after my family time which always comes first!