Category Archives: Jewel Encrusted Scarlet Pony of Opulence and Power
2011 ufo wrap up
1. Hawaiian quilt- This quilt I have been working on FOREVER. I am very frustrated with it. On the other hand it is potentially nearly done because it has the binding nearly on. I still feel like it needs to be quilted more. Updated December 2011: Although this is technically a finished piece, I don’t …
Silk crazy quilt wrap up
Here are the final pictures of the silk crazy quilt. I first thought of calling it Blood War Horse of Jewel-encrusted Opulence and Power. This makes sense only in my own mind. Mostly because I see a red horse in the middle. If you can see it, too, let me know and I will feel slightly …
back of silk quilt
Here it is the back of the silk quilt before I assembled it. I love the back of unfinished quilts. All those seams carefully pressed. As you can see, I never quite get all my seams going the same way. I like the ant trail of hand stitches that show up on the back. I …
February ufo done
In spite of everything, I did get this finished this weekend. I laid in bed and hand quilted while being very sick. I would quilt a little then watch a long movie on Showtime (we had a free weekend of Showtime). I’m still sick but slowly moving to the vertical world. I will write more …
friday night sew in-finished quilt top
I finished the top! Yesterday, my husband and I went to Joanne’s and found this fabric. The bonus of having a husband who is an artist is getting out-of-the-box color advice. I knew I would be using orange in this quilt, but I never would have picked this peach color. I think I would have used a rustier color, …
Friday Night Sew In
I just signed up at for the February Friday Night Sew In at Crafty Vegas Mom. I plan to go to the fabric store in the daytime since I have the day off (Yay!) so I should be ready to go on my February UFO, the silk quilt.
silk quilt ufo 10, problems and solutions
Thanks to Deanna for noticing that the quilt has an Amish palette, I’ ve overcome my initial confusion about the palette of the quilt. I’ve also overdyed the most obnoxious colors. I didn’t get as big of color change as I would have liked. I think there must be a special technique for dying silk with Procion colors that I have forgotten, because …
ufo number 10: the silk quilt
My number 10 is the silk quilt. It is made from several silk blouses I had from the 1980-1990s. They are washed silk and they are all in jewel tones. I know why I stopped working on them. The color is the first problem. My husband says they look like a flag. Also, I have …
2011 ufo challenge
I found this 2010 UFO Challenge by Patchwork Times. I love the idea of tying up loose strings, but I have a lot of anxiety. Will I finish all these projects? Will I finish any of these projects? Some of these projects are not quilts, so I hope that Patchwork Times doesn’t mind my stretching …
more silk squares
I’m going to check out the new sewing shop in my neighborhood. It suddenly appeared just 10 blocks from here on Diamond Lake Road and Nicollet. I will let you know how much I like it. I’m sure I will: a fabric store within walking distance. I am dyeing some clothes today. I am dyeing …
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