It was to see you hand sewing with your left hand when you sew your little circles. Most people are right-handed and I have to try to work out how to do it my way, with my left-handed.
I have a small Christmas tree in my Studio with lights that are on when my iron is on........and off when the iron is off.........both are plugged into the same strip.
So great to see this circle demo. It's funny how memes take over in the art world. I've been following Jeri Bellini on RU-vid for ages, and several years ago she started making circles out of her mother's old clothing. Now she's spread it to hundreds in her Facebook group and RU-vid followers. And here you are making circles too. They are so much fun, and I'm getting to practice my slow stitch embroidery on the tops of my little circles on top of 3-inch squares. I have settled on the shower cap method as my favorite go-to method for making circles. So easy. I traced circles from my template onto some cardboard and hand cut it out, so they're "natural." But they press just fine with the cardboard. I've been a long-time fan of your show. My very first quilt was a Ricky Timms tulip from the long ago Simply Quilts (2004). Thank you for ALL of your inspiration, Alex. -- Barbara Clark, Eureka, CA
I live in Texas and have been able to visit the quilt museum in LaGrange…it is amazing! I try to go at least once or twice a year now because their displays do rotate. The quilt shop next door is also amazing @quiltedskein. They have the largest collection of Kaffe that I have seen. It’s gorgeous inside!
The temp quilt with black and white is totally sequential! Except for the corners to fill up to the right numbers! If you count top down the squares, the misc black and white are the month markers... indicating the start of the next month! I did this layout and it turned out lovely!!
I like Karen’s way of dampening the edge with brushed on sizing, then letting the iron set on it to dry while dampening the next circle. She has a tutorial on using her Perfect Circles.
