I had forgotten how lovely is the smell of fabric being starched by a really hot iron! Well, I'll explain. I have just concluded another Craftsy course on quilting. This one is "Traditional Blocks Made Simple". Wow, who knew you could make an arrowhead block so easily!! The teacher is Anita Grossman Solomon. She shows her fabric prep which includes using bottled liquid starch and plenty of spray starch with really hot iron. Her techniques for block piecing are stupendous.
In her course she is shown using a vintage red electric iron. Toooo cute! It is a dry iron and gets really hot. She speaks so lovingly of it! Anyway, of course I had to find one. Seems that some other students who took her course had the same idea! The notes from others in the "class" speak about getting an iron from ebay. Seems a couple of them scored red ones.
Well, I found a gorgeous light olive green one on etsy!! It will be here tomorrow. It will match several of my vintage Kenmore sewing machines. How cool is that?
These are my first blocks. I have now cut out enough squares for a bed quilt. I think I will really make it and have someone quilt it for me. Bed size quilts always seem so daunting but this one has me excited as long as someone else quilts it for me Wish me luck!
You should check out the Craftsy courses. Some are even free. You can access them forever. The instructor answers questions and you can keep going back to see a point.
I've also been sewing up some doll quilts, What do you think?
And now for the most fun of all! How about this doll bed. It's a clementine crate and paint stir sticks! Love it! It has a "real" mattress, fitted sheet, removable dust ruffle, reversible quilt, pillow and pillow cases. Took me 2 days to make the darn thing but it was really fun.
I gave it to our niece Kaylee a few weeks back. Her grandma says she is still playing with it.
That's all folks!! Leave me a comment if you visit. Thanks!
Your doll quilts are so cute and well done. Are they American Doll size? My granddaughter has American Dolls and I would love to get one. (audralee@hotmail.com)
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