Delightful Designs

INFORMATION AND IDEAS

  • It’s time for a New Discussion on Quilting

    Do you quilt it yourself? What method do you use, FMQ, edge-to-edge, FMQ, rulers or what other method? Do you send your quilts out for someone to finish? Or do you take your flimsy to the guild and they finish… Continue reading

  • KINDA SPOOKY

    Where, oh, where did my white scraps go? As for scraps breeding in the dark, that is  true.  But where did my scrappy whites that I set aside for the quilt I am working on disappear?  I spent half an… Continue reading

  • What to do with all those big pieces?

    Just an idea for large pieces that you just don’t want to cut into. that are just too cute or pretty to cut up. Why not take them and make them into tablecloths? I have some fun Halloween and Christmas… Continue reading

  • PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

    I went to Vac and Sew this morning and I was right. The bobbin case was scratched up and had holes in it, just like I thought. The thread kept getting caught in the bobbin and caused a bird’s nest… Continue reading

  • UPCOMING ONLINE EVENTS FOR 2024

    I have joined a couple of challenges online and I thought I would share them and maybe we sew along together. 3-YARD CHALLENGE: Start Date: Jan 15. This is a year-long challenge where you make one 3-yard quilt a month,… Continue reading

  • FUN WITH BRICKS

    This is what I have been working on the past few days. I emptied out a drawer full of 7.5 x 3.5 inch bricks and sewed them together to make 6 inch blocks. Put 4 of them together and you… Continue reading

  • BUST THE BITS AND PIECES PARTY

    February 9, 2023 Is your stash starting to expand and invading other areas than your sewing studio? Are your muffin bins topped and about to explode at any minute? Do you feel overwhelmed? Not sure how to use it or… Continue reading

  • A few updates and a link or two….

    Good Morning Everyone! Are you looking for a way to organize your UFOs? Then try this link from American Quilter’s Society. https://www.americanquilter.com/blog/prioritizing-ufos/. Pass this on to your friends, it’s a free subscription. Don’t forget that our new theme at Delightful Designs… Continue reading

  • BLOCKS FOR UKRAINE

    Hello! Calling my friends worldwide: I will start a project, collecting blocks in 8 1/2″( seam allowance included), colors: blue/yellow ( Ukrainian flag), techniques: everything is allowed… I will sew and quilt one or more quilts ( depending on how… Continue reading

  • Sew FUN!

    Look what Hubby Doug made me! It’s a ironing board cradle to keep my fabric and tops off the floor while ironing. Saw this in Nancy Notion’s for $79 and we made it for under $20! What a clever hubby… Continue reading