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Ahh…Tesnsion
Last night I was happily quilting along, having a grand old time while watching quilt cam. I couldn’t believe how much progress I was making, and how much better my quilting was looking from when I first started this pattern … Continue reading
Posted in bed quilts, free motion quilting, my first quilt, quilting
Tagged bobbin, frogging, quilt cam, ripping quilting, sewing, tension
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Whip Stitch Vs Ladder Stitch
When I started binding, the only stitch I knew to do was the whip stitch. It’s the most intuitive way to join the binding to the back of the quilt, and it was the only method I had seen in … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, tips and techniques
Tagged binding, invisible binding stitch, ladder stitch, quilt binding, whip stitch
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My First Quilt – Basted
It feels like forever since I finished the top and backing of my first quilt. I just looked back in my archives, and realized that it’s been about a month and a half! That’s a long time to let a … Continue reading
Happily Quilting Away
There is no better way to spend a weekend than quilting. I have really been enjoying this process. It’s amazing how much the time it takes to quilt depends on the design. It is taking so much less time to … Continue reading
Posted in lap quilts, low volume quilts, quilting, scrap quilts
Tagged free motion quilting, frogging, stipple quilting
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Ready to Quilt
My leftovers quilt is all basted and ready to go. I was surprised at how quickly the basting went. My only other experience with basting was my penguin table runner, and it did not go nearly so well that time. … Continue reading
Posted in lap quilts, low volume quilts, quilting, scrap quilts
Tagged basting, pin basting
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350 Block Challenge – March Update
I know it’s a while into April now, but I’m finally getting a couple of minutes to sit down and write a post. The last few weeks at work have been crazy! That said, I still was able to get … Continue reading
Posted in lap quilts, low volume quilts, quilting
Tagged 350 blocks challenge, 350 Blocks Project, block a day, challenge, goals
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Leftovers
My first quilt top is finally done! It was an incredible learning experience all the way around. It’s about the farthest thing from perfect, but I absolutely love it. When I originally envisioned the quilt, I thought I would use … Continue reading
Posted in bed quilts, lap quilts, my first quilt, quilting, scrap quilts
Tagged low volume, low volume quilt, modern quilt, sister's choice quilt, star quilt
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350 Block Challenge – February Update
The 350 Block Project: 2013 is a challenge to complete 350 blocks this year in an effort to make substantial progress on some quilts. Since the challenge was posted partway through January, that basically comes out to a block a … Continue reading
Posted in quilting
Tagged 350 blocks challenge, 350 Blocks Project, block a day, challenge, first quilt, goals, sister's choice quilt
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My First Quilt – The Layout
Laying out the quilt top was by far the hardest part of the process thus far. I know I made it a much bigger deal than I needed to, but I really wanted a layout that I would love for … Continue reading
My First Quilt – The Time Has Come
I just finished sewing the last seam on the last block for my sister’s choice quilt. Having been working on this quilt for over a year now, it’s a very strange feeling not to have any more blocks to make. … Continue reading
Posted in bed quilts, my first quilt, quilting, scrap quilts
Tagged scrappy quilt, sister's choice, sister's choice quilt, star quilt, traditional quilt
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Winterfest
I heard about Winterfest when I visited the local quilt guild earlier this month. They said there would be a quilt show, so of course I had to go. It turns out that it was rather like a miniature county … Continue reading
My First Quilt – Nearly There
My goal was to finish 9 blocks a week so that I could have all of the blocks I need done in three weeks. It turns out that I blew that goal out of the water. I finished 15 blocks … Continue reading
Posted in bed quilts, my first quilt, quilting, scrap quilts
Tagged nine patch, sister's choice quilt, star quilt, traditional quilt
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My First Quilt – More Fussy Cutting
I got another 15 blocks done this week for my sister’s choice quilt. It took quite a while to cut the fabrics for these blocks because I fussy cut all of the squares for the center nine patches. It’s amazing … Continue reading
350 Block Challenge
I just ran across the 350 Blocks Project: 2013 by Shelly of Prairie Moon Quilts. The goal is just like it sounds–make 350 quilt blocks this year. While you’re at it, share your progress each month and get entered in … Continue reading
Posted in quilting
Tagged 350 blocks challenge, 350 Blocks Project, block a day, challenge, charity quilt, goals, sister's choice quilt
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Bee in My Bonnet
After finishing my table runner, I really want to finish a bed quilt. And while I’m very excited about Bonnie’s mystery, and I’m close to finishing the units for it, I’m pretty set on finishing the first quilt I started … Continue reading
Wintery Quilted Table Runner
When I saw the fabric above, I instantly fell in love with it. It only took a couple minutes for me to imagine the perfect design. I would fussy cut the fabric into various sized rectangles, frame the pieces with … Continue reading
Posted in quilting, small projects
Tagged fussy cut, learning, penguins, quilted table runner, snow, table runner, winter
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Quilting for a Cause: Ronald McDonald House Charities
I recently discovered the Quilting for a Cause Flickr group. The basic premise is that people post the quilts they are working on for a particular charity, and other people send them quilt blocks. Then the original poster assembles, quilts, … Continue reading
Posted in charity quilts, quilting
Tagged fussy cut, I spy, I spy quilt, novelty fabric, Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Thoughts of Tetris
The first time I heard of a Tetris quilt was when Melissa of Happy Quilting posted a Tetris quilt along back in June. I really like to play Tetris, and I instantly fell in love with the idea of making … Continue reading
Posted in lap quilts, quilting
Tagged games, ideas, quarter square triangles, quilt ideas, sketches, Tetris, Tetris quilt
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Oops!
So, my goal was to finish step three of the Easy Street mystery before Bonnie revealed step four today. Unfortunately, on Monday night when I tried to make these: I actually made these: Naturally, I didn’t notice the mistake until … Continue reading
Posted in bed quilts, mystery quilts, quilting
Tagged Bonnie Hunter, Easy Street, fixing, mistakes, sewing
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