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Can I Have "A Big Hug"? from Midget Gem Quilts

Can I have "A Big Hug"?

The answer is No. Just a virtual hug, but I will leave that question just hanging there. I have decided the perfect name for version of The Grace Heart Quilt, designed by mmmquilt.com is THE Big Hug.

The hearts seem to be very relevant at the minute. The big read heart at the front just seemed to leap out at me. I thought of The Big Love, but that reminds me of a tv series that was on (not that I watched it). The Big Hug just seemed to wrap itself around me ...

added by helenjean@midgetgemquilts 0 minutes ago. under grace heart quilt. mmmquilts , the big hug

Mini-Scapes from Linda's Landscapes

Why, I wondered the other day, was I so inspired, early this March, to begin a whole new line of landscape quilts for my Etsy shop...when the market was, unbeknownst to any of us, about to take a downturn?

The answer occurred almost immediately---the joy that came from making these new "Mini-Scapes" had bolstered my immune system like nothing else could have, going into this pandemic. And what a welcome distraction from the news.

(I think I will add some sea foam to the bottom of the cliff.)

These are all roughly 10 to 11 inches wide by 7 ...

added by Linda Wulf Koenig 0 minutes ago. under mini-scapes

Mini-Scapes from Linda's Landscapes

Why, I wondered the other day, was I so inspired, early this March, to begin a whole new line of landscape quilts for my Etsy shop...when the market was, unbeknownst to any of us, about to take a downturn?

The answer occurred almost immediately---the joy that came from making these new "Mini-Scapes" had bolstered my immune system like nothing else could have, going into this pandemic. And what a welcome distraction from the news.

(I think I will add some sea foam to the bottom of the cliff.)

These are all roughly 10 to 11 inches wide by 7 ...

added by Linda Wulf Koenig 0 minutes ago. under mini-scapes

MY Quilt Candy Virtual Quilt Show Tomorrow from Nestlings By Robin

April 8th at 2pm join me on my FB page,

NESTLINGS by Robin.
Invite your friends and guild members
to join the fun!
This will be a great way to decide that you
need me to come teach at your guild:)

Get ready to be shocked and amazed?

Shocked because who knows how

this fiasco will play out as

I perform my FIRST EVER FB Live video-LOL!

Amazed by the lovely quilts I will be

sharing with you in this

Virtual Quilt Show.

The theme is "Favorite Quilts" and

that is not as easy as it sounds

because they are ...

added by Robin 0 minutes ago. under antique quilts , contemporary quilts , favorite quilts , fb live , nestlings by robin , virtual quilt show

Cleaning from Wont to be Quilter

Hi friends!
Yesterday I started cleaning up my sewing room. Buy cutting up every scrap I find in their.

First I finished this star that I cut out the day before.
Going to cut up 3 1/2 inch square to go into a baby boy quilt in the process.

This is hanging off of trees here and there all over this country. And so pretty this time of year. The smell is wonderful. Tommy says he can't smell it!
We had our first death from this horrible virus, a 82 year old man.
They are not giving names ...

added by barbara woods 0 minutes ago.

Cleaning from wont-to-be quilter

Hi friends!
Yesterday I started cleaning up my sewing room. Buy cutting up every scrap I find in their.

First I finished this star that I cut out the day before.
Going to cut up 3 1/2 inch square to go into a baby boy quilt in the process.

This is hanging off of trees here and there all over this country. And so pretty this time of year. The smell is wonderful. Tommy says he can't smell it!
We had our first death from this horrible virus, a 82 year old man.
They are not giving names ...

added by barbara woods 0 minutes ago.

April's One Monthly Goal~ I SPY from Domestic Felicity

I Spy with My Little Eye: I wish to make a Fun I Spy Quilt for my Sweet Love - My Little Grand baby Girl~ What A Fun Gift for a toddler! Using Fun Prints to get a top pieced together will be my April Goal~

That's Her! No Spoon, No Clothes! No PROBLEM!

One Monthly Goal April Link-up

added by Anita Jackson @ Domestic Felicity 0 minutes ago.

How to: Machine Quilt a Etched Motif Quilt Block with Natalia Bonner - Let's Stitch a Block a Day - Day 312 from Piece N Quilt

Welcome to day 312 of "Let's Stitch - A Block a Day with Natalia Bonner

Today Natalia will walk you step by step through the process of machine quilting a Etched
motif on a Triangle quilt block.

You can check out the complete video tutorial here:

You can pick up a PDF Template for this block here

You can pick up a Digital Template for this block here

Check out this blog post for all of the details about the machine quilting rulers and products Natalia is using in this video series here.

All of Natalia's machine quilting is ...

added by Natalia from Piece N Quilt 0 minutes ago. under 4n1 machine quilting ruler , gammill quilting machine , lets stitch a block a day with natalia bonner , machine quilting

Courage from Wollie Mammoth

Each morning after a restless night of sleep this is my mantra...Inhale Courage, Exhale Fear. It is a daily struggle but the wonderful side of social media is seeing all the stitchers who wake up and create something for strangers...all the mask makers, quilt creators, cross stitch designers who encourage us to exhale the fear through our stitching. Thank you to all of you who lift my spirits and I hope I also do that for you!

added by Anna 0 minutes ago.

Mask Making Mania from Cowtown Quilts

Materials Used:
2 pieces of 7″ x 9″ fabric
1 strip of 1 to 1+1/2″ x 7″ fabric
2 strips of stretched 1″ x 7″ T-shirt fabric
Optional: some type of filter and/or wire

Along with everyone else, I am making fabric masks. I am also making masks from special microbial fabric the hospital provided for them. The fabric masks will go to family, friends in need, and special places that need at least some form of protection. I looked at and tried a lot of different patterns, until I came up with something that works for ...

added by Cowtown Quilts 0 minutes ago. under 2019 , 2020 , coronavirus , covid-19 , fabric mask , filtered fabric mask , home-bound , mask , on a personal note , pandemic , shelter-in-place , tutorials , wired mask (Comments)

Mask Making Mania from Cowtown Quilts

Materials Used:
2 pieces of 7″ x 9″ fabric
1 strip of 1 to 1+1/2″ x 7″ fabric
2 strips of stretched 1″ x 7″ T-shirt fabric
Optional: some type of filter and/or wire

Along with everyone else, I am making fabric masks. I am also making masks from special microbial fabric the hospital provided for them. The fabric masks will go to family, friends in need, and special places that need at least some form of protection. I looked at and tried a lot of different patterns, until I came up with something that works for ...

added by Cowtown Quilts 0 minutes ago. under 2019 , 2020 , coronavirus , covid-19 , fabric mask , filtered fabric mask , home-bound , mask , on a personal note , pandemic , shelter-in-place , tutorials , wired mask (Comments)

How to Free Motion Quilt an Egg in a Basket from The Inbox jaunt

Good Morning, Quilters! Today, we are going to learn how to free motion quilt an egg in a basket! It’s adorable–especially when you use variegated thread! But first….some fun news! Yesterday, I was interviewed via Skype by Alex Anderson of The Quilt Show. We chatted about quarantine quilting, our LKQ community, UFOs and of course–free…

The post How to Free Motion Quilt an Egg in a Basket appeared first on Lori Kennedy Quilts.

added by Lori Kennedy Quilts 0 minutes ago. under all , easter egg , egg in a basket , holiday , motifs , seasonal (Comments)

You Protect Me, I'll Protect You from Elaine Adair Pieces

This one has an open area to slide in any sort of additional protection. I still had narrow elastic.

added by Elaine Adair 0 minutes ago. under face masks

100 days from Charm About You

There are lots of lovely sew a-longs going on to keep us busy and creative during this crazy time. I feel like I need a focus. The thing I have most been looking forward to starts today, the 100 day project. You can find all the info about the project here. It's open to all sorts of artists + creatives and really any project you can think up. I've joined in before and this year is perhaps my most challenging yet for various reasons. Everything is set up, my planner has the 100 days noted with a sticker and ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 2 minutes ago. under #100daysnotlettingdreamsbedreams , aurifil , blackwork , liberty silk scarf , manx log cabin , patchwork , peppermint purple , quilt blocks , quilting , stitch-a-long , the 100 day project , tooth fairy

Rainbow from Nina Paley

added by Nina Paley 57 minutes ago. under ----------------- , animation , gif (Comments)

More Triangulating from ... Cat Patches

You're not *still* sewing triangles together, are you?

If you want me to help you, you're going to have to purrogress to something less meownotonous.

That's how my day went yesterday. Cats can be so mouthy. Smitty was so disgusted, he roped Mike into taking him out for a sit. Sometimes he goes out for a walk, but yesterday's walk turned into a sit as he surveyed his kingdom.

Later he came in and used his very specialized tool to point out any cutting errors I might have made.

All of these pinks and whites have ...

added by Barbara 1 hour, 1 minute ago. under blogging cats , cats , quilts

More Triangulating from Cat Patches

You're not *still* sewing triangles together, are you?

If you want me to help you, you're going to have to purrogress to something less meownotonous.

That's how my day went yesterday. Cats can be so mouthy. Smitty was so disgusted, he roped Mike into taking him out for a sit. Sometimes he goes out for a walk, but yesterday's walk turned into a sit as he surveyed his kingdom.

Later he came in and used his very specialized tool to point out any cutting errors I might have made.

All of these pinks and whites have ...

added by Barbara 1 hour, 1 minute ago. under blogging cats , cats , quilts

Nice Work If You Can Get It from Priscilla's Workshop

Stephanie Grisham has been fired from her job as press secretary for the White House. Despite serving in that position for eight months, she never gave a press conference--not one. Nevertheless she was still being paid a six figure yearly salary.

So Grisham was paid a lot for doing nothing and Jared Kushner is paid nothing for doing a lot. Sort of balances out especially given their mutual lack of competence.

added by Priscilla 1 hour, 39 minutes ago.

ADHD and Crafting from Life Sew Crafty

So this post is a way to get this out in the open and think through it and also to help others who might have the same experience. I am a 35-year-old, white, pansexual, cis-gender female, first-generation immigrant from Germany, living in the Midwest. I am also a wife, working mother, crafter, friend, daughter, sister, agnostic, and so much more, all labels I use proudly. Some present challenges, others give me privilege, some of them do both, but they are all mine, and I own them. A couple months ago I started seeing a therapist. Not for any one reason ...

added by Anna 1 hour, 40 minutes ago.

to do tuesday from Making A Lather

Last week's to do
1. start quilted twins mystery
This was an adventure- In all this house of fabric, I couldn't find enough brown or gold for the constants in this mystery quilt. I started looking online for any suitable fabric. I didn't see any that thrilled me. I wasn't going to risk going out. Then, Joann fabric sent a coupon for curbside pick up. hmm. It took 2 attempts, but I found what I wanted. I was very frustrated in the end, but I have the fabric. That is as far as I got.

2 ...

added by maggie fellow 1 hour, 41 minutes ago. under 4 cabin block , bag of scraps quilt , fabric , goals , improv , old country mystery , organization studio , quilt , quilted twins , scrappy 1 , to do , to do tuesday , wonky1

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