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Make May Modern from Becca's Crazy Projects

Last Saturday the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild held their Make May Modern one day retreat. I didn't attend in person but they encouraged everyone to make a tote using the Ruby Star Society Reusable Shopping Tote pattern (free). Since I didn't attend I decided to at least sew along with part of my day and make the tote. This fabric has been in my collection for more than five years. I'm pretty sure it came to me as a mystery box of quilting cottons from Craftsy. Large prints almost always become totes or bags because I don ...

added by Becca 1 year, 11 months ago. under 2022 , bag , baltimore , maryland , modern , mqg , serger , sew , sew my stash , sewing , shopping , stash , tote

Quilting in Lime Green from Becca's Crazy Projects

When I picked up the Innova long arm I asked if there was anything MJ wanted me to quilt for her. she handed over a fun little quilt.

I chose this pretty swirl design and got stitching.

I chose a coordinating green for the top and bobbin threads. I love how the texture shows on the solid backing.

Now I can get it back to MJ so she can attach and finish the binding.

added by Becca 2 years, 10 months ago. under 2021 , baltimore , crazy , long arm , longarm , maryland , md , modern , mqg , project , projects , quilt , quilting

Change is Hard (work) from Becca's Crazy Projects

The opportunity to buy another long arm from another member of the quilt community came up and I had to jump. Ever since I took a class at Virginia Longarm I've known the Innova is the machine I wanted.

We disassembled it, loaded it into the truck, and brought it home. After disassembling my Empress, we put all the pieces into the same space and I got to assembling.

This frame is slightly larger than my old one. The Empress frame maxes out at 10 feet, this one is 11 feet long.

Sometimes assembly was slow-going. Like when I ...

added by Becca 2 years, 10 months ago. under 2021 , adventure , baltimore , crazy , innova , long arm , longarm , maryland , md , project , projects , quilt , quilter

Charity Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

Blogger has made some changes to the blog drafting tool and I'm trying to give it a go before it becomes the standard. It appears the intent was to make the tool easier to use for those writing their posts on mobile devices. I draft my posts using my desktop computer. I can type faster, pull content faster, and generally get from idea to blog post faster on my desktop than I can with my mobile device. I've been blogging either with a desktop of laptop for almost seven years. Change is hard. I just wish the new ...

added by Becca 3 years, 10 months ago. under 2020 , baltimore , binding , charity , good fortune , juki , kids , maryland , md , quilt , quilt show , quilted , quilter , quilting , scrap , sew , sew my stash , sewing

Odds and Ends from Becca's Crazy Projects

Last week we were treated to a visit at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. I didn't take very many photos. These little green frogs were much more brilliant than this photo implies.

The jellyfish were spectacular!

Really spectacular. The sharks were pretty cool, too.

On Christmas Day, we shared food with friends and played Machi Koro. It might look like I'm winning but of the many games we played I didn't win a single one. Definitely on my list to play again.

I started a new crochet project. This is an experiment, created with no pattern. We ...

added by Becca 4 years, 3 months ago. under 2019 , baltimore , crazy , crochet , maryland , md , project , projects , shopping , travel , yarn

Modern Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

Michael Miller Fabrics donated some fabric to the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild to help with our charitable quilt-making. I picked up a bundle of fabric at the last meeting and I finally pulled it out to come up with a plan.

This border print is super cute and deserved to be highlighted. I did some measuring and decided on a layout. I worked up a design in Electric Quilt, pulled fabrics from my collection to make up the top, and got cutting.

I'm not sure how modern this quilt is. It uses traditional blocks, but modern fabrics.

Here is ...

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , baltimore , charity , crazy , electric quilt , fabric , maryland , md , mqg , project , projects , quilt , ruler , sew , sew my stash , tool

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