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Finally Finished - the Antelope Canyon Quilt from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

And heading soon to a friend. Happy Monday, y'all!

Folks, I'm on a roll, but only because Katrina helped me out by quilting this quilt and the Girl Gang DIY Sampler. I'm absolutely giddy. But more about the quilt:

I made this for my friend, Kevin. He and I have been friends since the 10th grade and we have been in and out of each other's lives due to distance and time (just like so many others). When we reconnected shortly after the Hubs and I moved into the Home at the Top of the Ridge ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 22 hours, 49 minutes ago. under accuquilt , cindy , finally finished 2026 , friends , katrina , pattern palooza , quilting , quilts

Finally Finished--The Tattoo Quilt! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Even I still can't believe it's done, and it's been almost a year since it was completed.

Patti, my former supervisor, is also my friend. Before she was my supervisor, she was a co-worker in our agency and we made each other laugh a lot--that was a necessary skill set. She finally made the decision to retire and did so mid-2025. We worked together for over 20 years and propped each other up through the years.

Patti packing up her office, and unpacking the quilt

That's MaryBeth holding it up so Patti could see everything on ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 4 months, 1 week ago. under cindy , finally finished 2025 , friends , katrina , longarm , progress , quilting , tattoo quilt , tonka toy

Change of plans, updates...you know the drill! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

And there is always the chaos factor.

Case in point: a few weekends ago I went to Marshall Dry Goods with one of the besties. I purchased flannel to make two receiving blankets for our great-grandson that's due to arrive in April. I was thinking I had plenty of time to make them. But two weeks ago, darling granddaughter landed in the ER, was admitted to the hospital due to complications, was told she would stay two weeks to allow little man to grow a bit more, then told it would be three weeks, and he was born a ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 4 months, 4 weeks ago. under baby sewing , cindy , fabric , friends , organization , pattern palooza , quilting , the bins

Product Review: Taylor Seville Magic White Marking Pen from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

I’m almost always game to try a new-to-me product with the goal of improving my efficiency which is code for finishing the quilt FASTER so I can move on to the next one.

I’m a sucker for quilting notions, and I have purchased a few new-to-me items over the last few years. Cindy and I went shopping at a local quilt shop the last week of December and were delighted to find that the notions were 30% off—a great after-Christmas bonus for us. I spent some time at their notion wall and saw this product:

This is ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 1 year, 4 months ago. under buyer beware , cindy , katr , marking tool , product review , quilting

It’s been a while. Let’s catch up. from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

…but let me catch my breath.

So…a lot has been happening. Others may not think so much, but this old gal just retired last week after working full time for the last 49 years and I am exhausted.

Tattoo Quilt: All blocks and center panel are pieced, and I’m almost done ripping off the paper! And yes, it is the ONLY project I have worked on this year.

Studio: I had been researching electronic or digital cutters. After going down the YouTube rabbit hole, I borrowed Cindy’s ScanNCut. End result was going to the Brother dealer to ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 1 year, 8 months ago. under bernina 770 qe plus , bernina 790 plus , brother luminaire innov-is xp3 , cindy , family , friends , life , machine embroidery , quilting , scanncut , the beast , the beaut

I used one of the rulers from the RPOS from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

And it was fun!

Remember when I recently posted about my ruler collection? And I mentioned that when I was last in Houston for the quilt show Cindy and I invested in the Robin Ruth Mariner’s Compass rulers? And we were going to work together to learn how to use them? And it didn’t happen?

Lucky for us, last August a LQS offered a one-day class, and we signed up. It was a great class taught by Stacie, and I got a good grasp on the technique. We made an 8” mariner’s compass block and appliquéd it ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 years, 6 months ago. under cindy , fabric , friends , quilting , rulers rule , the process

Another baby quilt! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

This one was fun from start to finish.

A couple of years ago I made a baby quilt for my neighbors at the apartment complex—their little girl Charlee is adorable. It was a version of “eat sleep play repeat” that I made for Max several years ago.

Now they have Waylon—and I wanted to do something different. I saw the Moda fabric line “ABC…xyz” by Stacie Hsu and thought it was perfect for a little boy. I ordered the panel and some yardage.

When it arrived, I put the panel on the design wall and stewed over ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 years, 7 months ago. under baby quilts , cindy , electric quilt , finally finished 2023 , friends , progress , quilting

Happy New Year! Some goals, and introducing the Ruler Pegboard of Shame from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Happy 2024 to you! Today I celebrate 31 wonderful years of quilting. Onward and upward!

I have a confession about rulers—I buy them and then never use them. Maybe I’m just a collector.

I always have the best intentions when I buy a ruler or a template set. I find I buy most of them when I go to a quilt show. I see what I can do with them, excitedly buy them, encourage my companions to buy them so we can do it together, get home and hang them on the Ruler Pegboard of Shame where they ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 years, 7 months ago. under baby quilts , cindy , coming soon! , fabric , friends , goals , katrina , la passacaglia , leilani , paper piecing , quilting , rulers rule , stitch & b!tch sampler

A quilt for Mary Jane - Finally Finished! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

One of my oldest UFOs is ready for gifting!

I mentioned to someone recently that I am a great starter, but finishing this quilt makes me feel like I can tackle all those projects waiting in The Bins.

I talked about this quilt in a post a year ago. I got the top assembled, pieced the backing, and packed it up in anticipation of The Move.

More about the quilt—when I owned a quilt shop, we were contacted by Rhonda Dieker, the author of and designer of the quilts in the book “Wacky Rails.” She was doing a book ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 years, 7 months ago. under cindy , finally finished 2023 , friends , katrina , progress , quilting , the bins , the process

The studio update from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

My Girlfriends are awesome and then some!

In August I had the privilege of two Girlfriends volunteering to get my studios in shape. Katrina and Cindy came over and weeded through the studio paraphernalia and got me to a state of Nirvana. I don’t have much in the way of before photos, but here are a few from the first 4 months in our new home:

Front Studio

Back Studio

Front Studio

Back Studio

We had no plan of attack other than to get it done. Katrina arrived that Friday afternoon and we started emptying all of ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 2 years, 7 months ago. under blessings , cindy , coming soon! , friends , home , katrina , new home , quilting , studio organization

I bought a pattern from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

…and I made it!

And HI THERE! I know it’s been a while. Life, and all that. There’s a lot to catch up on and I will be making a few posts here and there. Yes, we have moved into our new home and we are still getting settled. I promise I’ll get you all caught up. But first, I want to talk about patterns:

I have purchased many patterns during my quilting life. I have sold or re-homed many patterns, too. I’m trying my best to not purchase patterns on impulse—and that’s hard ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 3 years ago. under cindy , family , friends , katrina , life , longarm , pattern palooza , quilting , rulers rule , studio organization

“Sharing the Process” - Part 4 from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Just a bit more progress.

I reported in the last progress update that I used scraps from the project to make a decorative border for the center panel. It took some tweaking, but I’m very happy with it. I had so much fun making these strips that I’m thinking of making a quilt with nothing but these. Another retirement project!

I played with the placement of blocks around the center panel. Once I was happy, I left it all on the design wall to marinate.

A couple of weeks later I thought, “what if the center panel wasn ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 3 years, 8 months ago. under cindy , friends , katrina , new home , progress , quilting , stitch & b!tch sampler , the process

Pet Portrait Class, Part 1 from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

I almost said no to this, but my great friend and enabler Cindy signed up and I decided I must join her.

I have lots of thoughts about collage portrait quilting after taking several classes over the past ~~6-7~~ 18 months, and I’ll share those in this and future posts.

Phyllis Cullen and Cindy Richard are the authors of “It’s All About the Face: Quilted Portraits”. Cindy and I participated in online 5-class series devoted to human subjects, then signed up for a 2-part series on pet portraiture.

The pet portrait class reminded me a lot of the ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 4 years, 3 months ago. under birdmom , cindy , collage , friends , pets on quilts , progress , quilting

"Sharing the Process" - Part 2 from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

And finally, we sew! ... and notes about living in the moment.

A week ago on Sunday morning I headed into the studio, cleaned and oiled The Beaut, and started sewing.

Section A was first (obs), and I stitched verrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy slowly. I picked up a little bit of speed with Section B, and was sailing along by Section C. Not at max speed, mind you; more like, I know where I'm going and this is good.

LeiLani's head laid out for piecing

Because it's paper piecing, it's all straight lines and no Y- or partial seams; and ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 4 years, 3 months ago. under cindy , freezer paper , friends , leilani , living in the moment , paper piecing , progress , quilting , stitch & b!tch sampler , the process

Baby quilt 1 is finished and gifted; Baby quilt 2 is done and almost gifted! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Yay! So many things got in my way of completing Baby Quilt 1, but it was finished AN ENTIRE 2 WEEKS before the baby shower last month!

There is nothing remarkable about this quilt other than it is DONE. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I’ve allowed interruptions and distractions get in my way, and about 7 weeks ago on a Sunday I told the Hubs, “You go on; I have to finish this.” By the time he returned it was completed and I had moved on to work on a receiving blanket.

Here’s the ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 5 years ago. under baby quilts , baby sewing , cindy , family , finally finished 2021 , progress , quilting , the beast , the beaut

It’s All About the Face: Part 1 from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

...and another class!

Near the end of my Click Buy Now binge, I signed up for a class series about quilted portraits. For many years I have wanted to delve into making quilts from photos of family, friends and animals. Some of you may have seen my first attempt when I created a pillow for my sister in memory of her beloved dog, Tyler—it’s my most popular post.

I belong to the Facebook group, “It’s All About the Face.” Phyllis Cullen and Cindy Richard are the authors of the book of the same name, and solicited group ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 5 years, 4 months ago. under cindy , click buy now , collage , fabric , it’s all about the face , quilting

Another small project - Fun and Done from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

...from another online class!

FWIW, online classes are a necessity given our current global pandemic state. I know I've mentioned that I'm not necessarily a fan, but remember when I said how much I clicked the "Buy Now" button? This was the result of one of those moments.

I've done some collage work and while I like it, I think my technique can be improved. I subscribe to Emily Taylor's (Collage Quilter) (NAYY) newsletter and she offered in... November? December? a free online class showing how to use her method to create her Winter Cardinal pattern ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 5 years, 4 months ago. under applique , bernina 770 qee , cindy , click buy now , collage , finally finished 2021 , fun and done , goals , home dec , progress , the bins

Some Christmas makes from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

I call them Christmas makes, but they're more like "just because" makes...

...because I didn't start them until after Christmas.

Not to run on about how much I wasn't able to make last year, but I didn't make anyone a thing for Christmas. I made a hot pad in early December and took absolutely no joy in it. So now we have a new hot pad (well, I still have to sew down the loop), and while I would normally feel a tremendous amount of guilt for NOT making Christmas gifts (for my kids), this past ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 5 years, 6 months ago. under cindy , fabric , family , finally finished 2021 , friends , katrina , progress , sewing

Happy New Year! And, a Finally Finished! from A Prim and (not so) Proper Quilter

Yes, dear readers, today is only January 2, and I have a Finally Finished to reveal. And some thoughts about learning curves.

Happy New Year! I know I already said it, but it feels good to say it. 2020 is SO LAST YEAR as the kids say, and I think we are all grateful that it is.

Who knew a year ago that when I may have mentioned how awful 2019 was, that 2020 would be worse?

But more about 2020 in another post. I know it's been a while since my last post. There are many reasons for ...

added by Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter 5 years, 7 months ago. under bernina 770 qee , cindy , finally finished 2020 , goals , machine embroidery , progress , quilting , the bins

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