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For many Christmas’s, my five siblings, and I, rotated through our names and each made a hand crafted gift for another. I almost always make a quilt. I had previously made three (sadly no photo of the first…) for this … Continue reading →

This Christmas 2020 wallhanging quilt for our youngest granddaughter, Amelia, the unicorn loving one. This Laura Heine collage was a winner! Even after quilting for well over 40 years there was still so much color value to be learned! This … Continue reading →

This is the second time I’ve made this Freewheeling Single Girl quilt. The first time was for our oldest granddaughter’s high school graduation in 2017. Both times I resized the rings so you got more rings per quilt. To make … Continue reading →

Well, here we are, the last weekend before the big day. I still have a lot I want to do! Even starting early, time always seems to run out before I have done all the things on my list. Are you like that, too? Today, I’ll give you some ideas for those last minute needs with easy solutions to make Christmas more relaxed. Most of these are fun things that I enjoy like baking cookies, making cards and visiting with friends. This past week, I made the Cranberry Eggnog Biscotti to go with the Fantasy Cookies, and gave the ...

When I saw this design I knew I needed it in my life!!! And then I decided I needed to make it for all three of our children as Christmas quilt. I have made each of them many quilts over … Continue reading →

Lots of piddling around was done yesterday, starting with this ornament that I began at the November guild meeting workshop, and didn’t finish. These are easier than they look. Our presenter had done the fabric fusing for us, and cut the basic square shapes. All we had to do was the folding, cutting and gluing.

Next was to glue the pieced together at the sides, making sure all the bits were facing the same way to make the colors alternate.

Pull the bottoms together and begin gluing them. I found gluing half at a time worked well.

Then, glue ...

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Join us for this episode where Vanessa is trying out the NEW HTVRONT Auto Heat Press 2-Digit and giving you her take on it. She’ll put it to the test for pressing fabrics, fabric + interfacing and even heat transfer vinyl for t-shirt craft projects! Let’s try it out together and see if it fits your needs for a new heat press!

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Did you have fun with Fall Fortnight? In this post, I will give you a bit of a round-up of some other ideas from previous fall inspired projects with free patterns. For some readers, these will be new, for others a reminder of project maybe you’d like to make but didn’t get to yet. Decorating with fall season quilted table toppers and wall hangings gives a cozy feel to almost any room. This arrangement is on the formal dining table that we rarely use anymore. The topper is the Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along project for 2021 starting HERE ...

In this episode Vanessa shows how to make coiled rope drink coasters using a new rope kit from The Mountain Thread Company. Their rope is so nice to work with you can order it here: https://www.themountainthreadcompany.com/shop/rope

• Essentials Tote Bag Course Info: https://craftygemini.com/shop/essentials-tote-bag-pdf-video-course/

• Halloween Quilt Block Tutorial: https://youtu.be/6AMUCG6Pj0I?si=23Q_whPwVMGXyPuz

• How I hang my mini quilts: https://youtu.be/zBmNGDHetbw?si=z0D2IjC3JEckgoNo

• Rope Kit featured: https://www.themountainthreadcompany.com/shop/p/5/16rope-coaster-kit

• How to make a coiled rope bowl tutorial: https://youtu.be/Bpz6VTFS0Zo?si=GNq1S8oOYBnCnyvL

• Rope I ...

Join us for this episode where Vanessa is using the HTVRONT manual heat press to show you how to apply DTF Transfers from Ninja Transfers to a canvas tote bag!

If you have always wondered how to get full color and multi-color t-shirt transfers then DTF transfers is for you! Learn how easy they are to apply. You just upload your artwork and Ninja Transfers ships them directly to your house so all you have to do is press them on your garments or bags and be done!

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Join us for this episode where Vanessa is using the HTVRONT manual heat press for the first time and giving her honest review! She’ll put it to the test for pressing fabrics, fabric + interfacing and even heat transfer vinyl for t-shirt craft projects!

• HTVRONT Manual Heat Press (affiliate link): https://shrsl.com/4no6v
**Use code: MANUAL4FANS for $30 OFF (EXPIRES SOON!)**

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• Mini Heat Press (affiliate link): https://shrsl.com/4n4eo

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This week I have to finish the embellishing of the Jewelry Tree. If you are just now finding this project, see the Christmas in July Sew Along posts – Week 1 starts the base, Week 2 finishes and quilts the base with the pocket, and Week 3 shows you several ideas on how to embellish and use the pocket. I wanted mine to use some broken but beautiful jewelry that I just could not stand to throw away. I began with a huge pin that has missing rhinestones, pinning it vertically in the center and arranging some broken bracelet links around ...

Join us for this episode where Vanessa is comparing two of HTVront’s mini heat presses. Which one is better for pressing fabric? Can I use they fuse interfacing to cotton fabric? How hot do they get? Can they be used as a mini iron for sewing/quilting?

Vanessa will answer these questions and more!

• Mini Heat Press (affiliate link): https://shrsl.com/4n4eo

• Mini Heat Press 3 (affiliate link): https://shrsl.com/4n4ei

• WIP Wednesday #141: Unboxing a Mini Press!: https://craftygemini.com/2024/08/wip-wednesday-141-unboxing-a-mini-press.html

What we’re covering:

0:23 – Welcome to WIP Wednesday #142

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Join us for this episode of WIP Wednesday where Vanessa is unboxing a new mini heat press! It’s basically a tiny iron and we want to see what it can do. Does it work for pressing fabric? Can I use it to fuse interfacing to cotton fabric? How hot does it get? Is it portable?

Vanessa will answer these questions and more!

• HTVront Mini Heat Press 3 (affiliate link): https://shrsl.com/4n4ei

What we’re covering:

0:23 – Welcome to WIP Wednesday #141

2:15 – Crafty Gemini Organizer Club Update

3:48 – Mesh fabrics restocked!

5:29 – Unboxing ...

Join us for this episode where Vanessa is walking you through a quick and easy fabric covered wooden coasters craft project that uses fabric but has no sewing!

This is a fun and easy scrap busting project anyone can make! You can sell these in sets of 4 at craft shows or give them away as gifts!

What we’re covering:

0:22 – Welcome to WIP Wednesday #140

2:01 – Fabric & wood no sew coasters demo

3:22 – Coaster project materials

8:40 – Glue your fabric to your wooden disk

16:05 – Coating the tops of your coasters

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In this episode Vanessa is answering pre-submitted questions about cutting fabric accurately when using clear quilting rulers. She’s sharing her tips, what she considers to be the best sized rulers to have on your work table and how to get more accurate cuts in your sewing and quilting projects.

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In this episode Vanessa is sharing her thoughts and experience in using two different products to waterproof cotton fabric. She recently covered a wooden table with fabric and it was fast and super easy to do! Tune in and learn more about the product and techniques so you can waterproof your cotton fabric for future projects- wet bags, cosmetic bags, etc.

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• HTVront Auto Heat Press (affiliate link): https://shrsl.com/4ds7m

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After three out of town trips in just five weeks, I was happy to have a couple of days at home. I needed the time to catch up on a mountain of laundry and some house cleaning chores. What looked like a week of meetings cleared a bit as one meeting was canceled and an appointment moved, and I was able to stay home on a very rainy day. Piddling around in the sewing room, I found this butterfly embroidery that I stitched out some time ago. As I was pulling fabrics for other projects, I came across this purple ...

As I mentioned on Friday, I have not been sewing in the past month. Instead, I’ve been spending all my free time (which has been precious little) doing crafting projects. I needed to finish making the cards I wanted to do for the guild show. I didn’t do as many as I had planned, but this will just have to do. The cards will be displayed in a basket for customers to look through. I made several with this sentiment, I think it is cute for a quilter.

I was excited to receive a phone call recently from ...