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June 12, 2025
Floral Fusion Finally Finished! from Quilting & Learning

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June 5, 2025
Torture! from Quilting and More...

I made this quilt top several months ago and then waffled forever (as usual for me) about how I wanted to machine quilt it, finally getting some ideas from Lisa Calle, whose work is amazing. I have to say that I really love free-motion work (especially feathers), though I have a long way to go […]

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May 13, 2025
Quilting Koi Pond from From My Carolina Home

I’ve been working on quilting the Koi Pond wall hanging, and the plan got more complex as I went along. When we left off, I had loaded the piece on the longarm and ruled out using a pantograph. The backing is a purple background morning glory print with the same colors as the top. I put Dream Green batting between the layers. I’m using this batting as much as I can, we have to support the market for our recycled plastics. Now, I am going to do a custom quilting job.

After stitching down the edge, I did ...

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May 1, 2025
Scrappy Runner Finish and Fibre Fling 2025 from Quilting & Learning

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March 29, 2025
Reclaiming Fallen Feathers from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! Today is a special post for Project Quilting (PQ) 16.5, "Follow Your Arrow". This little FMQ (free motion quilted) piece recalls Icarus' flight.

Free Motion Mavericks for March 20th
Please note that I'm not able to host Free Motion Mavericks this week, so the linking party is below.  Hubby was operated but is doing quite well. Thanks!

Note: It would seem that I'm still having problems with dates and time

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March 15, 2025
Progress on the Small Blue Scrappy Quilt from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome. I didn't spend much time in my studio but I did finish FMQ (free motion quilting) my child-size blue scrappy quilt. It had been a while and I had forgotten how much I love FMQ!

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March 11, 2025
Putting together the Cowboy quilt and other updates from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome back! I couldn't wait until Thursday to post these updates since I wanted to make the Table Scraps Challenge and my March One Monthly Goal (OMG) deadlines. As well, I'll be out of town for a few days and have extended last week's Free Motion Maverick's party for a week. Please keep linking up there

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February 12, 2025
Snow Happens Finish, SAHRR & Mom's Mat from Quilting & Learning

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February 10, 2025
PQ 16-3 Common Blocks & Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! I hope that you're hibernating in your studios and playing with fabric

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February 6, 2025
Another bag from Quilting and More...

I am absolutely crazy about this bag pattern. I’m not sure why, exactly, but it really is nice that it opens up into a flat “tray” for handy access. That’s really nice when I need to just toss some things to the side for easy use later. This is the third one I’ve made, though […]

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February 3, 2025
Feather Table Runner... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

 

I am in the mood for applique'


 I recently purchased this feather pattern...





I cut all the feather shapes from

Jelly & Jam Fabric by Fig Tree...





The pieces are backed with fusible web...





All of the pieces have been pressed into place

on the white background fabric...





All of the shapes have been stitched 

all the way around...





It is sandwiched with batting and

spray basted with 505 Spray...





I started out quilting swirls on the feathers...





I am happy with it already !





White thread on white fabric...

time for some FUN quilting





quilting shows up so nicely on fabrics ...

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January 13, 2025
A Different Kind of Agenda and Fabric Cover from Quilting & Learning

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PQ 16 - 1 Mythical Creatures - A Korean Folktale from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome. This piece is in response to Project Quilting's first challenge of 2025. When PQ's first challenge was announced, I had just checked out TextileArtist.org's Stitch Club's latest class about Korean folktale art. What serendipity!  From the workshop I made a piece that I call "The Rabbit's Adventure". Let me tell you about it

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December 23, 2024
Another Squirrel on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

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December 13, 2024
Ann's Gift Quilt from Art In Search

       One of my best friends has taken up quilting with some assistance from me. She is an accomplished home dec seamstress (I am not). She asked me if I would quilt this quilt which is a present for her son and daughter in law. I do not usually quilt anyone else's work as it is too nervewracking. I did this for her, although it was queen size and double sided. Most of the quilts I longarm are about 60 x 80 finished.
      We went over designs and sketched out ideas. The hard thing is she made a second quilt ...

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December 4, 2024
Experiment from Quilting and More...

Several days ago I saw an email that piqued my interest. Telene Jeffrey, from South Africa, designs absolutely gorgeous wholecloth quilts. I love wholecloth quilts, but it’s been a very long time since I’ve made one. Since she has so many exquisite designs, I decided to start out small by doing her free design before […]

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November 18, 2024
Newfoundland's colourful houses as a table topper from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! The table topper is finished - some free motion quilting (FMQ) and mostly walking foot quilting. Here is a quick post to celebrate!

Painted fence becomes a table topper


As I mentioned in my last post, I made a table topper based on my friend's Newfoundland (NFLD) colourful houses painted fence. 

Our friend in front of the fence!

We attended his retirement party yesterday. It was a lot of fun and it was obvious that he enjoyed every minute! I asked his daughter to take his picture in front of the fence, so here it is. 

Quilting ...

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November 10, 2024
Nativity. PaperPiecing pattern by Peggy Aare from Wisonsin Quilting

Paper Piecing quilt pattern by Peggy Aare $9.27 Click for PDF pattern download
Email Peggy Aare at:
PaperPiecingHeartland@gmail.com

This Nativity pattern is 27″ wide x by 33″ high and uses 3 reds, 5 blues, 5 browns and one near-white. The Paypal link lets you use any charge card for payment. You’ll immediately be given a download link for files to store on your computer. Ideally print the pattern pages (which are already mirrored) on sheets of freezer paper to be taped together. There are general instructions, specific sequence instructions, a color chart, and some single sheets ...

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November 9, 2024
Table Scraps Challenge - light & dark brown from Quilting & Learning

AllĂ´ and welcome

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November 7, 2024
Two small projects from Quilting and More...

I have two little projects to share with you today. First is a small bag I’ve made as a gift; it’s another Drop Zone bag from ByAnnie. I really like this bag, as it opens up completely flat and then zips completely and compactly closed. I added an adorable little zipper pull shaped like a […]

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