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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

Allô 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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October 21, 2024
Another quilt is in the bag from Quilting and More...

This quilt, like the previous one, is literally in the bag. I’m storing them both in bags until time to gift them to the intended recipients. This one is from a pattern called Strip to Be Square, by G.E. Designs. I know the colors may suggest “baby quilt,” but it’s not; I simply made it […]

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October 14, 2024
I forgot! from Quilting and More...

Some time ago (August, I think), I showed a couple of photos of the free-motion quilting I was doing on a lap-sized quilt. I’ve just realized that I never showed the finished quilt! Oops! This is the quilt, which measures 63″ x 72″; it’s a design by Lo & Behold Stitchery. I’ve made a few […]

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October 10, 2024
Autumn Leaves Table Runner... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full


I spent yesterday machine quilting the

Autumn Leaves Table Runner...

 


Always FUN to get a project

under the needle...





machine quilting swirls...

leaves swirling in the wind





I used a gold thread and it blended nicely

with the leaves and the background...





I had lots of the green fabric, used for the

leaf stems, so made a binding with it...




I pawed through my fabric cupboards

and found this leaf fabric for backing.


I have 3 more runners ready to baste and

go under the needle.


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October 7, 2024
Free Motion Quilting – Twist from I Patch and Quilt

Are you going to be spending more time on our sewing machines now that the weather is getting colder? I know I am! That means we have some time for a bit more in-depth learning with this week’s pattern. The pattern Twist will probably be familiar as it has been around for a while. It is basically an orange peel variation, but instead of an arch shape we are using a shape that resembles a gentle wave or a hill / slope.

The asymmetry in that shape adds so much movement in your quilt! I know that the design is ...

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September 30, 2024
Free Motion Quilting – Comtesse from I Patch and Quilt

Fall weather has made its entrance and I have already grabbed my enormous fleece hoody to cocoon in in the evenings. I have started work on a Halloween quilt project which I will share in a separate blog post later this month and have taken the cinnamon tea out of the storage cupboard. Here comes sweater weather!

The Comtesse edge to edge design is airy and soft, like leaves falling off the trees in a gentle Autumn breeze. The word comtesse is French for countess, a female of a certain rank in nobility. The Comtesse design reminds me of gentle ...

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September 13, 2024
Custom Quilting Tulips Bobbin Bloom Quilt from Sewing Under the Little Mushroom Cap

I’m so excited to share the finished Bobbin Blooms quilt with you! This project has been a true journey from start to finish, filled with creative decisions, unexpected challenges, and plenty of joy along the way. I decided to custom quilt this piece, and while custom quilting it certainly took more time, I believe it was worth every extra moment.

The process of piecing this quilt was really enjoyable. The Bobbin Blooms pattern is well-designed, and I found it easy to follow. It’s Sew Emma’s pattern is always on point! I love their detailed, fully illustrated pattern ...

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August 11, 2024
"Enjoying Alaska" on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome. It's been a busy and very hot week here. Other than taking Poppy out for short walks, I've been staying indoors (estivating) where it's cool. When there is humidex in the middle of the night, you know that it's hot!

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August 4, 2024
Quilting finished! from Quilting and More...

In a huge bit of progress for this particular quilt, I’ve finished both the free motion and the ruler work quilting! That means that I’ve been able to collapse my sewing cabinet so that I can actually walk into my room, rather than climbing over things to get in. LOL! I did my favorite free-motion […]

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August 2, 2024
Table Scraps and Quilting with Rulers from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! I've finished my July Table Scraps Challenge and took out my quilting rulers to see what I could do. It was interesting and productive

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July 29, 2024
Stitching and FMQ on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome. I've had a great relaxing week by the pool. It turns out that 20 minutes in the pool is all I need, so I'm glad that it's not my pool!

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June 5, 2024
Baby Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full


Ponderosa Charm Squares


Back in March I pulled out these charm squares

and stitched together a Moda Love Star Quilt

top for our neighbor who is expecting her

first baby...



It's time to get it under the needle...


I am stitching on my HQ Sweet Sixteen

Sit-Down Long Arm today...





Our neighbor and her horses

are all expecting babies very soon...





A horsey quilt for a horsey girl !





I have made several of these Moda Love Quilts

and they are so much fun and a great way

to utilize precut squares of all sizes...











Beautiful horse fabric for the ...

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June 3, 2024
Raining Pink Petals - a Garden Fence Art Quilt from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome

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May 29, 2024
Kroyer Girl — Paper-Pieced Quilt wall hanging from Wisonsin Quilting

Paper Piecing quilt pattern by Peggy Aare.$8.78. Write to me for the PDF pattern download
PaperPiecingHeartland@gmail.com

Order this $8.78 pattern for a wall hanging or tote bag. The finished pattern measures 16″ by 18″ high. A smaller version, really meant as a coloring page, is also included so you can print it at any scale. Piece the 3″ tall individual triangles and then assemble triangles in rows.

This charmingly pensive gal is based on a figure in a 1884 scene by Danish Skagen painter P.S. Kroyer. Click here for a look at the full ...

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May 19, 2024
Mixture of Sun and Clouds on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hello! I hope that Spring has found you and that you have a little sunshine in your days. We've had lots of clouds and rain, but I've been busy making my own Suns and clouds in the studio, getting the second part of my Outdoor Hanging Sculpture ready.

Finished Suns


The three Suns are ready - there's Sunrise, Noon Sun and Sunset. They were finished so I hung them out in the back yard to see how they would do. 

Sunrise, Noon Sun and Sunset hanging off the umbrella

Once I had done both Sunrise and Noon Sun ...

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May 6, 2024
April's Yellow Table Scrap Challenge from Quilting & Learning

Hi! This is just a quick post so that I can participate in the April Table Scraps Challenge.

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