How Sweet it is...
If you are new to machine sewn bindings...
table runners are a great way to practice
and perfect your technique.
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After checking on the mama cows
and newborn calves
and getting all of the cattle fed...
When I am finished machine quilting large quilts,
there is a lot of fabric and batting that is
trimmed off from the edge of the quilt.
I save the trimmings...
I am spending the day machine quilting...
Have you started on your Seeing Stars quilt-a-long quilt? It’s not too late! This month (March) we are selecting fabric and cutting. I will share my progress and thoughts as we go. My friend Pam is also going to quilt along and I’ll share her approach as well.
Since this quilt is mostly scrappy, I started with a fat quarter pack from my stash that was very “well-aged”. It gave me a start on my color palette. Then I added in some additional fat quarters for more variety.
I wanted to follow the hack ...
read moreHave you started on your Seeing Stars quilt-a-long quilt? It’s not too late! This month (March) we are selecting fabric and cutting. I will share my progress and thoughts as we go. My friend Pam is also going to quilt along and I’ll share her approach as well.
Since this quilt is mostly scrappy, I started with a fat quarter pack from my stash that was very “well-aged”. It gave me a start on my color palette. Then I added in some additional fat quarters for more variety.
I wanted to follow the hack ...
read moreHave you ever joined a quilt-a-long? Now is your chance to try one on for size. Handi Quilter’s first quilt-a-long is just starting and it’s FREE!
The last Tuesday of each month we will premier a video with hints, tips and techniques you can use to create your Seeing Stars quilt. Noon Mountain time (11am Pacific time, 1pm Central time, and 2pm Eastern time in the US) is when the videos will premier. If you are outside of those time zones, you can figure out when to watch here. If you can’t watch live, you ...
read moreHave you ever joined a quilt-a-long? Now is your chance to try one on for size. Handi Quilter’s first quilt-a-long is just starting and it’s FREE!
The last Tuesday of each month we will premier a video with hints, tips and techniques you can use to create your Seeing Stars quilt. Noon Mountain time (11am Pacific time, 1pm Central time, and 2pm Eastern time in the US) is when the videos will premier. If you are outside of those time zones, you can figure out when to watch here. If you can’t watch live, you ...
read moreLast summer I pieced a quilt top called Metropolis II by Heidi Pridemore, and that top has been “marinating” while I considered how I wanted to quilt it. I’d finally decided that I wanted to use some of the designs that Sue Heinz has in her repertoire and which would work very well in this […]
read moreYes, I'm back - I can't believe it either, but how could I resist a challenge about books and novels? It just had to happen
read moreI'm excited about the announcement for this week's Project QUILTING challenge: A Novel Project. The one big rule is that our projects need to be inspired by a book we've read. Easy peasy! So many options. (I hope you'll consider playing along and making a quilt between now and Sunday!)
In the challenge theme announcement post Trish shared a number of her book inspired projects. It got me thinking about which quilts I have made inspired by books. Here's a wrap-up of those projects.
***click on the photos to read more about each project***
The ...
read moreThis has been a fun little project, and now it’s in the completed column! I’ve just put the finishing stitches in today, and I’m hoping to be able to get busy on the next project very soon.
read moreThis month’s Stashin’ with Stephanie quilt design, Cables, was inspired by my other crafting love … knitting. Since the design resembles a knitted cable pattern, I thought it was only appropriate that I carry the knitting theme through to the quilting as well.
I created a 1-inch square “V” stitch to mimic the look of the stockinette knitting stitch, where all the knit stitches are on the right side and all the purl bumps are on the wrong side.
This is a very easy stitch to master and it doesn’t matter if they are all perfect, because in the ...
read moreLast week I wrote about making my temperature quilt. I had several questions about how to apply the binding while the quilt is still on your longarm frame. I explained this in a past post, but thought you might like to see it again (or see it for the first time!)
I’m willing to bet 9 out of 10 of you bought your longarm machine because you were not happy wrestling that large quilt through your domestic machine to do the quilting. Am I right? We solved one problem. But, then what do we do? We finish the beautiful ...
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