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“A Celebration of Her Beautiful Life”

About 18 months ago I wrote a memorial for my granddaughter, Haley. It has been a long time of often inconsolable grief, a dance of sorrow and joy, and often pain and pure love for the entire family. Today I am sharing the way in which I spent these months. I designed and created a set of Angel Wings to celebrate her life using my favorite needlework technique…French Boutis. It is very exciting to share this with everyone who has lost someone special or who knows someone in need of a lovely celebration ...

added by averyclaire 1 year ago. under angel wings , angels , boutis , design , embroidery , french , french boutis , hand quilting , quilting , uncategorized (Comments)

Quilts for Hawke's Bay from Wendy's Quilts and More

Last week I told you about Cyclone Gabrielle that has devastated parts of Hawke's Bay in New Zealand.

Everyone wants to help in whatever way they can. The best and most efficient way is to donate money to the Red Cross appeal which is easily found online.

However, our quilt guild members naturally want to give quilts too. So tomorrow at our regular guild meeting we are collecting quilts of any size in "as new" condition. We will use our contacts in the hospital and schools to distribute these quilts when the time is right. We won't be ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 2 months ago. under charity quilts , hand quilted , hand quilting , quilts for hawkes bay

Dresden Plate Quilt from the Past from Tea Rose Home

I was going to post this quilt last year when I finished appliqueing all around the border, but I didn't. I guess I started working on the other quilt while I started hand quilting this one and kind of forgot to post it. Let me tell you a little bit about this quilt...

Why is the title "Dresden Plate Quilt from the past"; you might ask? I actually started making this quilt over 22 years ago. Sometime in my 2nd or 3rd trimester of my first pregnancy, for some reason, I thought I was going to have a baby ...

added by Sachiko 1 year, 2 months ago. under dresden plate quilt , hand quilting , quilt , quilter

What is a Scrap Quilt? How to Show Off your Unique Style! from Repro Quilt Lover

Scrap quilts are one of the most fun and creative ways to use your fabric stash! A scrap quilt is a style of patchwork quilt, usually pieced, made from many pieces of fabric in varying sizes and patterns. With endless possibilities, it is the perfect way to show off your unique style.

There is a lot of nostalgia associated with quilting and the romantic notion that quilts were made because families couldn’t afford to buy fabrics expressly for the purpose of making a quilt. Many think of scrap quilts as the result of a quilter fondly using leftover fabrics ...

added by Taryn Faulkner 1 year, 2 months ago. under antique quilts , hand quilting , little quilts , patchwork , quilting , reproduction fabrics , scrap quilt , scrappy quilt (Comments)

Sewing the Day Away from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Yes, I'm afraid it's Monday...or, Moanday, as we call it around here. It's going to be a good day, though. We're expecting the guy to come by and actually finish the basement. Oh my gosh...I thought this day would never come. It means I'll be out of my sewing room another day, though. It hardly matters. I have plenty of hand sewing to keep me busy today.

Yesterday, I finished up the first of two embroidered blocks I'm making for The Story of My Day quilt. It turned ...

added by Barbara 1 year, 3 months ago. under cats , challenge quilts , embroidery , hand quilting , project quilting , quilts , small quilts

Sewing the Day Away from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Yes, I'm afraid it's Monday...or, Moanday, as we call it around here. It's going to be a good day, though. We're expecting the guy to come by and actually finish the basement. Oh my gosh...I thought this day would never come. It means I'll be out of my sewing room another day, though. It hardly matters. I have plenty of hand sewing to keep me busy today.

Yesterday, I finished up the first of two embroidered blocks I'm making for The Story of My Day quilt. It turned ...

added by Barbara 1 year, 3 months ago. under cats , challenge quilts , embroidery , hand quilting , project quilting , quilts , small quilts

Auckland Festival of Quilts from Wendy's Quilts and More

I'm writing this post in advance because I'm going to Auckland Festival of Quilts on Friday with my mum, Joy Hill.

Mum has two quilts in the exhibition so we're going along to see them hanging, plus everything else of course.

Here's mum's first entry - her blue and white Lucy Boston, all English Paper Pieced and hand quilted.

Mum loved making her Lucy Boston quilt and was naturally a bit sad when it was finished!

Mum's other entry is a wool felt applique design by Wendy Williams called "Over the Hill". I've only ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 6 months ago. under auckland festival of quilts , hand quilted , hand quilting , lucy boston , over the hill , quilt exhibition , quilt show , wendy williams , wool felt applique

The right place at the right time from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

It's 6 AM, and where are my retreat friends? Most people know that I go to bed early, but I've been known to stay up later -- I just don't always say that. But I'm pretty consistent on when I get up. Last night, I was working on something (you'll see it later today) that needed to be done, so I stayed up a bit later than usual. As a matter of fact, I was the one that closed the call last night.

And then I was up early this morning and have already got a ...

added by Elaine 1 year, 6 months ago. under go cutter , hand quilting , lexi , neighbohood , quilt repairs , storage

Quilty Folk Hand Quilting With Perle Cotton Basics--Part #4 An Enthusiast's Guide To Uncomplicated Stitching Design from Quilty Folk

So this is the last post in the series, unless there's reason to provide more information later on. Several people have previously asked questions about how one goes about deciding on the quilt stitching design. It generally doesn't have to be something to overly stress about and in fact, the more that you do, the more intuitive it can seem. In an effort to make cheerful, comfy looking quilts, you'll notice that I tend toward stitching quite simple designs. This is on purpose. The look is inspired by some of the most humble quilts ever made, and ...

added by audrey 1 year, 6 months ago. under hand quilting , hand quilting series part #4 , quilty folk hand quilting with perle cotton basics , slow stitching

Quilty Folk Hand Quilting With Perle Cotton Basics--Part #3 An Enthusiast's Guide to Choosing Thread Color from Quilty Folk

Hand quilting beginners often ask about appropriate thread colors for their projects. How do you know which colors to use or not to use? As always, I defer to the default of doing whatever looks best to YOU. Because that's really the very best barometer for ending up with a finish that you'll love and appreciate. It doesn't matter what I think if you don't end up liking the results! For the purposes of this series though, I will try to explain the 'Quilty Folk' look.

I gain much inspiration by way of viewing antique quilts ...

added by audrey 1 year, 6 months ago. under hand quilting , perle cotton , quilty folk hand quilting with perle cotton basics , thread

Quilty Folk Hand Quilting With Perle Cotton Basics--Part #2 An Enthusiast's Guide to Placing/Moving the Hoop from Quilty Folk

Getting started with placing the first frame is generally quite easy to figure out. Just find a spot in the middle-ish of the sandwiched quilt and get your hoop situated. You can try to be strategic and eyeball the entire width of the quilt for rough measurements. Can you quilt the entire width of the quilt using only six frames across? If you move the hoop one way or the other a few inches, does that make it so that you'll only have to move the frame four more times across instead of five? If you have an individual ...

added by audrey 1 year, 7 months ago. under hand quilting , hand quilting part #2 , hand quilting videos , moving the hoop , quilty folk hand quilting with perle cotton basics

Busy, Busy, Busy from Needle and Foot

October is here which means we have been in our new house for almost six months. Seems like one would have all the boxes unpacked at this point but nah… there are too many other fun things to do.

For instance, we had my mother in law here for a visit last week. She had not seen the house yet. It was super fun to show her the area. Like me, she is a fan of beach combing so we spent a lovely afternoon wandering at the water’s edge picking up shells ...

added by Bernie 1 year, 7 months ago. under fabric sale , family , hand quilting , mini quilt , mini quilts , quilt guild (Comments)

Pretty and Pink from Needle and Foot

When I started to collect my thoughts for this post, I realized that pink is a common theme with the projects I intend to share. This is strange because it isn’t one of my favorite colors. Hence the title to the post. Let’s see what I have been working on.

Remember I shared about a quilt show and lavender festival I attended earlier this summer? While at the show, I picked up an almost finished quilt top because I knew it would be sweet as a Mercyful quilt. Then center was complete but smaller than ...

added by Bernie 1 year, 8 months ago. under hand quilting , mini quilt , reversible purse , scrappy hsts , sewing projects , tote bags & purses , very purple person (Comments)

September from Wendy's Quilts and More

I've made it through winter and we're officially in Spring now. My work conference is over for another year and I finally have some headspace to think about quilting again.

The US Open tennis started earlier this week and I've been enjoying watching that on TV. The timings work really well for someone with a flexible part time job like me. The night session starts at 7pm in New York, but that is 11am here in New Zealand. I try to do my work in the mornings and then watch a lot of the night session during ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 8 months ago. under halloween quilt , hand quilted , hand quilting , ruby star society , sixty degree triangle quilt , spooky darlings

Hello! from Wendy's Quilts and More

It's Friday again, and what have I got to show for this week?

I've embroidered one more block for my Licorice Allsorts quilt. There's just one more block to embroider now, and I'll be sad when they're all finished.

My wool felt applique class at Coastal Quilters went well last Saturday. The ladies all came with different ideas, so it was fun to see their designs emerging. Coastal Quilters owns a Sizzix machine so we experimented with all the templates and cut lots of different shapes.

I came home with some snow flakes that I ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 8 months ago. under hand quilted , hand quilting , licorice allsorts , wool felt applique

Wool Felt Applique from Wendy's Quilts and More

Firstly - thank you for all the answers to the question I posed last week. How do you follow blogs in 2022? I haven't had time to digest all the answers yet, but I will.

This week I've been busy finishing up this piece so I can take it to Coastal Quilters tomorrow.

It's something that I started when I came back from Dunedin all inspired by the local's use of woollen fabrics. The maroons in the centre are from a small bundle of Sue Spargo woollen fabrics, and the borders on the side are flannel that ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 8 months ago. under embroidery , hand quilted , hand quilting , hand sewing , sue spargo , wool felt applique

Tips for Hand Quilting from Craft Gossip

Have you ever considered doing some hand quilting? This handy article from Patchwork & Poodles can help you get started.

I used to love to hand quilt. In fact all of my quilts used to be hand quilted. Unfortunately I have some problems with my right hand and I can no long do it without being in a lot of pain. Hand quilting gives a quilt an entirely different feel. You can also do all sorts of hand quilting to add a personal touch to a quilt.

What is nice about this article is that covers everything you need to know ...

added by Claudia Porter 1 year, 9 months ago. under diy tutorials and patterns , hand quilting , quilting how to & tutorials , quilting technique (Comments)

Orphan Annie Gets a Border from Quilty Folk

So this is Orphan Annie with the first border. From the start, I kept thinking that Dogtooth borders might be a good design, especially using the lightning design. That just sort of seemed like the thing to do and I haven't used that layout in forever! If I was thinking more about black or pink for the borders, well, that idea quickly got shut down.

First border on Orphan Annie

When it became evident that the quilt wanted more of those lighter shades of green, I didn't really know what to do. So many of them have been ...

added by audrey 1 year, 10 months ago. under finished quilt tops are the bomb , flower power , grandma's fan quilt , hand quilting , orphan annie , pieced border , quarter triangles

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Hand quilting step by step…

added by Kathryn D. Duke 1 year, 11 months ago. under hand quilting , hand work , handquilting , jesus , quilting , quilts , salvation , sewing

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Smallest garden ever…

We are moving but not sure just when so I only planted a few items this year. Our best gardens ever were when Cliff would hoe up a 4’ X 20’ space in our back yard and I’d mix in lime and 10-10-10 fertilizer and water away. Sunflowers

added by Kathryn D. Duke 1 year, 11 months ago. under gardening , hand quilting , quilting , quilts

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