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I urge you to try to make a quilt out of your comfort zone!  I was so happy to hear the news that my niece was expecting that I just had to make her a quilt!  But I almost backed out when she requested it to be in gray, black and white tones. That’s when … Continue reading "Stepping out of your comfort zone to make great quilts!"

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This week I’ve been piecing a quilt top for a blog tour with Scott Hansen of Blue Nickel Studios and Banyan Batiks, which happens Saturday, September 22nd. I’ve interviewed Scott, asking him all the weird and wonderful questions that befit a couple of Generation Q Magazine editors. There will be an opportunity to win a… Continue reading This Week in Three

I like to keep a pincushion with an attached bag next to my sewing machine so as not to end up with a zillion threads all over the floor for my dog to eat.

Whether that is just to quilt by stitching in the ditch, to stitch straight lines or even free motion quilting it. Or hand quilting it (which I believe will take even longer).

In the end, it will depend mostly on two factors.

One, the final outcome.

Whether you want it densely quilted, the overall fluffiness of the quilt, the look you are targetting for etc.

Two, the time it will take to complete the quilting.

Time will vary for different people depending on their capabilities. However, I do believe that with enough practice and motivation, one can master all type ...

We went to the fair multiple times this year.  Between the days to take in competition entries, pick up days, cooking contests, volunteering in the log cabin Heritage Center in the quilting booth, and a day just to see the sights, it has been non-stop for the past two weeks.  We don’t ride the rides or do the midway games, but even so there is plenty to do!  I like watching the crazy people on those rides.

We heard a bluegrass band play one evening…

and a trio on another night.

We watched the llama competition as they had ...

Yarn to be used for my Rime  sweater arrived today. Here’s the pattern link on Ravelry. Yarn from Denmark can get delivered to my house in 7 days. That’s amazing. The yarn is a light fingering weight and I got enough to make a sweater for barely over $30. That price includes shipping to the...

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Socks in progress – that’s what’s going with me to our knitting group today. Being able to put down a shawl project that requires a lot of attention, and knit socks is relaxing, even in the midst of lots of noise and laughter. Our little group is funny, talkative, friendly and loud. Trying to work...

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My friends better sit down for this post.  I’m finishing quilts.  Don’t faint.  It’s a whole new me.  Funny what a brand spanking new quilting machine will do for a person’s energy and motivation levels.  And a clean and organized sewing room!  I love my room.  I could put a pallet on the floor and sleep in here and never leave.

But oh, my!  Finished quilts?  It’s a whole new Barb.  My friends will be amazed.

I started this quilt back in the dark ages.  At least 17 or 18 years ago.  And it languished ...

Fall Into A Quilt Along Block Ten Today brings a fantastic pattern for block 10 in the Fall Into A QAL. Wow, I was tickled pink, when I saw today’s block! Today’s block is the Pickles in jars and is designed by Sandra Healy of Sandra Healy Designs. http://www.sandrahealydesigns.com/blog/ I loved picking colors from my stash for this block. Here they are. Full instructions is in the pattern that you will download. You can download the pattern here. I have not appliqued the carrots and pears yet, as that will be done, when I ...

Welcome to block 10 of Fall into a Quilt Along! We’ve rounded into the home stretch of this quilt along with fall quickly approaching. If you missed any of the previous blocks, my quilt along page has everything you need. All of the patterns will be free until November 13, 2018.

Fall is harvest season, and for many of us, harvest means canning. Sandra Healy designed these wonderful canning jars for our quilt. Head on over to her blog post for the pattern.

Tips for Success

As a quilt along host, I’m here to make these blocks as ...

Why do we always say that we don't know where the year went already?  HAPPY NEW YEAR......Boom.....March...Boom
SEPTEMBER???!!!!

We do know, we just can't believe that time goes so fast!  I have been SUPER busy this year and no signs of slowing until December.
Here is a quick run down of the year so far.....

One of the things quilters strive for are flat seams – crisp, sharp and flat!  No icky starchy flakes, no wrinkles, no stretched out fabric.  Flat out fabulous!  A couple tricks of the trade are a good starch and a wool pressing mat.

One of my favorite starches comes from a recipe in our 2012 Trinity Valley Quilters’ Guild cookbook.   Here are the ingredients:

I keep the recipe on a rather large spray bottle so I don’t have to go looking for it:

Now, the vodka should be cheap, but I don’t buy cheap vodka, so I use what ...