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I Have a New Favorite Thread Color! Meet My New BFF, Glide Khaki from Cheeky Cognoscenti

I recently had the opportunity to quilt an edge-to-edge design on a client's gloriously scrappy double four patch quilt. My client's quilting hobby had been "dormant" for the past sixteen years, until her adult son asked her to make this quilt for him. The most exciting thing about all of this for ME is that her fabrics are ones that I had never seen before, different from what's been available in quilt shops throughout my own quilting journey, but also different from the much older fabrics I encounter when repairing vintage and antique quilts. However, the wide ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 2 months ago. under client projects , long arm quilting , machine quilting , samwise , scrap quilting , thread

LAL#6: The One Where the Dog Ate My Blog Post from Cheeky Cognoscenti

No, I haven't quilted anything since last week, but LOOK AT THE PUPPY!

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 7 months ago. under long arm learning , rottweilers , samwise

Another MMBB Block Completed + Best Tricks for Binding Breakthroughs from Cheeky Cognoscenti

I finished the last sampler block that was in progress on my cutting table, clearing up the space I needed to finally get my Sermon Scribbles (nee Spirit Song) quilt trimmed up and ready for binding!

That makes a total of 12 out of 48 blocks finished for my version of the Moda Modern Quilt Blocks sampler.

The blocks are laid out on the design wall now according to where they will be positioned in the finished quilt. I've completed 25% of the blocks, but I predict smooth sailing with the remaining 36 blocks. Those enormous blocks were a ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 8 months ago. under binding , moda modern building blocks , notions and tools , rottweilers , samwise

Spirit Song Quilting Commences: Monofilament Invisible Stitching in the Ditch from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Good morning and happy Tuesday! My quilting goal for the past week was to complete all of the SID (Stitch in the Ditch) quilting along the seam lines of my Spirit Song quilt. I'm about halfway there as of when I switched off the machine last night.

Invisible Monofilament SID Halfway Completed

For the SID work, I'm mostly using my 2 1/2" x 6" Quilter's Groove ProMini ruler, with Nexcare clear first aid tape on the backside of the ruler to reduce the slip-and-slide action without sacrificing visibility. I also have the larger 10" version.

10 ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years ago. under lisa calle , long arm quilting , monofilament , quilter's groove rulers , quilting , quilting with rulers , samwise , spirit song quilt , stitch in the ditch , superior threads , tension trouble

Spirit Song On the Frame, ALMOST Ready to Quilt... Of Partial Floats, Frame Design and Texas Hold 'Em Brackets from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Spirit Song Quilt On the Frame, Top Fully Floated

Good morning, Happy Thursday, Happy Easter, and Happy Passover! The Spring holidays have been different for sure this year, haven't they? I got this far with loading my Spirit Song quilt on Easter Sunday before sitting down to dinner with my family, but then I had to switch gears and figure out how to sew a face mask for my son to wear to work at the grocery store for his 6 AM shift on Easter Monday. I've been working on making more masks for the rest of my ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years ago. under apqs , bernina q24 , dog harness , dogs , full float , julius k-9 , loading a quilt , long arm quilting , longarm machine , lulu , millenium , quilting with rulers , rottweilers , samwise , texas hold em bracket

The One Where Rebecca Performs an Emergency Rhinoplasty on a Stuffed Unicorn from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Keeping Me Sane: My Husband (Bernie) and My Puppy (Sam)

Greetings, y'all. Happy Sunday. I wish I had something fabulous to share with you today, but I am not one of those people who is productive and thriving under the current circumstances. I have not deep-cleaned my home, reorganized my closets, or remodeled any bathrooms. I have not been sewing masks or other PPE for medical personnel. I am not creating gourmet meals from scratch, nor is my family enjoying idyllic, Rockwellesque "family time" together as we play board games, engage in craft projects, or worship together online. (Tried ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years ago. under covid-19 , puppies , samwise , sewing

The Path to Hell is Paved With My Tuesday Intentions... In Which I Am Inspired By Coronavirus, and Make a Plethora of Excuses from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Was yesterday Tuesday again? I'm not entirely sure -- the days are just melting into one another, now that my schedule is wiped clean and there's nothing to distinguish a Monday from a Sunday from a Saturday anymore. Supposing that it IS/WAS Tuesday, it's time to revisit the goals I set for myself last week and to consider what I hope to accomplish in the coming week.

Last Week's To-Do List for March 17-24

Add borders to Spirit Song to complete quilt top.
Piece Spirit Song backing
Make Spirit Song binding and set aside
~~Paper piece ...~~

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 1 month ago. under covid-19 , puppies , rottweilers , samwise , spirit song quilt

Spirit Song Quilt Progress and a Puppy Update from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Look, you guys -- all of my Spirit Song Birds In the Air blocks are sewn together! The top row of three 16" blocks are connected, and the remaining three rows have two blocks connected and one more block needing to be attached. This phase is going MUCH more smoothly now that all of my seams are nestling nicely again, but alas -- my studio is not at all puppy-proofed, so I'm not getting in much machine sewing time these days!

Spirit Song Quilt Coming Along

I sewed and pressed exactly ONE seam this morning. The rest of Sam's morning ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 1 month ago. under borders , hsts , puppies , rottweilers , samwise , spirit song quilt

Doggie Detour: Introducing Samwise the Brave (with a Brief iPhone 11 Pro Max Review) from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Introducing the newest member of our family, Samwise the Brave!

Baby Rottweiler Samwise at 13 Weeks

We lost our 9-year-old Rottweiler Otto the week before Christmas, leaving a giant hole in our hearts. Although Otto can never be replaced and we still have his littermate Lulu, we decided that our home needed a puppy. Even Lulu was miserable as an only dog for the first time in her life -- all the play went out of her when she lost her brother. So we went back to Alice of Guardian Rottweilers in Indiana and selected this plucky little fella.

Bernie and ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 2 months ago. under guardian rottweilers , iphone 11 pro max , product reviews , puppies , rottweilers , samwise , technology

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