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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007I did not get all the blocks done as planned yesterday for several reasons. (1) I’m not sure how I calculated 15 minutes per block, but that was stretching it by a whole lot. I was a little too optimistic. It’s been taking longer even with chain piecing and doing one step on all the [...]
A quilt to stitch in less than 5 days – part 1
Monday, December 17th, 2007I always have lots of projects in my mind and always think they will take less times than they actually do. That’s exactly the situation I am finding myself in right now.
I have a queen size quilt I am stitching for a customer right now that has to be done by this weekend for Christmas. [...]
Roll that quilt!
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007If you are like me, you have many quilts, but only a few beds on which to put them. Or perhaps you have many wall hangings and change them frequently according to the season or holiday. The extra quilts or wall hangings have to be stored or put away for a time until you are [...]
New Photos in Gallery
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007I finally have all the photos uploaded of the Camp Memory Quilt I made in 2005. I had taken photos months ago and tried several times to edit the photos to upload the way I wanted, but came up with glitch after glitch. But now everything is uploaded and working great!
This quilt was so fun [...]
Putting the Quilt Top, Batting & Backing Together
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007There are many ways that you can sandwich the batting between the quilt top and backing to prepare for machine quilting. Whether it is thread basting or pinning the layers together with safety pins, there is more than one way to get the job accomplished!
My favorite place to spread out my quilt top, batting [...]
A Pink Ebay – Quilt Pink Auction
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007Thanks to Gina at QuiltersBuzz for the following information on the pink quilt auctions for sale on eBay! Take a peek at the unique pink quilts; you are sure to find some ideas! :)
See hundreds of pink quilts that will be on sale on eBay over the next few months to benefit the Susan G. [...]
Hearts and more hearts
Friday, March 9th, 2007This is my current project I am working on. I needed to stitch some satin hearts to show and write directions for my method of satin stitching. Instead of just stitching 3 hearts on a block and then throwing it in a pile of unfinished blocks, I decided I would just do something with it. [...]
Quilt Sleeve Triangles
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007A quilt sleeve is a must if you plan to hang your quilt or wall hanging. We have discussed how to create and attach a quilt sleeve to the back of your quilt across the entire width of the quilt. This is a must for large wall hangings and full size quilts. But there is [...]
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