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2019 blog Challenge - Day 23 - Prewash!
Yes, Prewash. I was somewhat an agnostic on this topic until I had a completed quilt almost ruined by some red blocks than ran when I washed it. This I-spy quilt was made for my grand niece, and I had...
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state of my worktable.(I got behind because Christmas and travel and no access to my computer while traveling).My worktable has my Pfaff and my Janome embroidery machine on it, packets of blocks in...
View Article2019 blog challenge - day 25 - show us your scraps
First, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to all who celebrate other holidays.Our day was lovely with presents with our daughter, son-in-law, and new granddaughter, and lovely meals. remarkably warm...
View Article2019 Blog Challenge - Day 26 - what is your favorite sewing foot.
My right foot; I'm very right oriented. LOL!No, seriously I mostly use my Pfaff quarter inch foot, and the clear applique foot when I applique.
View Article2019 Blog Challenge - Day 27 - Techniques to try
1. Quilt as You go (I have finished 9 quilt as you go large squares as a part of a Westalee rulers class, so my next step is the sashing and assembly.2. needle turn applique3. fabric painting4. thread...
View Article2019 Blog Challenge - Day 28 - Skill I want to improve
I would like to learn and improve free motion quilting. I think I've figured out the critical settings for my machine. I also now have a sew steady table and the smooth mat, so all those things should...
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2019 Blog Challenge - Day 29 - Latest Project
My latest project is a baby quilt for my new granddaughter Oriana, based on blocks from four of Elizabeth Hartman's patterns. I used Forest Friends, the Bear, Desert critters, and the turtle from the...
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2019 Blog Challenge - Day 30 - My First 2020 Project
My first 2020 project is a baby quilt for my granddaughter Elin. My son and his darling wife like modern quilt style and asked for a quilt without a baby theme. They gave me several references on...
View ArticleMy 2019 best reads
President Obama published his 2019 list of books yesterday, and I have read a few on his list, but his selections will go on my wish list for 2020.I have organized my 2019 top 10 reads in 4 categories:...
View Article2019 BLOG challenge - Day 31, 2020 Goals
1. Complete baby quilt for Elin2. Complete quilting on Halloween wall quilt3. complete sleeves and labels for 2 quilts for March quilt show4. Dr. Who mini quilt to donate to Dallas Quilt Show...
View Article2020 progress report on quilt goals after 1 week
1. Elin's quilt. I have completed the front and backing, and have marked the front with a washout marking pen. (fingers crossed). Today is the part I dislike the most, making the quilt sandwich of...
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work in process on Elin's quilt
Yesterday I got past the hard step of making the quilt sandwich. In the past I have used the "board basting" system, but I went back to my old method of taping the backing, batting and front to the...
View Articlequilting done on Elin's quilt
I finished the quilting on Elin's quilt, which went pretty fast, because it was all straight lines. (about 3-4 hours). then I set about removing the blue marks from the marking pen. The instructions...
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Elin's quilt complete except for label
I completed the binding on the quilt and the last step is to add a label with Elin's name on it. Unfortunately, my embroidery machine is in South Bend so the label will have to wait until we are there...
View Articleupdate on quilting goals
I've made progress on my 2020 quilting goals:1. Complete baby quilt for Elin - done except label2. Complete quilting on Halloween wall quilt - done3. complete sleeves and labels for 2 quilts for March...
View Articlerevised priorities
I'm going to be away from home for a month so I'm revising my priorities. I finished the basic cutting on the Bonnie Hunter Frolic, so will be ready to start sewing on that. I'm going to defer the...
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update on quilt goals
I've completed the first four goals.1. Complete baby quilt for Elin2. Complete quilting on Halloween wall quilt3. complete sleeves and labels for 2 quilts for March quilt show4. Dr. Who mini quilt to...
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Gingham sunflower
I just finished hand quilting and binding this quilt. It has an interesting story.In 1985 we went to a family reunion for my husband's family. We had been married 3 years and our daughter was about 10...
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5.. complete quilt as you go Westalee quilt
I have finished the sampler quilt using the Westalee rulers. With some trial and error (taking careful notes and making samples), I seem to have identified the right settings for free motion on my...
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cleaning stuffed animals
It's pretty embarrassing, (I'm not a hoarder), but due to an intown move at a time when I and our family were leading very busy lives, our nanny packed the kids rooms (without really sorting anything),...
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Goal 12: various non-quilting sewing projects for new granddaughters
While we were in South Bend last month (where my embroidery machine lives currently), I got around to adding machine embroidery designs to some onesies and snappy shirts for the 2 granddaughters....
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Hand quilting project not on my 2020 goals - work in progress
a couple of years ago I searched EBay for quilt tops and found this beautiful top that had been embroidered and cross-stitched and already had the quilt sandwich. It was a preprinted top that had the...
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work in process - Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt - "Frolic"
I've been working on this since the beginning of the year off and on. I have the 25 main blocks made and now in assembly, but also making the half block setting triangles as I go. this fills one of...
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Bonnie Hunter Frolic - body of quilt top completed
I finished putting this together this weekend. The next step is an inner border and then the outer borders of raspberry/neutral half square triangles and blue/neutral half square triangles. I want to...
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. yellow green orange UFO star sampler quilt - complete remaining 8 blocks, etc.
This is project number 9 on my 2020 quilt goals. I began this quilt in 2012. It was a quilt along sponsored by Moose on the Porch Quilts. There were 12 blocks, with the idea of using a selection of...
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