First, I need to apologize to those of you who were on the Facebook live video yesterday. I didn't have my screen set properly so the comments were not scrolling. So it looked like no one had anything to say, and as a result I ended the video too soon. When I realized my mistake, …
Category: Quilting
Embroidered Quilt of Valor
This Quilt of Valor was brought to me for quilting, and it is a wonderful study in design. Often, our local chapter of Quilts of Valor receives boxes of fabric scraps and orphan blocks. The supplies moved from one storage space to another, and the group had just found a nice space for monthly quilting …
Quilting the Sunset Dahlia for Bullington Gardens
The second Dahlia panel is finished, and the colors on this one are so vibrant! The colorway is called Sunset. I didn't have any threads to match the intense colors on this panel, so I went to Beginnings and purchased four Floriani embroidery threads in precisely matched colors. It was easy to find a good …
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Jolly Bar Row Along Finishing the Quilt
Now that the top is done, assembly went quickly. Sashing strips were put between the top leaves and between the rows. I assembled the top three rows first. I put the sashing strips between the leaf blocks and the next row's arrows and butterflies. Then, without really paying attention, I sewed the rows together with …
Finishing the Dahlia Panel
The Dahlia panel quilt is finished, and now hanging up. I did the back differently than usual as this wall hanging is too large for the quilt clips I have in the den. I have a curtain rod with ring clips for hanging quilts in my sewing space, but for this one, I wanted to …
Quilt Block Mania Back to School
Where has this summer gone? Staying at home is becoming a bit strange as the months are going by without the usual activities. For many, this school year will be different too, and what better time to sew up a Back to School theme quilt with sampler blocks of all kinds. Thank you to our …
Jolly Bar Row Along Update
We are more than halfway in the Jolly Bar Row Along. This is a weekly block and row quilt along on Jolly Jabber, the Fat Quarter Shop blog. We began with the Sparrow Tracks block, making a bunch of those for the top and bottom rows. I'm using the Harper's Garden Jolly Bar to do …
Quilting the Dahlia Panel – Part 3
The quilting on this panel was a challenge in more ways than one. When we left off here, the top section was done, and the machine was acting up. Thanks to a lot of help from both the excellent tech guy at A1, Randy, and My Sweet Babboo, the machine is now humming along and …
Birdies in the Window
Sometimes things just come together when you aren't expecting it. I had this pretty bird fabric out, trying to figure out something to do with it, when the nice folks at MadamSew sent me some happy mail. In the box were two new things to play with, some Square Templates and a Rotating Cutting Mat. …
Christmas In July Pattern Parade and Blog Hop
Ready to have some fun? Today, I am hosting a blog hop for your enjoyment with a Christmas theme for our hot days of July. The Christmas In July Pattern Parade Blog Hop includes quilters from the US, Canada and Australia. We are a group of pattern designers that have not done an event together …
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