This past Sunday was the New Member Picnic for our car club, and we were in charge of it. It took a few months and a lot of work to plan, and it is good to have it done. For the meal, we were having it catered instead of it being a potluck as in …
Category: Quilting
Log Cabin Quilt of Valor
I loaded this quilt prior to our trip, and thought I could get a row or two done before we left. I was given the top and batting meant for a Quilt of Valor, but they didn't have a backing large enough. Well, I knew I had a lot of fabric, and welcomed the opportunity …
Finishing the Blue and Yellow Table Topper
It took several more sessions with the longarm, but I finally got the topper done. When we left off last week, I was just getting started quilting the half-circles in the squares. I marked a line on the ruler with tape to line up on the seam to get them uniform in size. Overall, I …
Sewing and Small Projects
This week has been a bit busy, with some personal issues taking up the first three days. I finally got back to the blue and yellow table topper, and was able to get a couple more rows done with the curve ruler. One thing I have to remember, the foot will keep the stitches about …
Blue and Yellow Table Topper
This past week I got back to the blue and yellow table topper that I strip pieced at retreat. I wanted to use it to get more experience with doing some custom quilting. When we left off, I had finished the top and borders. I loaded it on the longarm when I got the rulers …
Quick Charity Quilt
Last week I had a fun day sewing with a couple of friends. My Sweet Babboo was going to work on a car project with a friend of his, whose wife is one of my sewing buddies. She invited another quilt guild member to join us and we spent a lovely afternoon sewing and chatting …
Day Retreat and Block Drive
Last week our local guild had a sleep-at-home retreat at a conference center in Flat Rock. We have the use of the room with a full kitchen for three days, so we can haul everything there on Tuesday, and leave it overnight both nights. So projects can be started and left as they progress, to …
Oh, My Strippy Stars! Quilting and Finishing
Did you get all your blocks done and your top assembled? Today, I'll show you how I custom quilted mine. This project is small enough to do some wonderful free motion quilting on your domestic machine or your longarm. The challenge with this one is to step outside your comfort zone and try something new. …
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Oh, My Strippy Stars! Block and Top Assembly
Are you having fun with this quick quilt-along? This week we assemble the blocks and the top. It will go faster than you think, because we'll do the sashing at the same time. Curious? Read on! Start by pairing up all your half square triangles, and sewing them togehter in a flying goose formation with …
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Sunday Chat – Baking, Gardening, Stamping and Quilt Goal
It was a rainy day on Friday, and I needed to do a bit of baking for My Sweet Babboo. I had some fresh blueberries, and decided to use up a pound cake mix I'd purchased for the Mountain State Fair competition last year but didn't use. Ridiculously easy, I just mixed the 16-ounce pound …
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