My mother in law is coming for Christmas, and I have less than a week now to finish a quilt for the guest bed from scratch. I know, you will all think I am crazy (and maybe rightfully so, LOL), but I decided to do a Trip Around the World quilt for the guest bed …
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Another Quick Christmas Project
Christmas fabrics are taking over my sewing room, and I wanted to use a new technique to use some up. I eventually want to do a Trip Around the World quilt, just because I haven't ever done one. The construction uses a cylinder technique, where you sew all your strips together into a tube, then …
Quickie Christmas Projects
Holiday decorating is so much fun! I needed some extra pieces to add to the Quilt Along runner. I wanted to do another runner for the little bookcase table in the kitchen, along with something for the kitchen counter. I have this adorable kitchen inspired print in Christmas colors, and I wanted to use more …
Christmas Quilt Along Finishes
Are you quilting along with us for a quick Christmas project? I finished my Christmas Quilt Along table runner this past weekend. Here it is displayed on my kitchen pie safe with a cute ceramic reindeer. I change out the books on top to all Christmas cookbooks. Lynn used really fun fabrics, look at those …
Scrap Dance Virtual Trunk Show and Giveaway Winner
Our Scrap Dance for 2015 is done, and here is the last update with the finishes posted on Flickr. Time for a virtual trunk show. So many wonderful color combinations! Thank you to everyone that participated, posted progress pictures, and finishes!! Mary was one of the first to finish. Carol did this fantastic quilting on …
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Quilting with Polyester Thread
I had a charity quilt to do for a friend, and she gave me the best instructions a quilter can get - "do whatever you want". Don'tcha love that! So, time to experiment again. I have been hearing a lot about the polyester threads for longarm quilting (and DSM use too), particularly for use where …
Christmas Table Topper Step 4
Happy Thanksgiving, hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and has some fun sewing time planned for this weekend. Are you ready to sew? I realized that last week I really didn't show you my progress, so I went back and edited that post to show you more. If you are still in element assembly, click …
Christmas Table Topper Step 3
Here we go! Since we decided to do the project as a Quilt Along, I am going to go a bit faster give you both units today. We'll assemble the blocks next week, so you will have the long weekend to quilt it and bind it, ready to go for December season decorating. First unit …
Adventures in Machine Binding
I used several suggestions from you, dear readers, to do this machine binding on the Quick Quilt. This time, I sewed the binding onto the back, then turned it to the front. I did use some pins to make the miters on the corners, and few to hold the binding down as it was being …
Christmas Table Topper Step 2
Well, the vote is in, and it was heavily in favor of a quilt along, almost 3-to-1 in actual numbers, so Quilt Along it is! Today I'll give you the first step, and at the bottom, will show the design. And there will be a warning for those who would rather not know what the …
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