I was just notified that the jury accepted my quilt for the American Quilter's Society Show in Charlotte, NC. The show is July 30-Aug 2. I am beyond excited!! Now, understand, I have no illusions. My quilt is quilted with a pantograph, and those don't win. Custom quilted ones actually win. But, who cares?!! It …
Category: Quilting
Quilted Sewing Machine Cover
I have lots of sewing motif fabrics and wanted to do a quilted sewing machine cover for my main machine. I wanted something that looked quilty. So, I designed this one to integrate flying geese, a quilt square and lots of prints. Begin by constructing a panel 18-1/2 inches wide by 27 inches long. I …
Picnic Quilt Challenge
Sometimes I really do need my head examined. I was reading some of my favorite blogs last week and came across this challenge - to make a picnic quilt. OK, why not? I have all these food prints left over from a challenge never completed a few years ago. Plus I have a couple of …
Quilt Binding Tutorial Part 4 – stitching the edge to the back
The binding is almost done. Part four will cover how to hand stitch the binding to the back. The edge needs to be folded over to cover the raw edge of the quilt and stitched down. There are two key things to this process. First is to ensure the corners have perfect miters front …
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Block of the Month – April
I hope you are quilting along with us for the Block of the Month! This is April's block chosen by the quilt store, called Lindy’s Plane. The pattern is on Quilt Blocks Galore at http://www.quilterscache.com/L/LindysPlaneBlock.html This one was a bit of a bear, with all the seams and little 2 inch squares. The kit had …
Quilt Binding Tutorial Part 3 – joining the binding ends
Quilt along with me as I show you how to bind a quilt. I use a lot of pictures so this full tutorial is in four parts. If you missed the first two parts, you can see Part 1 Making Bias Binding and Part 2 Sewing Binding to the Quilt by clicking on those links. …
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Quilt Binding Tutorial Part 2 – sewing binding to the quilt
Sewing the binding to the quilt is rather easy, just follow along the edge. The corners are tricky, but not too hard once you know the secret. Remember that quilting is based on accuracy and precision, and your binding should be that way too. See Part One on How to Make Bias Binding if you …
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QOV Finishes
It was a rainy weekend, so I used the time to finish up the quilting on two quilts of valor. I used pantographs on both quilts. The star quilt got a simple swirl. It is a great panto because it can go two passes without having to advance the quilt. This makes the quilting go …
Quilt Binding Tutorial Part 1 – Making bias binding
Binding a quilt is easy, and enjoyable. I like to have some hand work to do in the evenings, and whipping a binding down is one of my favorite things to do. I know, I am nuts. For those who are newer quilters, I am going to do a multi-part tutorial on bindings. It has …
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QOV Works in Progress
Wednesday was spent working on Quilts of Valor. I had one group of stars that I put together at a work party with dark blue sashing, and I decided to add a red border. The quilt was square, so I made the end borders just a smidgen bigger than the sides so it would work …
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