When I left off this project last week, I had put on a pieced border, then removed it. The border was just too much white on the edges and I really didn't like it. After I picked out the stitches and took it off, I loaded on the frame again and got ready to begin …
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Waves Quilt
This was a quilt for a dear friend that I did before putting Scrap Dance Minuet on the frame. It had a couple of minor problems, and it is a good time now to show you how I dealt with those. It was a really pretty quilt, with a batik backing. Regular readers know that …
Quilting a Mystery Star
Longarm quilting is sometimes a true joy. When you get a perfectly pieced top with a wide backing and quality batting to do, plus the machine behaves without thread breaks, it is fun to do. I had to take a longer than usual time to get this one done, as I could only stand to …
Be My Neighbor – Quilting the Beast
After the flimsy was done, I measured the quilt. It came out at 70 x 96 inches, quite the beast! So now the decision was how to quilt it. From the beginning, I wanted to do a cloud fill in the sky parts, and individual motifs and designs on each house. I needed to decide …
Building a Brighter Year Quilt
Last fall during the Autumn Jubilee, quilter Diann won the prize of quilting a table topper. She contacted me to ask if I would do a small quilt for a charity called Building a Brighter Year instead of her table topper. This charity supports families with infants facing medical challenges and financial hardship in Colorado. …
Victorian Pastel Quilt
This was a beautiful quilt, and so pretty in the pastel pinks and purples. I love this combination of colors. The blocks are five sided log cabin style with at least a dozen different prints. They were left for our local club's program chair at our sew in and no one claimed credit. The blocks …
Scrappy Project part 2
This morning, the sun is shining on the snow, but I am still not going anywhere. Here is the driveway with about 4 inches of snow left. Nope, not going anywhere until more melting takes place. The sun should make the road passable by late afternoon today, but too late to go to work. Snow …
A Quilting Project for Elizabeth House
I have been working on some quilts for a local hospice, Elizabeth House. I was part of a work party last month to get the tops put together, but unfortunately, the finishing kits were cut wrong. The borders were too long for the short side, and not long enough for the long side. I measured …
Valentine Hearts Wall Hanging
I thought I'd bring this project forward from last year, since it uses the same hearts as the Hearts Around Table Topper. When I showed it last February, there were only about a dozen people reading my blog, so most of you haven't seen it, LOL!! It is a bit bigger since I put three …
Quilting Panels
I am never buying another panel. There, I said it. I mean it. Really. I always have such a hard time deciding what to do with all the bits and pieces. Do I sash them and fit them into a quilt? Do I add them to other fabric for a tote bag like my Coffee …
From My Carolina Home 