I hope you are enjoying the Mason Jar inspired quilt along, with fabrics from Benartex's Harvest Festival line. Today we are going to talk about the finishing, with some ideas for labeling. When we left off, the quilting was done and it was ready for binding. I thought the plaid in the brown and rust …
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Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Week 3
I hope you are having fun with this year's Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along. Now that we have all the blocks made, layout of the top is next. If you are making the same size as I am showing, please note that in the photos, the pumpkin blocks should be switched. This will separate the pumpkins …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Step 2
It may be Friday the 13th, but it is a lucky day for free patterns. The rest of the Quilt Along blocks will be on today's sewing agenda. Did you make progress on the first blocks this past week? Once again, lets take a look at the design in concept. Details will be just a …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Begins
Today we begin the quilt along for this year's Autumn Jubilee. We'll work on it over the next month, with posts every Friday. In past years, I've done two blocks alternating in placement several times, then a row quilt, and a round robin. This year, the quilt will be your choice as to the size …
Oh, My Strippy Stars Quilt Along – HSTs
Ready to learn how to get half square triangles out of jelly roll strips? It isn't hard, but you will have to be very careful doing these, as the cuts will be on the bias rather than straight of grain. Don't be afraid, let's take it one step at a time. Begin by carefully pressing …
Oh, My Strippy Stars – Four Patches
Today is a tutorial on making quick four patches from jelly roll strips, rollie-pollies or any 2-1/2-inch wide strip of fabric. If you missed getting the pattern, click on - Oh, My Strippy Stars! Here is the quilt we are making, it is about 42-inches square using the pattern directions. If you double the number …
Sunday Chat – Books, Garden, Cooking
I finally got some time to do some sewing this week, finish a book, and take some photos of the garden. The daffodils continue to produce more blooms, such happy faces. I now have three separate areas in bloom, with a fourth one on the way. This one next to the retaining wall is doing …
Gardening, Quilting and Painting Fun
It's been a busy week, with something going on every day. It hasn't left a lot of time for sewing on my own projects, but I have made good progress on a free quilt along I've designed just for you coming in March for National Quilting Month - more on that below. I also took …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along Finish
Finishing the quilt along today, I loaded the top on the longarm for quilting. I used a pumpkin patch pantograph called Meandering Pumpkins that is perfect for fall inspired quilting. It is designed by Patricia Ritter for Urban Elementz. The cute pumpkin is surrounded by leaves and vines. The quilting is done with a medium …
Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along – Assembly and Borders
This week we finish the top for the Quilt Along. Last time I showed you several options for arrangements, and this week, I'll show you how I did mine. First, I lay out the squares and decided on the arrangement. Once I had this done, I looked carefully at the placement of the fabrics to …
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