Lots of Projects and No Progress

It seems like all I am doing lately is flitting from one project to another and not making progress on anything. I loaded Quadrille on the longarm, and have been staring at it for days, with no plan on how to custom quilt it. The big reveal for Quadrille's last step and final block is …

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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 …

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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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Scrap Dance Quadrille Mystery Quilt Along – Step 3

Did you get all your half square triangles done? Ready for the next step? For those just now finding this mystery quilt along, click on Scrap Dance Quadrille Step 1 for the overview with fabric requirements and cutting instructions, and then on Quadrille Step 2 for the first sewing step. Today, we begin making units. …

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In the Sewing Room – Blue Yellow Quilt and Pillowcase Project

When I left off showing this blue and yellow quilt, I had decided that none of these fabrics would work for the border. Several readers had suggestions, and a couple really caught my attention. One reader, Joan, suggested doing a white border then quilting a design into it with color thread. I liked that idea, …

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Visiting an Apple Orchard and Quilting

It's been a busy week, beginning last weekend with the Apple Festival. I went to an orchard on Saturday, hoping to get some more great shots for the Agriculture category for the fair. I did get a couple that might work for next year's competition. These are just a few of the varieties of apples …

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Finishing the Mother Goose Quilt

When we left off last week, I had loaded the Mother Goose quilt on the longarm. I left it for a day while I worked on assembly of my quilted jacket. One of the things I like about having projects in progress is I can work on one for a while, then move to another …

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