Guess what? I made a new practice top "muslin", and it came out pretty great on the first try! On many recommendations, I purchased the Josephine top pattern by Made by Rae.
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Remember last fall when I hosted 30 Days of Quilt Design? One of my designs received a lot of requests for a pattern. I called it Flurry...
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It's time for another round up of lovely charity quilt finishes! do. Good Stitches is a modern online community that quilts for good. Find out how you can get involved...
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Think of the holidays as an opportunity to shape your family culture. Each family gets to decide what matters to them, what traditions reflect their values, what ways of spending time...
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How's that for a title? I've got to tell you about my latest craze, but first I want to thank you for your helpful and supportive comments on my Sorbetto Muslin.
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So, making the muslin is easy, but getting the fit right is a whole other matter. Let's just slip this bad baby on... Um, tada? Yeah, no.
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I made a Christmas tree skirt that first winter after I learned how to sew. It was bright and colorful in some novelty holiday fabric that stole my heart...
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I've used melton wool, bugle and seed beads, ribbon, novelty fabrics, yarn, wool felt, canvas, metallic thread. A little sketch stitch applique here, a little quilt-as-you-go there...
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It's finished! This Moody Strings scrap quilt was so satisfying to piece. The idea was born out of practicality, because I really needed to use up my scraps...
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It's almost Friday! I'm popping in to congratulate the winners of our Summer Crush mosaic contest, who will be receiving their mosaics in fat quarters from Quilt Sandwich soon!
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Her summer has been sweet: swinging under the oak tree, watching the kitties play, discovering toys and movements of all kinds, attaching to her different people...
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I was up late last night perusing your mosaic entries. I think you upped your game after all that 30 Days of Fabric Stacks practice! I like to open each mosaic in a separate tab...
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It's so funny that I took Garment Sewing 101 in college. Yes, really! I was enrolled in a fashion college for a few semesters and actually dropped out partway through that garment sewing class...
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This weekend I had a lovely crafterday making string blocks while Rora slept. On a project like this, I become fully immersed in the Choosing - which color, which pattern...
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I have a crush on summer. It is a mirage, distant and glistening, its horizons wide with possibility, its colors fresh and pure. In this dream-summer there is youth, brazen and playful...
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Today I made a new one for Elora. I chose to cut into that Red Letter Day duckie print I've been saving for about five years for a baby. I only had enough for the front...
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Do you know what I think when I buy a new dining chair with a padded seat? I think Patchwork. It's so easy to wrap and staple a dining chair cushion with quilted patchwork.
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Drum roll please... But can you keep it rolling all weekend long? That's how much time is left for those of us wrapping up the 30 Days of Fabric Stacks challenge. I recently posted...
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