It's a pretty common scenario. You prepared a backing for your quilt top, with plans to quilt it at home. Now you've decided to send it out for longarm quilting, but the backing is slightly too small. What to do?
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As we gear up for the Big Bed Quilt-Along, are you working on selecting a pattern? Here are some very doable suggestions. Most were suggested by fellow quilt-along-ers!
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Before I shift gears to my Facing East quilt, I want to share my Yuma Quilt finish. I was planning to quilt this one on the longarm myself, but Brandon insisted on taking over for the custom quilting practice.
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The Big Bed Quilt-Along: Making a public declaration of your goal is a great way to kick off your motivation. Be specific and be realistic. A vague goal is hard to act on.
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We're banding together to share tips and motivation to finish a quilt for a large bed. Posts will range from basic sewing advice to strategies for organizing your progress. This is the year of the big bed quilt!
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Has it really been five years since I wrote about thraed. It has! Our mail-order longarm quilting services have brought thread to the forefront of my mind again. Let's talk thread!
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Do you want to sew a quilt for your bed this year? Maybe you have one that needs finishing, one that needs a lot more work (that's me!) or plan to kick off a new Big Bed quilt project this year.
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Time for some New Year's tidying-up. The other day, when I worked on putting away fabric stacks and other random bits, I came upon that bowl of 1/2" fabric confetti I had abandoned. Using them is now or never, right?
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What's it like to learn to longarm quilt? It's a question I know you have, but I think my answer is a little unhelpful. Most likely you would rent or purchase a hand-guided longarm sewing machine.
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Have you met Gleaned? It's Carolyn Friedlander's new fabric collection, due in stores this month. I lucked out when Gotham Quilts snagged me a sample fat quarter set at market.
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There are few things I like more than a cozy corner with some hand quilting on a cold, winter day. Ok, add tea and chocolate and some friendly company. Now, that's bliss!
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How would it feel to start the New Year by rescuing that quilt top from languishing in your closet? I would love to help you finish that quilt on my longarm sewing machine. That's right, we're open!
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Woohoo! I've finished a quilt on the very first day of the year! Surely that's good luck? Today I finished quilting my Indie Geese quilt on our longarm quilting machine. I bound it in quilt-back trimmings...
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Yesterday I finished my work day grumpy and unsatisfied. Want to know why? My project was a flop. I was Day 2 into sewing an example block for my quilting bee group, when...
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Ok, I can't wait to show you this one! Once upon a time, my very own Love circle of do. Good Stitches made half square triangle blocks for our monthly collaborative quilt. Jodie hadn't yet decided...
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We've recruited practice quilts from friends near and far, allowing us to experience a sampling of common challenges. No quilt is perfectly square or perfectly sewn, as is the wonderful nature...
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We did it! This week Brandon and I officially became longarm quilters. At training we had the opportunity to quilt practice quilts. We brought two baby sized do. Good Stitches quilts for practice.
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Guess what? I got an early Christmas gift! Brandon and I painted the kitchen a soft, dusty teal called Starry Woods by Valspar. Oh my gosh - I love it! The kitchen instantly feels...
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