Long Term Projects Number 3
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1y ago
 Sarah's Revival Nothing says "long term" like a Sue Garman pattern.   You can read previous posts here and here. If you haven't read previous posts, here is a very short recap.  I started this project in June 2020, and thought 4 blocks per month was an achievable goal.  After finishing 2 or 3 blocks, I realized that 2 blocks per month was far more reasonable (as each block was a total of 7-8 hours) and that was my plan going forward.  Reality was about 1 per month as I'm on month 33 and I'm working on the four center blocks right now. Partial applique with back ..read more
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Long Term Projects Part 2
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1y ago
Each type of project gets a little different path of production. This post will explain how I look at fusible machine applique (FMA). As much as I love hand applique, this style of quilting holds a special place with me. It was the first, stand alone, workshop I took after learning how to quilt. A few weeks after that class, my phone rang and on the other end was someone from that workshop, asking if I wanted to go on a local shop hop with her.  This  someone is now very dear to me and we still quilt together 22+ years later. In fact, we will be retreating together in a few weeks ..read more
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Back Basting Applique Basic Tutorial
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2y ago
I love applique.  The techniques I use vary from project to project, but I have a lot of tricks in my applique tool box.  For all the teachers and other quilters who have shared their methods and ideas, I thank you.  Just like there is no one way to quilt a top, there isn't a "right" way to applique.  Back basting is a method I first learned from Jo Morton and from there, I continued to learn more about this technique from other quilters.   One of my favorites is Jeana Kimball.  Go HERE to watch a video of her doing this type of applique.  Follow her on IG @j ..read more
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Journey to Camelot
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2y ago
This pattern was featured in Quiltmania 111 - 114 in 2016.  Yes, I'm late to the party, but since there is no schedule on starting a new quilt, I'm OK with this.  The pattern caught my eye after I saw it finished. My friend gave me a private bed turning at her home full of quilts and antiques, and I knew I had to make this pattern. This is block A, stitched but not pressed.  It is also missing the corners that consist of 2 triangles on each side.  I've been cutting them as I go along and will add them once my blocks are on the design wall. Petra's PinDot in Lighthouse was c ..read more
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Playing with Hexagons
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2y ago
 This first pattern is from Brigette Giblin and you can purchase it as a download HERE.  I would put it in the catagory of Advanced Beginner.  Her pattern writing could have been a bit better, but if you take it slow, pin and double check before sewing, it will come out lovely.  I've also had this Giraffe print from Christopher Wilson-Tate that has been pulled out and put away many times in the past few months.  Too many hand projects on the go at one time results in some just getting second fiddle to my stitch time.  None of these blocks are set in stone, layo ..read more
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Sarah's Revival Update
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2y ago
It's been quite some time since I've updated this long term project.  Sarahs Revival by the late Sue Garmon.  Her patterns are all available at Come Quilt  and this pattern can be found HERE.  The good news is that I'm still working on this. It's slow going but I continue to move the blocks forward.  Here are two more and since this photo was taken, the bottom block has been completed. Putting the finished blocks up on the design wall every so often is a good motivator.  When you can see how far into a project you are, it may keep your mojo going.  I know it ..read more
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Shortbread Cookies
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2y ago
 This post is a copy and paste from several years ago.  I thought maybe since there are a lot of new IG followers, some might make their way over to grab this recipe.  It's the big day, the first weekend of December, and that means my cookie production begins.  It sounds a lot more arduous that it really is, and that's because I now only make this recipe, over and over and over again.  Why mess with a good thing.  And here is a few quilty photos since this is a quilting blog (or it pretends to be)   Change isn't Alway a Good Thing There were a few emails ..read more
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Big and Bold Appliqued Quilt
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2y ago
This customer quilt (thank you JT) was a delight to machine quilt.  Lots of open spaces of solid fabrics for the quilting to show up, a customer who drew out motifs and designs to get me jump started on ideas, and beautiful workmanship to make my job easier.  PHOTO HEAVY POST  Scroll through for some eye candy, ideas for appliques, color combinations, and back photos.  The green in this picture is pretty close to the actual color. So interesting how light affects many things.  It allows us to see the shadowing on the quilting, and at the same time, the col ..read more
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A little Green for St. Patricks Day
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3y ago
This beautiful quilt arrived at my studio a few weeks ago and after a few back and forth texts with the maker, we finalized this as the quilting motifs.  Pattern is Steam Punk by Jen Kingwell, and it was both hand and machine pieced.  The fabric choices are so lovely in this and the white sashing really frames all the colors and makes for a fresh look. This scrappy green and white top has been created using the "bonus" blocks from a previous project.  I get to do "whatever" on these and it gives me a chance to play.  I love how this one turned out.   Here is the bac ..read more
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The Blue House on the Corner
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3y ago
The blocks for this quilt were pieced during my quarantine in Sept 2020  The pattern for this house block is from the October 2020 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. My initial idea was to make all the blocks in different colors, and after making a test block in blue, my fabric pull quickly turned into a stack of gorgeous browns and creams. Some things got a little mixed up in the construction of the blocks and it seemed that I either didn't catch it, or didn't think it was worthy of a seam ripper. This oops is so hard to see that I had to blow up the photo to figure out why I ha ..read more
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