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Photo Creds @austin1144 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And making this sweet set of quilt and matching toddler pillowcase was so much fun! Photo Creds @austin1144 The bird print is Robin in the Hood by Michael Miller Fabrics. The leafy green print for the accent is from the Hopscotch collection by Jamie […]
Welcome to this week’s installment of the Top 10 Tips for new quilters – Quilting with your Walking Foot. For the complete line up of weekly tips, please see this page. Quilting with your Walking Foot: You have completed your latest quilt top! Yes! What an accomplishment. Now what? Lots of quilters shy away from […]
Fall winds and cooler temps are here again. It seems that summer gets shorter and shorter every year. This week I took advantage of the opportunity to have one more outdoor photo shoot on the old hay wagon. While working on my weekly posts for the Top 10 Tips for New Quilters series, I was […]
Introducing Week 1 of the Top 10 Tips for new Quilters – Fabric & Thread For the complete line up of tips, please see this page. Quality Cotton Quilting Fabric: Three elements are used to determine the quality of cotton quilting fabric: the thread count, the quality of the threads/yarns used, and the finishing processes. […]
I spent quite a few hours this past week densely quilting a runner with organic wavy lines. During these hours, I contemplated how much experience I have gained along the way in my quilting journey. How many little tips and tricks I have managed to learn. And I decided there is nothing I wanted more […]
In spite of a power outage, I managed to get these Christmas table runners quilted and bound in two days. The quilting is quite dense and was a little time consuming, but sew worth it! This first runner finished at 14″ x 49″ after quilting. The second runner finished at 14″ x 70″. Both are […]
You started quilting. You started blogging. Now what? Are you wondering how to turn the passion for your hobby into something more? Something bigger? Do you want to make it your life’s work? A full time business? As a quilting blogger, you may have asked yourself, “Do I have what it takes to succeed?”Just what […]
Today’s post is all about creating your own quilt designs!When I was young, I used to spend a lot of time drawing.Animals were always my favourite subject. And of all that past practice must have been a strong influence on my creative self because I have been designing my own quilts since I started quilting. […]
I have never been one to make (or follow through with) New Year’s Resolutions. But this year I am determined to make and keep some quilting/blogging resolutions. Perhaps they will be easier than losing weight or quitting smoking! Perhaps not… However, I am certain these resolutions will far less painful to accomplish. Here is my […]
