Finished Steampunk Top

It took all weekend, but I managed to finish up my Steampunk themed crazy quilt top. It uses lots of great fabrics, including the Victorian Dream line from Roberta Morales for Quilting Treasures, some beautiful hand-dyed fabrics from Just Plain Laine, and of course, lots of scrap and stash fabrics. I am in love with…

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Steampunk Crazy Quilt Progress

My steampunk crazy quilt project is officially halfway complete!  I have 2 rows sewn together. The rows still aren’t attached to each other. First, because I am not sure what order my rows will need to be in to make the final quilt look best and, second because I don’t have enough bias tape to…

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Steampunk Progress

I’ve been putting in a lot of time on my Steampunk themed crazy quilt, and I feel like I finally have something to show for it.  The quilt top is no where near complete, but it is coming along.  I even have an entire row sewn together. I know it doesn’t look like much but…

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Selfish Sewing Week

So apparently next week is Selfish Sewing Week.  That means doing sewing for you and not for other people.  I sort of find this funny, because I always sew for me.  Maybe if I had kids I sewed for, like some of my friends, this would be an interesting derivative from the norm, but around…

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Making Progress

I’m slowly but surely making progress on my latest crazy quilt.  These are usually quick sews for me because it’s simple not to match up corners.  However, thanks to some inspiration from Gloria McKinnon and her book Glorious Embellishing, I’m taking my time with this quilt top and adding some real crazy quilt detailing. In…

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The Original Crazy Quilt

As I was looking for photos of my first crazy quilt the other day, I realized that I never actually did a post sharing the finished quilt with you. I finished this quilt a year ago and sent it out to Cara of Cara Quilts to be quilted.  She did a fabulous job.  Each of…

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Giveaway Winner & New Crazy Quilt Project

First a big congratulations to Kayla!  She was the big winner in our Rafflecopter giveaway of Gloria McKinnon’s book Glorious Embellishments. If you didn’t win, but would still like a copy for yourself, order one online from Amazon or stop by your local fabric and crafting store to see if they have it in stock.…

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Crazy Quilting & a Giveaway!

I had the great honor to meet the wonderful and amazing Gloria McKinnon last week.  For those of you who have not heard of Gloria, she is an Australian native, world renowned quilter, owner of Anne’s Glory Box, and author of several amazing books. Gloria was in Evansville last week, at my favorite local fabric…

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Crazy Quilt Block Sew-Along

I’m so excited that Sew Can She is having a Crazy Quilt Block Sew-Along! It’s a great excuse to learn the technique, if it’s new to you.  And there are prizes involved from some great places like fat quarter shop, the sewing loft, and fabric worm. Make sure to get involved with this sew-along if…

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