Posts Tagged ‘Quilting’
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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreTwo New Sew Alongs
I have started two new sew along projects this week. I’m so excited! I’m hoping the projects will kick me into gear and get me sewing even with all the late sunshine outside. The first is the Impromptu Quilt Along at Monkey Do. The quilt is a pattern by Rachel Griffith Design that will finish…
Read MoreIf I Designed a Fabric Line
After seeing all the beautiful fabric lines at Spring Quilt Market, I am really looking forward to sewing up some great new projects. (And yes, Matt, I promise to finish the ones I have started first.) I saw a lot of fabrics that I loved, but something was missing. The neutrals. There are rarely any…
Read MoreProjects in Progress
Ever feel like all your projects are getting away from you? That’s how I feel right now. I’m about halfway through making the Aeroplane Bag by Sew Sweetness. Once it’s done, I plan to use for a couple things. It will be a great bag for carrying my sewing machine if I ever get around…
Read MoreOfficially a Hoarder
Last weekend, I decided that my sewing space was getting pretty messy. I decided that the best thing to do was to do a little work and organize all of my fabrics again. I’d done a pretty good keeping my fabrics organized by type and color, but when I used fabric, I was just shoving…
Read MoreQuilt Ideas
I recently picked up small bits of yardage from Amy Butler’s Alchemy line and Parson Grey’s Curious Nature line. For those of you who don’t know, they are married, so I thought it would be fun to do something to mesh their lines together. I chose to go with warm shades from the Amy Butler…
Read MoreString Theory Quilt Top
I made up another fun and simple quilt top over the weekend. This one used some of the stranger things in my fabric stash. The pieced section of the quilt was made by string piecing some of the silks and brocades from my stash. The background fabric for this project was the leftover linen blend…
Read MoreCrazy 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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