Posts by Andrea
Friday Finds: The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree
I recently finished a fabulous book, written by the author S. A. Hunt. He’s an author you’ve never heard of, but that’s ok. I hadn’t heard of him either until I ran across his book The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree on BookBub. At the time, The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree was available as…
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Finished Quilt Tops: Still no new finished quilt top this week, but I did pick out backing fabric for the Impromptu quilt. I’m going with a wide backing in a nice orange batik, and will pair it with my left over blue-grey painter’s canvas fabric from the front and a charm pack of Comma that…
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It feels like it’s taking forever, but I’m slowly making progress expanding my throw sized Communique quilt top into a king sized version that I can really get some use out of. The original quilt was designed to be 54×72″, while the new version will measure 102×96″. I have already completed the top and bottom…
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Finished Quilt Tops: No new finished quilt top this week. That might actually be a good thing, as 3 is plenty to have waiting on quilting. Quilt Tops in Progress: I did start making process on enlarging the communique quilt, the top section above the current quilt is complete now, and I’ve started on the…
Read MoreLocal Quilt Store – Let’s Sew
I am lucky to have several wonderful quilting and fabric stores in my area. They all provide fabrics and notions that appeal to different clientele, meaning that my area is rich in ideas and inspiration for quilting. The store that I’m featuring today is the largest fabric store I’ve ever seen. Let’s Sew is located…
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I’m super proud of myself this week. I didn’t start any new projects. Instead, I pulled one of my finished quilt tops out and got it quilted. You can see more photos and read about it on Monday’s post. Finished Quilt Tops: That means that I am down to 3 finished quilt tops. And for…
Read MoreMod Crazy Quilt
The Mod Crazy Quilt is finally done! It’s been on hold for a few months while I was trying to decide what to do for the backing. My original plan was a minky in robin’s egg blue. It was lovely, but I had horrible trouble trying to work with the minky on my home machine. …
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I got one complete finish this week, even if it is small. I made pillow covers for mom’s chair cushions that match the quilt I made her for Mother’s Day. Finished Quilt Tops: As I mentioned last week, I now have 4 finished quilt tops. Interestingly enough…. they are not the same quilt tops. The…
Read MoreSeamripping
Ever had a happy moment in a sewing project when you were so excited that you were almost done only to realize that one of the rows in the middle of your quilt is sewn in the wrong direction? I had one of those late Saturday night. I had pulled my Impromptu quilt out of…
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