Seamripping

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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Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Art Quilt Entry

I’m so excited to be participating in my first ever Blogger’s Quilt Festival over at Amy’s Creative Side. For my very first entry in this show and competition, I have chosen my Steampunk Crazy Quilt, which is my take on the traditional crazy quilt.  The quilt hangs on the wall in my living room, making…

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Follow Me on BlogLovin’

So, I finally got around to setting up my personal BlogLovin’ account. I’ve been using Feedly since the demise of Google Feed Reader, but have recently had several issues with feedly being able to find feeds for the blogs I want to follow. So, I’ve decided to give BlogLovin’ a try.  Be sure to follow…

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Works in Progress

I’m super excited that I can now share with you the quilt I finished a couple months ago. It was my #economyblockalong quilt and a gift for my mom for Mother’s Day. You can see more photos and read about the quilt in Monday’s post. Finished Quilt Tops: I now have 4 different quilt tops…

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A Quilt for Mother’s Day

You may remember that a couple years ago I made my dad a quilt for Christmas.  Well, I still hadn’t gotten around to making a quilt for my mom.  That changed this year when I ran across the Sweet Life line by Cori Dantini for Blend Fabrics.  One of the fabrics in the line was…

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It Has to Have a Motor

Over the last few months, my husband and I have been watching a episode of Deep Space 9 each night before bed. Yes, we are nerdy like that.  The other night, I mentioned that I would love to have the $6000 leather catsuit that Alternate Universe Kira wears. I think it would be super awesome…

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Works in Progress

This is two weeks in a row without any finishes or progress I can share.  I’m starting to feel a little lazy, especially when I look at all the accomplishments that everyone else makes each week. Finished Quilt Tops: I still have 3 finished quilt tops that need quilting.  If anyone wants to donate funds…

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So Much Sewing

In the last week, I feel like I’ve made quite a bit of progress on the quilt which was once the #dyosampler. I have 5 full sections complete, and the other 3 sections are partially complete. Overall, I’m pretty happy with my progress so far. What do you think?  

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Works in Progress

My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes No finishes this week.  But that’s ok. I can’t have a finish every single week. Finished Quilt Tops: I didn’t do any quilting on my other finished quilt tops. Quilt Tops in Progress: My communique quilt is coming along.  I have two of my sections completed. Still no…

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