Making

A Long Weekend

By Andrea | October 18, 2012 |

The quilting is finished on my yellow spiral quilt.  Now all that’s left to do is the binding. I still haven’t decided how I want to bind it.  I’m either going to do a basic 1/4-inch binding in the yellow, or I’m going to do a wider binding (1-2 inches) in the multicolored pattern I…

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Basting & Quilting

By Andrea | October 16, 2012 |

I’m in the process of finishing up the Yellow Spiral Quilt.  I got the back on the quilt (with it’s pinwheel) finished on Friday.  It was a quick and simple project, being mostly the solid yellow. I got my batting picked up over the weekend, so I was able to get everything pin basted- mostly.…

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Yellow Spiral Quilt Finished

By Andrea | October 9, 2012 |

I’ve decided that the official title of the HST quilt I made using the yellow broadcloth and A Stitch in Color charm pack will be called the yellow spiral quilt.  And guess what?!  The top is done!  Of course, that’s no thanks to my husband who called when I was in the middle of the…

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Stitch in Color Quilt

By Andrea | October 8, 2012 |

I’ve decided that I must really have a problem.  I finished my Shiny Chevron quilt top on Tuesday and started a new quilt top on Wednesday.  I think I’m addicted to the ability to play with color and layout to create unique designs from basic elements. My newest project is using more stuff from my…

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Shiny Chevron Top Finished!

By Andrea | October 3, 2012 |

I’m so excited!  I got all the shiny chevron quilt  top done!  And I love, love, love, love, love the way it looks! I started with the interior section (the actual chevrons). The finished size of this section is approximately 40×30 inches. For this project I used the 4 HST block tutorial, I showed you…

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Wedding Quilt

By Andrea | October 1, 2012 |

This week I wanted to feature another one of the quilts in my collection.   This lap quilt was a wedding gift from my cousin Susan.  It’s super soft and warm – along with being beautifully made. (Susan, you can feel free to make me a quilt any time.) And it matches the decore in my…

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Grama’s Quilt

By Andrea | September 26, 2012 |

Even though my first “official” quilt was the one that I made for my sister’s wedding gift, I did have another project before then.  I made 9 quilt photo quilt blocks a wall hanging.  The blocks each contained family photos of my grama and her family.  After I finished the blocks, my mom and uncle…

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My 3 Favorite Quilt Designers

By Andrea | September 24, 2012 |

While most of the quilts I have made in my time as a “quilter” have been basic designs using strips of fabric and half square triangles – there are a few quilt designers that I love. 3. Cluck, Cluck, Sew! Not only is Cluck, Cluck, Sew! one of my favorite quilt blogs, but her quilt…

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Shiny HSTs Chevrons and an HST Tutorial

By Andrea | September 21, 2012 |

Thanks to my attempt to avoid finishing the (not) Purdue quilt top last week, I got myself started on another – much smaller – project, using my fabrics with gold metallic ink.  For this project, I’m planning to use several fat quarters of fabric, along with a couple larger pieces of fabric I had in…

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(Not) Purdue Quilt Top Finished!

By Andrea | September 19, 2012 |

I’m super excited that I’ve got the quilt top for my little sister Samantha done!  As you may recall, she wanted a “Purdue quilt, that wasn’t really a Purdue quilt.” My solution? Use Purdue colors in a fun scrappy pattern. I ended up using the Squares & Strips quilt top tutorial from Cluck, Cluck, Sew!…

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Things to Make

The Communique

One of my favorite designs, this quilt pattern is available in three sizes. Download the baby, throw, or king-size pattern today.