Making
…and 9 more to go. I’ve finished the 42-inch black and white striped circle. This section is done with alternating polka dot patterns. I started by sewing all of my strips together and then pressing them down. When that was done, I had a rather large sheet of fabric that looked like prison stripes. Then…
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Today, I went to my first ever official quilt show, with my mom-in-law, Mary Kay. It was actually pretty fun, although it was a bit strange for me to go to an event where everyone else was at least old enough to be my mother. That either means that I need to find a different…
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Yea! I got a call from DavCo yesterday afternoon, and my sewing machine is fixed and ready to be picked up. I’m pretty excited. They are open until 5:30 this evening, so I may try to go down after work and pick it up; but if not, I’ll be going down to get it early…
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I’m currently working on cutting out pieces for the 48-inch circle. I’m using the “Urban Baby” pattern designed by Valori Wells for FreeSpirit. I decided on this pattern, not only because it was the right size, but because in black and white should be a nice addition to my quilt. Download the pattern yourself at…
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The project is going well. I have a large amount of my fabric cut. I’ve completed all of the cuts for the 60 inch circle. As well as all of the cuts for the 46-inch circle. Although, I did decide to make the stripes 2-inches across instead of 1-inch. Not only was this less cuts,…
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I’ve realized today that even tough I cannot sew anything together for my quilt, there is still a lot I can do. For once I’m actually going to cut all of the fabric out for a project before I start sewing. Maybe this will be a good thing. I’ll even know if I have enough of all…
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My sewing machine is broken! Well… sort of broken. The bobbin tension is officially so messed up that the threads unravel themselves. It looks like I’ll be taking a trip down to Davco, afterall. I was really hoping to be able to wait until after I got my quilt-top done to take it, but at…
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As I told you all in my last post, I have decided to make myself a quilt. The inspiration for the quilt I wanted to make, was a cute mini quilt from the Purl Bee. After some thought, I’ve come up with a plan to incorporate the idea of circles in a design that’s a…
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So… on top of my super secret project, I think I am going to start another one. Yes, I know… if I’m afraid the super secret project will take a while, why would I start another project? I have two good reasons for that: Sometimes, I feel like I need a break from the super…
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The super secret project is more than 1/12 complete. This is pretty awesome. However, I did have some major sewing machine issues yesterday. Thanks so much to Mary Kay for all of the help with getting the problem solved. I also replaced the sewing needle. That seemed to help a bit. It made things work…
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The Communique
One of my favorite designs, this quilt pattern is available in three sizes. Download the baby, throw, or king-size pattern today.
