Tag Archives: crystals

We interrupt this UFO for a new project!

January 13, 2007

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I spent part of the morning yesterday trying to figure out what to do with the sashing on the UFO Dresden Plate quilt, with no success. I finally started thinking about other projects that I need to do shortly here, and reluctantly put the big quilt aside for a bit. This is why UFO’s are [...]

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Eye on the Machine: A UFO Birthday Party

November 22, 2006

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This is the view from my sewing chair today (or it will be as soon as I can get my computer work done!): I’ve decided to try to just keep quilting on this quilt until it’s finally done, and maybe have it done in time for it’s 11th birthday, sometime in January! Yes, it’s a [...]

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A day of quilting for a change!

October 22, 2006

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I found this Blogthing that looked like fun, so I took the little quiz, and here’s how it came out: You Belong in Winter Quiet, calm, and totally at peace… You’re happy to be at home, wrapped in a blanket, completely snowed in Whether you’re lighting a fire or having a snowball fight, you always [...]

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More on the Grasping Reality: Fifteen quilt

October 12, 2006

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I’ve added a bit more about the Grasping Reality: Fifteen quilt to the Gallery. Detail shots are coming, as soon as I get a chance to do some website programming on my own site! Read about the design of the quilt, where it originated, and see the original artwork that inspired it. See if you [...]

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Quilting with Patches and Shadow: Helping out

October 10, 2006

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It’s been awhile since the last Quilting with Patches and Shadow update, but here’s a good one for you. I’m working on the Swarovski crystals on the Grasping Reality: Fifteen quilt, and of course, Shadow has to be right in the middle of it all. ‘Course, Shadow has to be in the middle of everything, [...]

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Special Preview of the latest quilt, only for weblog friends!

October 6, 2006

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I’ve posted a picture of the quilt I just finished this week, Gransping Reality: Fifteen, just for my weblog readers. It is mostly finished, though I still have to put more Swarovski crystals on it. Stay tuned for more information about the quilt, how the idea was born and it’s design and construction. Enjoy!

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Finishing a quilt!

October 1, 2006

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After a couple of marathon quilting days, I’ve just finished my latest quilt. It’s always an interesting combination of feelings when you put those last stitches in: first you heave the big sigh of relief because you’re done, and then you take a big breath and hold it while you dump the quilt in the [...]

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