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In the Groove, Sort of…

Friday, November 13, 2009

Last Sunday, I did a little dusting and cleaning up in the studio, and then decided that what I really wanted to do (or needed to do, as the case may be) was some free motion machine quilting. Free motion quilting is something that I find pretty relaxing actually; I can just get in the [...]

Accessories Mini Quilt with Silken Stitches

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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Accessories Mini Quilt with Silken Stitches

Time for another show and tell! I’ve actually had this finished for a while now, I just didn’t get the pictures taken right away. I made this quilt as an example of what can be done with the postcard size accessory appliqué patterns for the Silken Stitches workshop. I love the way the quilt turned [...]

My First Quilt (for the Parade of Quilts)

Monday, July 6, 2009

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My First Quilt (for the Parade of Quilts)

Over at Simplify, Camille is hosting a Parade of Quilts (and lots of parenthesis) along with Carrie@La Vie en Rosie (who I’ll honestly admit I don’t know, but obviously I’ve been missing out because her blog looks wonderful and I’ll have to go get lost over there for a while after I’m finished here). [...]

Marking Border Quilting Designs

Friday, March 13, 2009

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Since Joyce asked, here’s a short tutorial about fitting border quilting designs when marking a quilt. This is the Swanky quilt, which is about 24″ x 29″ and the border stencil is 2″ wide. For a first try at this method of border marking, use a small-ish quilt, so that the borders aren’t [...]

Machine Quilting: Your Ticket to Speed Control

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Machine Quilting: Your Ticket to Speed Control

Are you struggling with stitch length when you free motion quilt? It's all about speed control, finding the rhythm, and being ONE with your machine!

Keep It or Bin It: Lickety Grip, WonderFil Rayon, and the Clover Embroidery Threader

Sunday, January 18, 2009

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I’m finally getting around to sharing some of my experiences with some new products I picked up at the quilt shows last October. Up on the Keep It or Bin It review block today are a few products that I’ve been using and testing since then. Did they make the grade? Let’s see: Lickety [...]