Save those scraps
Save your batting scraps and use them for trapunto and for making small practice quilt sandwiches.
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Hyperquilting ABC’s, Thread, and SALE!!!
I’ve gotten some emails from people who are wondering what this “hyperquilting stuff” is and what’s so much fun about it, so I figured I’d do a post that is a primer on hyperquilting. Hyperquilting is...
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Color, Color, and More Color!
These pictures really don’t do this top justice; the colors are so luscious and rich that it’s been a very stimulating experience to work on it. I started this quilt back in the first week of June...
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Using Thread to Add Detail to Your Quilt
I’m nearly done with the free motion embroidery and trapunto on this quilt top, so now I’m adding in some detail work into the “blank spaces.” My first move is to throw in a few grapevine curlycues...
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Remnata
One of the things about teaching is that you end up with lots of pieces of “remnata,” or samples that you threw together to demonstrate a technique but that don’t really have a use beyond that demo....
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Questions Answered!
I have fallen way behind in answering questions, so I thought I’d use a blog post to answer a number of them. Most recently, Susan asked: Patsy, On top picture how did u affix the fine fern leaves...
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Updated Cutting Table, Thread Give Away Winner, and Playing with a New Block
I had been toying with swapping out my cutting mats for the last 2-3 years, and I finally took the plunge. My cutting table consists of 2 hollow doors that I coated with spray varnish (I think I did 3...
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A Blog Hop…and a Give-Away!
Oh boy, something pretty exciting is happening in the quilting world! Ebony Love, die cutting expert extraordinaire, has just kicked off the blog hop for her new, soon-to-be-released book called The...
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Product Review and a Sale!
I was contacted awhile back to test and review a new product. I have to tell you that 99.9% of the time, when I discuss a product on this blog, it’s because I purchased it with my own money and I’m...
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Designing Quilt Blocks and Designing Quilts
The more quilters I meet, the more I realize that we all “see” things differently. I have been quilting for more than 35 years now, and I have designed my quilts using an “as-you-go” design method...
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Lost and Found…and a Give Away!
I am going through what seems to be a never-ending purge in my sewing room. It is so gratifying to get rid of stuff that’s not being used and I think I’ve given away at least 75 yards of fabric and...
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Have You Started Making Gifts for the Holidays Yet?
I know, I know, it’s only mid-September! I don’t really even want to start THINKING about the holidays yet, but they’ll be here before we know it. If you’re like me, you’ll want to make some...
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Adding Bling to Your Quilt and More Ruler Play
I decided I was getting too carried away with curves so I decided to play around with designs that were more focused on straight lines and angles. Unfortunately, when I updated my phone, I lost a...
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A Tip and a Product Review
I have been very disappointed in the suction cup magnets that are sold to hold small scissors on the sewing machine because the suction cups seem to fail really often. That kind of thing drives me...
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