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Orange Peel Block Tutorial
Lucky me, I have had lots of sewing time this week. I am still working on getting the border on my Rhubarb Whirl quilt, and won't subject you another photo of that thing in progress. It's coming along very well. Do you remember me posting about wanting to make an Orange Peel quilt awhile back?…
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How To Make A Perfect Pinwheel Block
The quilt I have been working on recently has a lot of pinwheel blocks. (And yes, I did fix that one that was turned wrong). A friend reminded me that when I made a pinwheel quilt about six years ago I announced that I would never make another pinwheel block in my life. I thought they…
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I Broke Up With My Thread Catcher
I made this little thread catcher a couple of years ago. (Tutorial here). It is cute, makes a fun little gift for girlfriends, and is fine for hand sewing or to take to classes or on retreats. The problem is, it is too darn small for general purposes. We haven't really quarreled, but the bloom…
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Once More With Feeling…
I know I have posted on how to make flying geese in the past, but I continue to get requests from readers on what my favorite method is. Without a doubt, my favorite method is to make the flying geese units larger than necessary, and to use Monique Dillard's Fit to be Geese ruler to…
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How I Do Machine Applique
First of all, let me put it right out there that I am not an expert on this subject by any means. I am learning as I go, and I am loving how fun machine applique is. Several of you have emailed me to ask what technique I use, so I thought I would do…
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Hill Country Baskets Blocks and a Recommendation
I have made some progress on my Hill Country Baskets blocks. Aren't they sweet? As I make them I am just tossing them up on the design wall, but when they are set into the quilt top properly, there will be a lattice separating the blocks. For this block, you need to make four half…
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My Ironing Board
Do you know how hard it is to take a picture of your ironing board? Good grief, I never had such a struggle. It is surprisingly difficult to make those things look good. You have to get way back to get the whole thing in the photo and then all sorts of other ugly things…
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Last Word on Spray Basting
Didn't I get some interesting comments on spray basting? I thought so too! I was particularly interested in Sandy Brown's comment that referred to a video that Patsy Thompson did concerning how she spray bastes her quilts on her design wall. http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com/free-video/ Check out this link for a video tutorial that is enormously informative! I…
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Traditional Fat Quarter Quilts-Day Three
Welcome to Day Three of the blog hop to launch Monique Dillard's new book "Traditional Fat Quarter Quilts". Today you have TWO sites to visit to see amazing quilts made from patterns in this book, as well as two chances to win the book! So, without delay, you must go visit Denise at Quilter's Window,…
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Make a Thread Catcher in Less Than 30 Minutes
Lisa Bongean's Thread Catcher This is Lisa Bongean's triangular thread catcher. If you don't recognize her name, Lisa is the force behind Primitive Gatherings, one of the best quilt shops in the country. She also has a blog, so be sure to check it out. So, last week, I was blog hopping around, and saw…