quilting

Quilt Along, part 7

August 9, 2010

One thing I’ve learned with this quilt is that a quarter inch presser foot makes all the difference in the world! Now, I know some of you who have quilted for eons are out there saying, “DUH!” And for those of you who are still trying to piece this thing without the 1/4″ foot, spend [...]

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Quilt Along, part 6

July 26, 2010

It’s getting to be more challenging to photograph this project. And it looks like it must be harder to iron as well! I love the pieces that ended up with the little songbird in them. Ordered a perfect 1/4" foot and hoping it helps keep the rest of this thing from becoming too wonky. This [...]

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Quilt Along, part 5

July 19, 2010

I finally caught up with Week 6 of Crazy Mom Quilts’ quilt along. It’s actually part 5 for me in my posting of the process. As you can see, I’ve had to get a bit more creative in photographing the quilt top as it grows. You can see more photos from the quilt along in [...]

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Quilt Along, part 4

July 8, 2010

This week I had to catch up on three weeks worth of quilt along instructions after being on vacation. I follow Crazy Mom Quilts’ instructions for week 3. I carefully lined up stacks of 3 strips into 4 rows to make the cutting faster. Then I made my first square by following instructions for week [...]

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Quilt Along, part 3

June 16, 2010

According to Crazy Mom Quilts’ directions, I began to sew my printed fabric strips to my solid fabric strips, and pieced together my center square. I was a bit too particular about which fabrics were chosen for the center square. I like how it turned out, however it probably wouldn’t have mattered which fabrics I [...]

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Quilt Along, part 2

June 10, 2010

Following along with Crazy Mom Quilts this week, I cut out all of my fabric strips for the quilt top. First, I copied and pasted the directions into a printable form to make things easier. Then, it only took maybe an hour or so to iron and cut everything. I don’t really know, I wasn’t [...]

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Quilt Along

June 5, 2010

I’m participating in my first “quilt along” with Crazy Mom Quilts. Her quilts are some of the ones that inspired me to start quilting and sewing again. So, I’m not surprised that it is her quilt along that has captured my attention. In preparation this week, I’ve chosen 20 fabrics to use in my quilt. [...]

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Custom Table Runner with Artwork

May 27, 2010

It’s the end of the school year, and moms often have difficulty finding the right gift to give to the special teachers who have invested in their children’s lives. Recently, a customer ordered a custom quilted table runner displaying the students’ artwork for a special 2nd grade teacher. This particular teacher loves to entertain, often [...]

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