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February Palette Challenge Fabrics

February 7, 2012

When I got back to the sewing room yesterday morning, I knew there was no way I could use the big floral and crazy prints so I went back to the fabric closet with the printed palette Vicki had chosen for February. This is what I came up with. Then I took Vicki’s advice and [...]

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Importing Fabric Into EQ

February 6, 2012

My quilts are always designed in EQ and mostly I use fabrics already in the EQ libraries that are similar to the fabrics I intend to use.  Since so much of what I use is tone on tone, it’s real easy to get a close red or a close blue but for the Palette Challenge, [...]

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February Color Palette Possibilities

February 6, 2012

It’s really difficult for me to use anything but tone on tone fabrics.  I pulled some prints to see if any of those go with this palette.  One is ok . . . not perfect though. I think I like this fabric so much that I want it to work but there’s too much of [...]

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Design Wall Monday – February 6, 2012

February 6, 2012

On my design wall are a some of the components of the blocks that I’m testing for the February QOV pattern. The bandage on my bum finger isn’t preventing me from doing anything except cleaning house and washing dishes but it surely does slow me down.  I’m going to suffer through it today but tomorrow, [...]

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Rolling Along Part 7

February 6, 2012

Time to sew the blocks into rows and sew the rows together and then add the borders. Sew five blocks into rows as shown.  Make 7 rows and sew those together. For the borders: #1 – Background fabric.  Strips are cut 1-1/2″.  The side strips should measure 1-1/2″ x 70-1/2″.  The top and bottom borders [...]

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Bright Stars is Quilted

February 5, 2012

Using the longarm is about the only thing I can do without this bandage getting terribly in my way so I think I’ll see if I can dig up another top needing quilting and get it loaded. I used the Spiral Square panto by Keryn Emmerson, Warm Blend for the batting, and green Superior Sew [...]

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