Quilting

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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Stash Report, Week 6, 2012

February 5, 2012

All I can count this week is the 5 yards used for the backing on the star quilt with the black dots.  Nothing was added .. that’s good! Used this Week: 5 yards Used year to Date: 22.5 yards Added this Week: 0 yards Added Year to Date: 0 yards Net Used for 2012: 22.5 [...]

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Bright Stars Loaded

February 4, 2012

After sleeping almost non-stop for the past 30+ hours, I think I’m back to feeling almost normal   ..  except for this huge bandage.  When I told Vince an hour or so ago that I was heading over to the sewing room, he said “Really?”   I think he can’t believe I’ve been awake for more than [...]

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January Color Palette Challenge Winner

February 4, 2012

Have you checked out the links to the projects made using the January Palette?  There are some gorgeous projects there.  Some large, some small, at least one stitchery project. There are 31 links posted and the winner of Vicki’s fat quarter packet, chosen by the Random Number Generator, is: It isn’t too late to get [...]

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Rolling Along Part 6

February 4, 2012

This is a simple block, made difficult only because it needs to be a 10″ finished block.  In order to get the QOVs to fit into the sizes requested, block sizes sometimes aren’t what I would normally make them.  This block works well as a 9″ or 12″ block but not so much as a [...]

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Vince’s Quilt

February 3, 2012

The first quilt to get quilted in my new sewing room was Vince’s quilt: All it needs is the binding.  I loaded this top in place of my January quilt (#5) that I couldn’t find and it turns out it’s (#1), which is the February project.  I had no idea what number this quilt was [...]

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