I love the look of machine quilting on modern quilts. I wanted to use my walking foot but still go beyond simple or even complex lines to create unique quilting lines and shapes in my modern quilts. I wanted to break away from repeating the same shapes over and over. I did not want to […]
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I am proud to be one of the Aurifil 2020 Designers of the Month for March 2020. Each month, a DOM designer will publish a block pattern inspired by the colors of Italy! This post describes how I designed the block. It also includes a link to a video tutorial showing how I actually pieced
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Big stitch hand quilting is a technique used by many quilters. However, I recently used this technique in an embroidery project! A few weeks ago, I decided to make an embroidered panel for the 25 Million Stitches project and in this post, I’ve detailed the technique that I used. I decided to make my panel
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making a mitered quilt binding
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Get Away is the Island Batik Blog Hop theme for January 2019. And, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to make Storm at Sea, a traditional block–but I ended up altering it in a modern way. First…the Fabrics! My fabrics are from the Soul Song Collection by Island Batik. I decided to use these
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This month, I decided to enter the Curated Triangle Mini Quilt Challenge. I decided to give myself some restrictions to further spur my approach to improvising one or more triangle mini quilts. My restrictions were: No curves! Straight lines only. Improvising design and quilting Machine quilting only (no hand quilting) Stash fabrics and leftover batting
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Here are some of my favorite quilt tools that help me save time and money….and keep my fingers safe! Do you have favorite tools? Post in the comments what it is and why you like it. NOTE: I purchased the items reviewed here with my own funds–no affiliate links. Check with your local quilt shop
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I am hosting a quick and simple fabric and thread give-away because I now have 800 IG followers on Instagram. All right, all right, all right…. WINNER!! Jenny is the winner! Random number between 1 and 10 51 The Giveaway Prize! Fat quarters of modern fabrics by several designers, two spools of Aurifil Thread and
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Instagram is a wonderful social media site that I love exploring on my phone. Mini Quilt Swaps are very big on Instagram and after admiring several of them, I took a deep breath and plunged in earlier this year. It’s been a lot of fun already. My first swap this year was the Alison Glass
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