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Good Morning, Quilters and Fitness Buffs! Have you been #movingmore? This week–challenge yourself to walk 15 minutes before you quilt each day! Once we sit down at the sewing machine…it’s much harder! QUILTING SQUARES For the next few weeks we are going to concentrate on quilting square blocks. Many (perhaps most?) blocks are square…
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Good Morning, Quilters! I trust you had a happy Memorial Day! Did you #losethosefatquarters? Move More? Eat Less? I will confess my weekend was a mixed bag -Move More + Eat More…but I’m back on track today! We’re building new attitudes…#No Excuses! THE BUILDING BLOCKS MACHINE QUILTING TUTORIAL Today’s tutorial is very similar to the Bricks…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Have you been out for a walk yet today? Perhaps a Yoga Class or even Spin Class? Make a plan for moving more today and set an alarm–#NoExcuses! The hardest part is ripping yourself away from whatever you’re doing…Once you’re moving…it’s easy—just like today’s motif! THE SPINNING SQUARE This motif looks difficult,…
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Good Morning, Quilt-Lovers! Need a Special Valentine for YOUR Special Valentine? Try a quick Whole cloth quilt! Use a Grid Composition-familiar to all quilters– and The Doodle Heart Tutorial. Add your own embellishments to create a quilt YOUR Valentine will keep 4-EVER! XO XO Lori For more on Compositional Styles (ways to divide a quilt for…
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Good Morning, Quilters! I LOVE FREE MOTION QUILTING! Okay, I just had to get that out there…I wasn’t sure if you knew… Here’s why…Once you get the “driving part”–speed and control figured out–you can make so many cool patterns and motifs! Last week we worked on Henry’s Trucks … Which were a derivative of The Race…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Thank you to all who shared comments on Open Line Friday-Looking Back. It was a busy year all around! YOU are all inspirational! RIBBON CANDY Today we are stitching an easy motif that has rhythm. Once you get started, you won’t want to stop…It’s like quilting in a rocking chair. Begin by drawing…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Today is Tutorial Day–and if it keeps raining here in Minnesota–it’s going to be a marathon quilting day, too! (I’m not complaining about the rain–it could be SNOW!) Did you know that Christmas is just 38 days away? If you’re making any Christmas quilts, this is a great festoon to add to…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Thank you again for helping us celebrate the birth of our grandson, Henry. There is nothing like being a Grandmother! (Though I’m having a hard time thinking of myself as a grandmother…) Today I have a simple motif for you…if you keep it small (less than two inches)–it’s an EASY motif. As the…
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Good Morning, Quilters! It was a very, very exciting Labor Day weekend here and I have some good news to share later this week…In the mean time, I hope YOU enjoyed the last hurrah of Summer! Several weeks ago, I asked YOU to pick your favorite Tuesday Tutorial. I was surprised to find that NO…
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Good Morning, Quilters, Doodlers and Gardeners! It was a beautiful weekend and I enjoyed a bit of outdoor family time. The good news… The garden is blooming in spite of my neglect! The Daisies are gone, but there are sunflowers, coneflowers and dahlias. I would like to plant more fall blooming flowers. Does anyone have any suggestions?…
