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Cockadoodledo, Quilters! Are you ready to go this morning? Do YOU have your Doodle-Do pad ready? (More importantly, have you had your first cup of coffee???) Our Ridiculous Rooster is ready for the day–so let’s get crackin’! THE RIDICULOUS ROOSTER-A MACHINE QUILTING TUTORIAL This motif begins with Mr.Rooster’s head and ends with his tail. It’s…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Today’s tutorial is dedicated to my Czech grandmother, Rose–one of the most loving people I have ever known! She loved to cook and she adored mushrooms. I can still remember her squealing with delight when a friend gave her a large shelf mushroom found at the base of the tree in the…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Today we are going to learn how to quilt an Airplane motif-but while YOU are tossing your carry-on in the overhead bin and tightening you seatbelt we will pause for a brief commercial…. PRE-ORDER YOUR BOOK TODAY!!! More Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3 will be ready to ship in just twenty days!…
Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers! Do YOU find doodling challenging? Do YOU have difficulty thinking of what to doodle? The solution: Start with a grid! Start with a grid and repeat any simple design to create very complex looking designs. For this exercise, I used a ruler to draw a one-inch grid. (If you…
Applique and more
Good Morning, Quilters! I have been keeping my pledge to work on my Boxes and Vines quilt–though I admit to some quite a few detours on small projects! I think I need the small distractions–big quilts are still hard work–not just physically. I have trouble focusing on one project at a time–it’s really not my nature.…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! It’s a busy week here at The Inbox Jaunt! Tomorrow my new Craftsy video, Creating a Quilting Plan: Approaches for Any Quilt is released! Be sure to check in tomorrow for all the details!!!! And today we have a giveaway! I LOVE HOME BLOCK OF THE MONTH Block 4 is available HERE…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! I am off on a quilting jaunt-teaching at the John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina and then I am heading straight to Houston for Quilt Market! One of the projects we will be working on is the Pumpkin Sampler I designed for Quilt Shop Gal a few years…
Sewing and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Halloween is just around the corner–but there’s still time to make ourselves a sewing treat! Try the Pumpkin Pin Cushion HERE (photo above) Or make the long Pin Pillow–handy when you pre-thread several needles. The extra-long shape prevents the tails from tangling! Read about it HERE and find a tutorial HERE…
Quilt and more
Good Afternoon, Quilters! Welcome to all the quilters joining us from the I Love Home blog hop! Today is the first day of the Jacquelynne Steves Block of the month project. There are eight quilters participating–a great chance to see one quilt completed eight different ways as well as an opportunity to meet 8…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Can you believe it is August?!! Time flies and summer flies faster! Today, we are stitching the JULY flower of the month *sigh*… If YOUR birthday was in July, Happy Birthday! Larkspur and Water Lilies are YOUR birth flower. (I spent most of the month working on a Water Lily. Unfortunately when…
