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Good Morning, Quilters! Did YOU do The Splendid Sampler Sew Along? (Gallery HERE) The Splendid Sampler Sew Along was organized by Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson and designed by more than 80 quilters. Each quilter designed a single six-inch block. The Splendid Sampler was so popular, Pat and Jane decided to do it again! The Splendid Sampler…
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…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! My sampler is complete! Is YOURS? I hope you will make this little quilt. It was designed to help you walk through all the steps you would go through if you were making a full size quilt–piecing, layering, stabilizing, design, and quilt. We also learned how to stitch four different half square…
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Good Morning, Quilters! We are continuing our Spring Quilt-a-Long with our fourth way to quilt Half Square Triangles. Half Square Triangles (HSTs) are one of the most frequently used quilt blocks. By following along with this quilt-a-long, you will have four choices for quilting YOUR HSTs! Last week we stitched HST Flowers–(And I’m happy to…
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Good Morning, Quilters! Are you ready to stitch? Let’s continue our Spring Quilt-a-Long (before I have to re-name it the Summer QAL!) On Tuesday we stitched the far right row of half square triangles. Today we will stitch the far left row. First let’s address a few questions that you had. Why do you…
Machine Quilting Basics and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Titanium Needles–The jury is still out! Thank you to all who participated in yesterday’s conversation about Titanium Needles… The water is a little murky for me now–Is there a difference between Titanium Needles and Titanium-coated needles? Does one break and the other bend? Do technicians see more damage? Maybe it’s better if a needle…
Quilt and more
Good Morning, Quilters! By the end of today we will have a pieced quilt top and a quilt sandwich, ready for (my favorite part) quilting! Yesterday, we completed the HST triangles and stitched all the rows together. Today: Borders and Layering the Quilt Sandwich BORDERS The Spring Sampler has top and bottom borders only–of course,…
Machine Quilting and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Let’s get started with our Spring Sampler Quilt tops! REVIEW Last week, we choose a color scheme and picked fabrics. Some of you may have stitched your 40 half square triangles. And YOU may have made a few designs decisions to make your sampler a different size. YOUR DESIGN I will be…
Design and more
Good Morning, Quilters! SPRING QUILT-A-LONG We need 40 (or more) Half Square Triangles (HST) for our Spring Quilt-a-Long. While there are many ways to create HST, I am sharing a few of my favorite ways and would love to hear yours! Yesterday, we looked at how to make HST when using small scraps. (Step-by-step photo tutorial…
Design and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Yesterday we started our Spring Quilt-a-Long. The tutorials will usually be every Tuesday. This week your assignment is: Choose a color scheme. Prepare the fabrics. Consider design changes-to make it longer, larger, etc… And to make the Half Square Triangles. For the quilt above, you will need 40–2 inch (finished) half…
