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THQA 2012 Final Post!
Hard to believe it is my final post for my quilt along - it sure has been fun seeing everyones' versions. Thank-you so much for quilting along with me!Famous last words in quilt patterns are "quilt as...
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FMQ Challenge Bonus Tutorials
I decided to complete all four of the bonus SewCalGal Free-Motion Quilting Challenges,since I had completed all twelve of the monthly challenges (more about my year of the FMQ Challenge quilt...
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A Year in Review
I always think it is fun to look back at the year and to plan for the next year.I started blogging January 1st, 2010, and it has been a great experience, and I have made some wonderful friends. 2010...
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Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!We went to Hawaii for Christmas - we were so lucky to see Santa on the beach Christmas morning!It is the first time we have had a relaxing, beach...
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First Finishes of 2013
I finished off a couple of projects that have been sitting around for quite a while.A piece of tatting and an art doll. The tatting is a pattern that I have made a few times, in different weights of...
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Pieces of Time BOM
A group of friends and I started a new Block of the Month this month - well it is actually two blocks a month, one appliqué and one pieced. The pattern is Pieces of Time by Lori Smith.This month we did...
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FMQ Palm Leaf Design
In December I made this wall hanging - and a few people asked me how I quilted the palm leaf design shown in the upper right corner, so I thought I would add a tutorial for...
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Embellished Apple
I saw some beautiful pieces of embroidery that were simple shapes, wonderfully embellished, and thought that I could do the same with machine quilting.This piece is 13" x 14".It started with a simple...
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January Art Quilt of the Month
For 2013 I have decided to make a small art quilt every month, and at the end of the year bind them all together into a book.I have chosen to make the quilts based on something that happened that...
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A Couple of Finishes
This first one is a quilt I pieced and quilted for the school where I am lucky enough to volunteer.The middle school students went to winter camp recently, and one of the activities was painting these...
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Intermediate Romanian Point Lace Tutorial
It has been two and a half years since I posted my Beginner Romanian Point Lace Tutorial, and due to the amazing response (thank-you!) I thought it was time for an Intermediate Tutorial.The beginner...
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Falling Water Quilt
My Mother made this lovely quilt, called Falling Water - Texas Rain Dance (she bought the kit here). It is 62" x 82".I did all the free motion quilting. There are meandering feathers down the...
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Romanian Point Lace and the Kindness of a Stranger
I mentioned before how my Beginner Romanian Point Lace Tutorial is the most popular post on my blog.It has brought lots of positive feed back, but it also opened up a door for one person to criticize...
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Log Cabin and Hardanger
I finished piecing a log cabin quilt top.The blocks are 7", and I chose an off set barn raising layout for them. The quilt top is about 91" square. I used Judy Martin's technique to make the blocks,...
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Spreading Love Giveaway
Today is my 24th wedding anniversary, Valentine's Day is coming up, and it is also Random Acts of Kindness Week. It definitely seems like a week all about loving one another.I made this little...
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The Winner Is..
Thank-you to every one that entered my Spreading Love Giveaway - there were lots of heartwarming stories.My son picked a number, and the winner of the little wallhanging is Karen (For the Love of...
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February Pieces of Time Blocks
I finished this month's Pieces of Time quilt blocks.I wasn't going to make the appliqué block because I thought it would be too difficult for freezer paper, invisible machine appliqué, but after a bit...
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February Art Quilt of the Month
This is my February Art Quilt of the Month. It is 6" x 8". I chose hearts because my husband and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary this month.I had fun trying different embroidery techniques...
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Rust Dyeing
Yesterday I tried rust dyeing for the first time.I soaked a fat quarter size piece of fabric in a solution of half water/half vinegar, just to dampen it, and then loosely wrapped it around some old,...
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Keeping Busy
Last week I dyed some more thread - this one started out as white #10 Opera crochet cotton.Here's How -I dye thread by tying it into a skein, and soaking it in a solution of water with soda ash and...
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