Last week I showed you that I won a bundle of 5 batik FQs they are just lovely! so of course I am starting to think of a project! Last fall I made a tutorial for this circle in a star quilt top, using 20 (actually 21 FQs) here here’s the 21st block- on the …
I’m sure many of you have done english paper piecing and maybe have made a ball like this! this one is for my son. First you get 12 pentagon cardstock shapes, I got mine from paperpieces.com for this fabric ball I chose 6 different fabrics- or rather my son did 🙂 I then laid out …
Yesterday I was looking at my roll of cotton cording and decided to use the batik scraps I had from my “berry square” quilt, to make a bali basket. I guess I had more scraps than I thought, because I didn’t use the 4th pinkish color, I had about 1/2yd of that so it would …
Yesterday I think I beat my record! I had a friend come over and showed her how to long arm quilt, told her to get some yardage to just practice on before we started a baby quilt for her. So she practiced first. then we loaded her baby quilt and I ended up quilting it …
I HAVE been quilting! just very slowly! The kids had their last day of school last friday, so we’re all trying to get used to the new schedule. It’s taken me 3 days to quilt the wonky house quilt, because I try to pick a time when the kids are playing or watching TV, but …
I’m still here!! the kids are done with school, so I’m working slow now over the summer. (I do have my wonky house quilt on the frame though and have started quilting it) I wanted to write about my long arm machine and why I love it so much!! My machine is a Voyager 17 …
I’ve had two great days home to sew and quilt! are you surprised?? LOL I got fabrics in the mail for another round of the wonky block swap, the pattern was this funky star! it went together rather quickly and especially since it’s just one! so it’s on it’s way back again. Today I finished …
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I actually finished the “stitch star” quilt but can’t show you 🙁 I didn’t realize that digital emailed pictures are not accepted, they want 8 x 10 pictures mailed it, so I had to order those really quick at costco.com and my husband will pick them up! I will show you these fun layouts from …
Who would like to join a pin cushion swap? I’ve had this idea for a while. I seem to have started a pin cushion collection, mostly all I’ve won! so I figured a pin cushion swap would be fun. What do you think? Here’s my idea. How ever many sign up, we’ll make one pin …
We’re busy here with recital stuff. but I realized I forgot to make a MAY collage in picasa. so here it is Top left, lil’ twister owl pot holders for craft show asian red, white and black quilt all done and bound. wonky houses quilt top my wonky house block wonky circles block bubblegum -main …