Web Wednesday
I am feeling a little icky today plus I have a lot of things going on this week, but wanted to get a post up today. Sharing some of my favorite finds on the web seems to be a perfect fit for following...
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Finished Floral Postcard
I finished the edge of my little post card/wall quilt from last Friday. It's two layers of zig zag, followed with a straight stitch aligned with the edge of the zig zag. My Janome 6600 has left-aligned...
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Applique Design and Stashed Treasure
I hope you've had a lovely Labor Day weekend if you live in the states. Poor hubby worked, but the kids and I decided to take a day off from school. Monday afternoon did find us laboriously cleaning...
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Wedding Whole Cloth
Happy Friday! And it's a happy one for me as the hubby had gone out of town for work and was involved in an accident. He didn't get hurt, praise God, but had to stay gone two extra nights. He came back...
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A Foot Workout
I've really been working my feet in the last few days.Not my feet, but those of my sewing machine!I wanted to make a skirt for my daughter's seventh birthday, since I couldn't find anything in the...
View ArticleCross-hatching Ruler Work on Sewing Machine
I've posted a new video showing some free motion ruler work I did while cross hatching an area on my latest quilt.I've finished quilting the quilt, except for the binding, and hope to get pics of it up...
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The Love Birds Are Late
I finished quilting the wholecloth wall quilt for my cousin's wedding, but the day before we left was a seriously busy day and I just gave up on it. I know my cousin will not mind getting it in the...
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Quilty News
I'm back from my trip to Ohio to provide a beautiful flower girl for my cousin's wedding. We traveled through the heart of Ohio's Amish country, which always makes me eager to get my yard and garden in...
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Quilting With Long Arm Rulers on a Stationary Machine
I've been getting a lot of questions about using long arm rulers on a stationary machine, whether it be a domestic sewing machine or on one of the new sit-down long arm machines. I have now added a...
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Fall Mini Quilt
I started a mini quilt today, based on the fall wall hanging I quilted up on the Gammill Charm at my favorite local quilt shop.It's up on the design wall with it's larger counterpart and the words...
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Blue Bobbins!
I've written about how I feel that using genuine Janome bobbins in my Janome sewing machines gives me better results in May Your Bobbins be Smooth and also shared how I use the pink Janome bobbins to...
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Quilt and Sew Expo
Next week I'll be attending the Sew and Quilt Expo, October 4-5 in Fredericksburg, VA to help out one of my favorite quilt shops, Thread Runs Through It. I'll be demonstrating the new Gammill Charm, a...
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Free Motion and Custom Curves
I am so happy to have my new Fine Line Rulers and to now have a nice variety of ruler to use for ruler worked free motion quilting designs. One of the big reasons I am so excited is that I feel like I...
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Foot Questions for Free Motion Ruler Work
I've been getting a few questions about what foot to use for free motion ruler work if you don't have a Janome and have also recieved an email from Jan Olson, the designer of the Fine Line Rulers,...
View ArticleWeb Wednesday
Time for a Web Wednesday post.Think you've got a varied stash? Fabric of all types? Take a video tour of the Design Library.Bianca and Suzanne are up to their Halloween hijinks! So dang funny and that...
View ArticleFriday Happenings
I am off to the Quilt and Sew Expo so (sew) I most likely will not post anything to the usual Friday link parties. I will be free motion quilting most of the time I'm gone, or helping someone else...
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Back to the Regularly Scheduled Program
From this:Linda Taylor's work.To what I call 'regular day-to-day life' with kids and quilting. Sigh....I had a real nice break at the Quilt and Sew Expo. But as an introvert it wasn't all relaxing and...
View ArticleBlind Leading the Blind (Tales of Tech Meets Quilt Blogger)
A few thoughts on bloggingMy friend LeeAnna wrote a brief post about being overwhelmed with all the techie stuff in building a blog and it made me do some thinking. It also reminded me of a techie tip...
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Free Motion Foot and Toe Follow Up
I had a lovely conversation with a Bernina representative at the Fredericksburg Quilt and Sew Expo about the free motion ruler work I've been doing and what Bernina owners can do if they want to try...
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Fall Free Motion Finish
I finished all the free motion quilting on my little fall wall quilt yesterday. I McTavished, or tried to McTavish the background. And it came out ok. But it still needs a little something.I can't...
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