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What to Quilt? Auditioning Quilting Designs
I'm working (still!) on a customer quilt and needed to figure out a design for the setting triangles. Out comes the handy dandy plexiglad sheet and a dry erase marker.I had to figure something out that...
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Thankful Thanksgiving
Just a quick post to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. I hope your day is full of food, friendship, and gratitude for a multitude of blessings. I have much to be thankful for, but I just want to say...
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Craftsy Sale
I wrote about Craftsy last week in this post, "What is Craftsy?" and have since then delved into the wealth of online classes offered.I started off with Free Classes at Craftsy . First I watched...
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Slippin' and a Slidin'
Remember when I showed my Supreme Slider all taped up? Word to the wise; be very careful if you stitch right up to the edge when using something really stiff like Peltex. If it catches the edge of the...
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Free Motion Quilting Adventures Q &A
I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend if you are in the US and if not, I hope you have still had a great weekend. I'm pretty sure I've put on a few pounds, but I'll work them off soon.I feel...
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Pennies From Heaven Done
I have been working on a customer quilt for quite some time and I finally returned it to the owner. She seemed to really like the quilting, and I am looking forward to doing more quilting for her.I did...
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Video: Free Motion Quilt a Simple Feather
Finally a new video! I was working on the same purse I showed in the Adding Color to a Free Motion Quilter Doodle post of last month, and doing some quilting on the purse's side and bottom piece. Just...
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It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas
We have a snug little cottage full of kids and quilty goodness. That is to say, it's small and full! So we choose to have a small tree.With a Playmobil Nativity. I did mention kids, right? Look at tiny...
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Free Motion Quilting Video: Holly and Swirls
I shot a little video while working on my current customer quilt. I'm stitching holly leaves and swirls in the pieced portion of the embroidered blocks.I wasn't sure if it would be visible via the...
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Free Motion Quilting Video: Diamond Sashing
I took another video while working on this customer's quilt. I was doing some ruler work in the sashing to make a diamond pattern. Turned out pretty good. Not as perfect as I'd like, but I'm a...
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Free Motion Quilting Demo
I worked at my Janome dealer's shop last week for their annual open house and was kept busy with free motion quilting demos.I used a gradient fabric and cut out teardrop shapes with an Accuquilt die...
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Video: A Quilty Christmas Thank You!
Just a quick video to say Merry Christmas and to thank you all for reading, commenting, and encouraging me as I share my free motion quilting adventures.A special thank you to my latest class of free...
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I did a little free motion quilting practice yesterday on a quilt sandwich left over from last week's class. I went ahead and video'd some of it. Here's the first one with a feathered flower.This...
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Free Motion Quilting Adventures in the New Year
Another year is right around the corner! Is it time to make resolutions? I rarely keep them, but I am trying to lay out a framework for several goals. I want to continue my blog of course and make...
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Free Motion Quilting Adventures in Review
What happened last year? Geesh, sometimes I'm not sure what happened yesterday. But through the magic of Blogger, I know what my top posts are for the year. It's no surprise that my How to Free Motion...
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Curved Crosshatching in Triangles
I am batting zero this week. I tried to do a video on double curved crosshatching and fouled up three times. Then I switched to just curved crosshatching. Shot a video and finished the triangle on the...
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Stitchy Stuff
Note to self: When you use a Post-It note as an important warning, make sure the sticky doesn't get worn out! I happened to zig-zag a pair of pants to my needle plate today! That's much better than...
View ArticleVideo: Curved Crosshatching in a Triangle
In my previous post on Curved Crosshatching in a Triangle, I said I wasn't going to post the video as it it was too long, boring and rambly. But at least two of you encouraged me to post it anyway, one...
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Video: Free Motion Feathered Flower Part 2
I re-shot the feathered flower design I had done a few weeks ago. This time I have the open toe on my Janome Convertible free motion foot set instead of my ruler toe, so the visibility is better.I'm...
View ArticleArt Inspiration for a Quilter
I'll be the first to admit it, I am not much of a piecer.I know many a quilter who loves to piece a quilt and have it quilted "by check" if it's a larger quilt. I know many more who make a top with...
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