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Deviation
I mentioned that I forgot to look at the layout on the ‘Stacks’ quilt from the Modern Quilts Illustrated Issue #1. A number of comments and some other inquiries later, I suppose it’s much less of a mistake than I … Continue reading
Posted in Murphy, Quilts, Schnap, Sewing, Uncategorized
Tagged Modern Quilts Illustrated, Quilting, Quilts, sewing, Stacks
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Sewing Tova
Meet Tova. It’s a dress and top pattern from Wiksten. I bought the pattern on line, printed it out, taped it together, and made this in about 3 hours. I loved not working with that crappy tissue paper. I loved … Continue reading
Posted in Sewing, Uncategorized
Tagged chambray, dress, pattern, PDF pattern, sewing, Tova, Wiksten
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Scrap Bug
I was inspired (again) by my towering pile of scrap fabric. I was itching to create something (but not to finish any unfinished objects) I believe that you can never have too many pincushions. I had bugs on the brain … Continue reading
Posted in Quilts, Sewing
Tagged beetle, bug, fabric bug, scraps, sewing, softie, stuffed bug
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Swoon Quilted
I meandered around the Swoon Quilt. It seemed to me to call out for something simple and basic. And for something that I could do consistently for about 80″x80″. Now on to binding. And the other Swoon Linen Quilt.
Posted in Quilts, Sewing
Tagged block, meander quilting, Quilt, Quilting, sewing, Swoon, Swoon a Long
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Swooning with Linen
I bought 100% unbleached linen. I like the way it looks – sort of a solid but not really… with the natural fiber creating subtle bits of texture and color. And I love the way washed linen feels. I washed … Continue reading
Improvisational Heart Block – A Tutorial
“The heart has reasons that reason cannot know.” Blaine Pascal My scrap tower is approaching avalanche levels. And Valentine’s Day is coming up, so I worked up an improvisational heart block. Assuming you want a heart made in pink or … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Quilts, Sewing, Tutorial, Uncategorized
Tagged heart, improvisational piecing, improvisational quilting, Quilt, Quilting, sewing, trivet, Valentine's Day
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Swoon Quilt
I’m behind on the Blogger’s Quilt A Long – my first quilt a long. I’m thinking that maybe I’m not cut out for quilt-a-longs. (Quilting in the Piecedgoods Home Office happens in fits and starts. Sometimes the fits and starts … Continue reading
Posted in Quilts, Sewing, Uncategorized
Tagged Crafts, Quilt a long, Quilting, Quilts, sewing, Swoon, Swoon Along
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A Look Back
I finished some quilts, started some other quilts, sewed, cooked, ate, baked, ate, photographed, mosaic’ed, started this blog, kept blogging, and kept going. My best successes included family (including four legged family members), and friends. Being open to learning, and … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Quilts, Sewing, Spin, Uncategorized
Tagged 2011 recap, Mosaic, photo mosaic, projects, Quilts, sewing
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Half Square Front
As promised, here’s the front of the quilt. You saw the back of it here. You’re not seeing the whole thing, but this gives you the feel of it. The rest of the pictures I took of the quilt turned … Continue reading
Posted in Quilts, Sewing
Tagged half square triangles, kaffe fassett, Quilt, Quilting, sewing
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Autumn Quilt Progress
I blogged about the start of this one here. The middle of it is now together, with borders slowly slowly slowly being auditioned and sewn on. The star thing in the middle decided it wanted to be the center of … Continue reading
