More than a full year has gone by without me updating this blog… at all!
Category Archives: Table toppers
Oh, boy, oh boy… am I ever late in posting!
Also posted in Applique, Bags/Purses, Bed quilts, Family, Knitting/Crochet, Small quilted projects, Tutorials
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Mini sewing circle
It’s been well over a year since my sewing circle last met. Not only did I move out of the city, but it seems the rest of the members also ended up scattered, and coming together once a week became challenging.
Also posted in Christmas, Sewing circle, Teaching
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A seven-patch table topper
My beginner piecing class focuses on block design and piecing: 4-patch, 9-patch, 5-patch, and 7-patch. I tell my students that if they learn how to draw and sew blocks based on these four grids, they will have enough to make quilts for a lifetime.
Also posted in Designing/EQ, Teaching
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Flamboyant Extravagance
Weeks and months surely fly by, and here we are again, with a new Bloggers’ Quilt Festival starting up!
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At long last: Flamboyant Extravagance
After a little indecision, and A LOT of help from my friends, I finally tackled and finished this UFO. It has been quilted, bound, labeled, and is currently drying out after blocking it.
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Quilt-as-you-go placemats
I decided it was time to start dipping into those fabric samples and make something fun. The truth is, I am still ironing the last ones and realized I wouldn’t be able to get the lid shut on the plastic storage box. I am certainly not going to try to find another place for them… […]
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More weekend sewing
I guess I’m no different than any other quilter: no matter how much I try and work in an organized fashion, I, too, am guilty of not finishing projects. Do you make deals with yourself to finish a quilt before starting another one? It’s hard, isn’t it? I often get to the quilting stage and […]
Also posted in Wall hangings
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Christmas Tablerunner
I confess: I’ve become addicted to English Paper Piecing. I keep a bag with 3/4″ freezer paper hexagons (my favorite size) by the iron and have now developed the habit of ironing them onto small scraps as they become available from other projects, and from there into the little sewing case I carry in my […]
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Christmas Hexagons
I know… it seems early in the year for Christmas projects. However, I’ve become addicted to English paper piecing lately and since it takes some time, I figured why not start something early and actually have it finished by Christmas time!
Also posted in Christmas, English Paper Piecing, Yummy fabrics
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Tablerunners: One down, two more to go!
As a break between classes and whenever possible in the evenings if not too pooped, I’ve been trying to reduce my stack of UFOs. This week I finished quilting this Hexagon Star tablerunner I’ve had lying around for over a year!
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I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I am learning how to dye my own fabrics and am dabbling with mixed media. I am a quilt designer and teacher, and design and publish my own line of quilt patterns. With this blog I would like to share the bits and pieces of my life.