In the hoop again

Ok, so you’ve seen this project before.  I know… more than once. 🙁 I’m talking about my oldest UFO, which in May will turn 10 years old. Read More »

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Regrowing lettuce

2014-028Every now and then I take some time to browse around Pinterest – gardening tips are some of my favorites! Read More »

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Broken spindles? How to fix your thread rack!

2014-022For my smaller spools of thread I have two June Tailor racks that sit on a table next to my sewing machine. Read More »

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Still can’t draw a straight line!

2014-013T2014-021hursdays are dedicated to sewing/teaching/learning with my niece, Ana Lía. Though she is a relatively new quilter, she is extremely talented and catches on very quickly. It’s been fun to design and sew with someone who thinks way beyond traditional beginner quilts. Read More »

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Floral whimsy… finished at last!

2014-011This project has been sitting on my table for months! Christmas and the New Year came and went by, and over that holiday week I actually quilted it. And since then it has continued to sit, waiting for the binding. Read More »

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Embrace Creativity

2014-009Growing up, I envied the oh-so-obvious talents of my two younger brothers. They could draw. Oh, boy, could they draw! Read More »

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What BOMs are you following?

2014-001We’re already nearing the end of January and I’m wondering how many block-of-the-month projects you are all following this year. Read More »

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Fiber 5K to Fight Cancer

FFAC2014logoSmCancer is a devastating disease that touches all of our lives – there is probably no one out there who hasn’t been affected by it in one way or another, either suffering it in one’s own body or having it touch the life of a loved one. Read More »

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Mini sewing circle

2013-188It’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. Read More »

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A seven-patch table topper

2013-183My 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. Read More »

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Hexagon Craze

2013-176In doing some housekeeping over at Angie’s Bits ‘n Pieces I found some book reviews we decided to remove from the website a while back. Since they deal with some of my favorite books, I thought I would share them here. I hope you find them useful. 🙂 Here goes the first. Read More »

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Floral whimsy

2013-174I actually did spend some time over the holiday weekend sewing the quilt design that was the subject of my last post. Read More »

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Aha! moments

2013-157Earlier this week I stopped by the post office to pick up a fun package sent by the Electric Quilt Company, with copies of my recently released book and a few other goodies. Love the larger format. LOVE the spiral binding! 🙂 Read More »

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  • Angie Padilla

    I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I love to dye my own fabrics, am a fanatic of free-motion quilting, and dabble 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.

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