Teri's Note: I met Mary Kerr, Katherine's mom, a few years ago through the Quilt Professionals Network. I am privileged to be featured in one of Mary's books, Cutting Edge Art Quilts. While Mary was working on the book her daughter, Katherine, went into pre-term labor and delivered the BeeBops. Mary shared this on fb… Continue reading An Interview with Katherine McPherson
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Binding by machine with the Dual Feed feature
I much prefer attaching bindings by machine for many of my quilts. Competition quilts I do by hand (however if I thought I could do it by machine all bets would be off.) I started binding by machine when making quilted tote bags, trying to finish by hand through the quilted suede would have just… Continue reading Binding by machine with the Dual Feed feature
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Too Funny Quilting – Paula Moser-Spaulding Interview
I met Paula at MQX East in Providence Rhode Island. Her laugh is at the ready and contagious! Her smile huge and her willingness to have fun and play amazing! Teri: How did you get hooked into quilting? Paula: I was graduating from Cornell a semester early, and as a gift my Mother, who is… Continue reading Too Funny Quilting – Paula Moser-Spaulding Interview
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It’s a good thing I can control myself
Or How I Fell in love with the BERNINA Stitch Regulator & a tutorial! When the Aurora 440 hit the market with the BSR (BERNINA Stitch Regulator) I tried it at a quilt show and well, wasn't overly impressed. In part because I was still a dedicated hand quilter, in part because the minute my… Continue reading It’s a good thing I can control myself
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Sing Your Quilterly Song in a whole cloth quilt!
I have a confession to make: I’m having a love affair with whole cloth quilts. This passion snuck up on me, quietly whispering, “let’s see what you can do with this cloth”, “what would these threads look like on Radiance”, “did you see that thread?” Wide open spaces get me all giddy thinking about the… Continue reading Sing Your Quilterly Song in a whole cloth quilt!
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Machine Quilting Unlimited Whole Cloth Challenge Exhibit
My gratitude to Sherry Reynolds for taking the time to visit the exhibit and take photos for me to use on my blog. This is a gift for me as I was not able to attend HMQS. … Continue reading Machine Quilting Unlimited Whole Cloth Challenge Exhibit
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Purchasing a new machine
As you know I work in a quilt shop/fabric shop/BERNINA and brother dealer. And I've not ever tried to hide the fact that I'm a BERNINA girl. I love my 2 BERNINA 1080's and do not ever want to give them up. They are workhorse type machines. I know their sounds including when the… Continue reading Purchasing a new machine
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Quilting Arts April May Issue
See this cover? <---- this one right here? I have an article in this magazine on quilting Faux Suede. I started quilting faux suede several years ago because it's pretty (I have a love of solid color fabrics), durable and at the time I needed a new pocket book as the one I'd been carrying… Continue reading Quilting Arts April May Issue
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Reminder of the Blog give away and. . .
Here's the link to the Blog Give Away: http://terificreations.com/2013/02/07/finally-the-blog-give-away/ there's still time to comment and add your name Comments greatly appreciated here too: http://terificreations.com/2013/02/12/thinking-thinking-and-i-would-like-your-input-please/ You can follow me on facebook. Between now and May a few very exciting things are happening. I'll have an article published in Quilting Arts Magazine. A challenge quilt will be… Continue reading Reminder of the Blog give away and. . .
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Quilterly Beginnings
or if I knew then what I know now what would I do differently. Quilting has been part of my life since 1993. The very same year that the Quilt Alliance was founded. As part of their fundraising effort a quilt contest is in the works. Click on the link to find out more. I… Continue reading Quilterly Beginnings
