Getting started is quite simple. Pull the bobbin thread up and hold on while you get started stitching. I started stitching the feather base a crook or candy can shape. As I was stitching the curve out the needle was knocking - meaning that the tip is bent - and I had to change… Continue reading Curved Feather bump-up-and-over feather tutorial
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Keeping it Simple
Ahem. When I originally made this quilt it was as a class sample. The shop owner asked me to keep it simple. You're probably not going to be surprised to learn that this is simple quilting. The thing is, by breaking it down into the basic parts, it is simple. One stitch at a time.… Continue reading Keeping it Simple
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Choosing Quilt Motifs – Part 4.21
Moon Over Manhattan This quilt has an alternate title "Little Miss Sassy Pants" for she was sassy (sass-eh) indeed! The original color of "Moon" was drum roll please lime green. This still makes me giggle. What makes me giggle a wee bit louder: I submitted this to Quilt National. I know that my very dear… Continue reading Choosing Quilt Motifs – Part 4.21
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Choosing quilting motifs: Sampler Style
Serendipity the Third Time Around You may wonder how I moved so quickly from Serendipity to Serendipity the Third Time Around. Wonder no more! There is a Serendipity as Well and I'll talk about that quilt another day. Well, no I think I'll talk about them both now. Notes: both tops are silk: two different… Continue reading Choosing quilting motifs: Sampler Style
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Thread
Thread. It's a wee bit of a tetchy subject. Quilters have some serious opinions about a lot of things. That dear quilters is an understatement. I love thread. That dear quilters is also an understatement. I love a lot of thread. There are a couple of things that have become important to me with thread:… Continue reading Thread
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Sometimes
A long time friend of mine reminds us with these words, "we don't need new teaching, we need reminders". Reminders of the good and why we do it. My friend was talking about something else entirely however the principle applies to quilting. We need reminders in the quilting world too. Sometimes I forget that quilting… Continue reading Sometimes
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Go Mini or Go Home
It started here. Continued here. But truthfully it all started here. Really it did start there but it's just blossomed to become this. I knew when Janie (my BERNINA 780) arrived she'd be something special. Oh yes. She's the first machine that's ever had a name, and that's special to me anyway. A month or… Continue reading Go Mini or Go Home
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AQS Des Moines and my Gramma
Autumn is my favorite season ever. A couple of weeks ago I taught in Bath and had just the best time. I did not think I'd be back in Maine until sometime next year. Surprise, I went back over the weekend.On Friday September 27th, my Gramma passed away. This is a meaningful date in my… Continue reading AQS Des Moines and my Gramma
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MCQS – Beginner Machine Quilting
The beauty of teaching here and there is that on some fun occasions I get to meet up with some really fun people. Pictured here are Jackie Kunkle, Susan (new HandiQuilter Educator), Debby Brown and Elaine Huffman. I love catching up with quilters, seeing quilts and supporting a great cause - keeping a museum… Continue reading MCQS – Beginner Machine Quilting
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Twice today
As I mentioned I'm headed to Des Moines for AQS Quilt Week October 2 - 5. Teaching is one of my favorite things to do. I know I mention that a lot but have I ever told you why I love to teach and share? In the 5/6 years I've been blogging I'm sure I've… Continue reading Twice today
