blog hop, blogging friends, quilt, Quilted Block of the Month, quilting, teaching, Teri Lucas, Uncategorized

Coming right up!

Sam Hunter of Hunter's Design Studios gathered the teachers This is going to be so much fun. I do know what I'm going to do, and I know when I'm going to do it. For right now let's just say I'm going to tackle a long standing quilting tip. A friend of mine told this… Continue reading Coming right up!

machine quilting, quilt, quilt shows, Quilted Block of the Month, quilting, teaching, Teri Lucas, Uncategorized

Ribbon Candy

Kathy of Quirks Ltd messaged to remind me that Ribbon Candy is on my list of follow-ups with the July Block of the Month. I could draw it out. My friend, Debby Brown is one heck of a machine quilter, and quilting teacher. She has great vids on YouTube. Check out her ribbon candy on… Continue reading Ribbon Candy

1000 Postcards for Peace, character counts, machine quilting, quilting, Teri Lucas, Uncategorized

did ya ever?

Have a night where you didn't sleep so well for no particular reason? It's happened on more than one occasion, being a woman nearing a certain age I'm sure this will again. This usually happens when there is something to do the next day, like get up early and be coherent. Wild and crazy dreams… Continue reading did ya ever?

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Gah!

I'm not sure what happened however, all of the sudden Microsoft Office isn't working on my laptop. So early this afternoon I handed this thing off to the in-house tech support. It's still not working. Gah! I'm going to have to give it back to him tomorrow. He says there's an app I downloaded and… Continue reading Gah!

blogging friends, friends, gratitude, piecing, quilt, quilting, Teri Lucas

Arsenic & Old Lace, Chocolate cake and a long arm

  Debby Brown has a Handi Quilter Avante in her studio, and on occasion when needed she lets me use it to baste my larger quilts. Yesterday I basted two quilts Arsenic & Old Lace pieced by Keith Dommer and Supernova in Chartreuse designed by none other than Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero. A&O L has lived in… Continue reading Arsenic & Old Lace, Chocolate cake and a long arm

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Quilterly Writers Block

I'm a quilter. And by that I love to free motion machine quilt. On and off I've had to work through the equivalent of writers block. I just. couldn't. quilt. Those moments were tough but often led to something that would pleasantly surprise me. Whew. Would it surprise you that, while I've been quilting on… Continue reading Quilterly Writers Block

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Lesson Learned:

Don't mess with Debby's Chocolate Cake. This is by far the most important thing learned at Spring Quilt Market. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUVb9bBj9vS/?taken-by=caseyyorkdesign   Needless to say I handed over the fork in my hand. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUWrgk4BMYi/?taken-by=terilucas Luckily I had a bandage in my purse. I was really wanting a Hello Kitty bandage, sadly none was readily available when… Continue reading Lesson Learned:

Cherrywood fabrics, piecing, Teri Lucas, Uncategorized

I’m piecing! I’m piecing!

Then I looked at this photo and thought good golly I do need to tidy up. I like that the folder has orange dots. And a cool thread holder from Blue Fig. Do you see that glorious silk thread? I love silk thread. I see a memory from my friend Debby. She has an incredible… Continue reading I’m piecing! I’m piecing!

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You should

It's my ninth blogaversary today, therefore it's a great day indeed. Here's a link to my first post. It's been a lovely journey with friends coming, going, changing, the quilt world changing, setting out to grow and teach and be a little more. Funny thing is I still don't know what I want to be… Continue reading You should

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Shhh!

It sure is quiet in here! Yes, it is. Not because I have nothing to say. You know me, I have a lot of quilting things to say. It's just that the things I long to write here get set on a shelf, like my fabric stash, waiting for me to have time to write… Continue reading Shhh!