machine quilting, quilt, quilt shows, quilting, Teri Lucas, Uncategorized

Dutchess Heritage Quilt Show – Quantum Leap

My bags are nearly packed. One quilt is in the dryer for a final fresh me up. There are kits for Go With the Flow Monday, paper and color pencils for And Now What?! (Doodle Your way to Better Quilting) on Sunday . The Generation Q Magazine Quilt as Desired Lecture is ready to go.… Continue reading Dutchess Heritage Quilt Show – Quantum Leap

machine quilting, quilt, quilt shows, quilting, Teri Lucas, Uncategorized

I don’t get sick often but when I do

It always starts out innocently enough. My sweetie casually mentions, "Hey I think I'm getting a cold." Okay fine. I can deal. Innocently I pour tea from the half-gallon he brought home. You know the one he drank from. So guess what. Yeah. I got that cold. Only more. Like sleeping during the day, taking… Continue reading I don’t get sick often but when I do

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Back to School Blog Hop: Bury Quilt Thread

Welcome to the Back to School Blog Hop hosted by Sam Hunter (Hunter's Design Studio). Thanks Sam! Thirty-two days of tutorials by quilters and sewists, ready to share their experience and tips. At the bottom of the tutorial are links to each of the other participants in the hop. So many great tutorials! One hundred… Continue reading Back to School Blog Hop: Bury Quilt Thread

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well, then there was the trip to Oak Ridge

But really I went to Knoxville. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM Every once in a while, when I take a trip there is added adventure. Mysteriously my room was not available when I arrived at my hotel very late on Eclipse day. Knoxville was in the path of totality so many people added to the local economy staying in… Continue reading well, then there was the trip to Oak Ridge

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The Best Postcard EVER!

Debby Brown and I started 1000 Postcards for Peace while at Quilt Market. Something challenging was going on in the quilt world, we wanted to, in our own small way, send some peace out into the world. Debby has since created a postcard centering tool, and put together kits with postcard making supplies. We've both been… Continue reading The Best Postcard EVER!

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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!

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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