"What do you do with the stitching? Are they in quilts?" Good questions both, and answering them seems a good idea. Some stitching is practice. Practice? Yes, I still practice. While I have a good handle on thread, batting, needles, stitching motifs, there is still more to know, more to improve. So sometimes the quilting… Continue reading Now here’s a good question for you
Tag: machine quilting
It’s almost here! HMQS is almost here!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEtluSEtvof/?taken-by=terilucas but first some lilacs and they smell heavenly! I'm teaching next week at HMQS. Here's a link to my classes. I have a little room in a couple of them including, And Now What?! this is a design/doodling class. We'll play with a lot of designs talking about the options for quilting our quilts.… Continue reading It’s almost here! HMQS is almost here!
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Why I quilt
I love this quilt, Serendipity. It is the result of needing to make a new quilt for Mary W. Kerr's book a few years ago. I had to think inside and outside my box all at the same time. Inside my box is a whole lot of stuff that I use to quilt. Outside my… Continue reading Why I quilt
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Warwick Valley Quilters’ Guild
Tuesday 2/16 was a great day to be quilt teacher, I spent the day with the Warwick Valley Quilter's Guild. The day started out with some kind of icky weather, however it was warm enough to go. I had to stop to get air in one of the tires, it's always a little disconcerting… Continue reading Warwick Valley Quilters’ Guild
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In the Quilt-iverse
So last night shortly after arriving home I learned of the passing of Yvonne Porcella, quilter, founder of SAQA, and great joy in the quilting world. The Quilt Show has her TQS Legend show available for viewing and Luana Rubin has a delightful interview with her on the equilter youtube channel. In her honor I'm… Continue reading In the Quilt-iverse
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Restorative Quilting
I haven't had much time to quilt lately. I will admit to being a wee bit cranky as a direct result. I wanted to finish this piece a while ago however, time just is taken up with the "must do this" list that quilting is set aside. The studio whispers my name as I walk… Continue reading Restorative Quilting
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After 20 years she finally has a name
Twenty years is a long time to be nameless. https://www.instagram.com/p/BAXgWIFtvnS/?taken-by=terilucas I brought this gal in December 1995, she's 20. Yep. She's 20. We've done a lot of good work together. This is the gal that I learned so much about quilting on. If she could talk...I'm sure she'd have stories. She's heard more than… Continue reading After 20 years she finally has a name
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Doing the (prep) Work, the next part
At some point in my quilting journey I knew that teaching was a next step. How did I know? Well, another quilter asked me one day, "Teri, when are you going to start teaching?" Well, I guess . . soon. It took me a bit, but I figured out that I wanted to teach machine… Continue reading Doing the (prep) Work, the next part
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An Interview with Paula Reid
There are people in your life that you just admire for one reason or another. I "met" Paula Reid on Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson 100 years ago. Her comment, "Oh Alex!" in answer to Alex's, "Do you ever do handwork?" question still makes me giggle. At my very first teaching gig Paula took me… Continue reading An Interview with Paula Reid
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Go With the Flow
As a quilter I know it's important to listen to the needs of the quilts as I'm working piecing and quilting them. It takes time to learn how to listen and trust that the quilt is giving us good information. Reality is it's learning and informing our brains to know what works and what doesn't,… Continue reading Go With the Flow
