By Teri Lucas Community Editor, and quilter Quilting for others is something I rarely do. However, when Diane Magidson of SewBatik asked me to quilt a beautiful red and oatmeal batik quilt for the SewBatik booth at the recent Road to California show, I was, well, giddy. While simple in color, the complexity of the…… Continue reading Reblog – In the Zone: A Quilting Process Tale
Tag: piecing
New Rule: No stitching when I’m actually sick
While I was in Savannah I got sick. The technical term: convention crud, it's been a while since having a cold and this one kind of did me in. Taking two multi-hour naps in one day should have given me a bit of a clue, right? Being tired from being sick, and wanting to get… Continue reading New Rule: No stitching when I’m actually sick
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Quiltfest of NJ, Social Media and Character
First up Social Media: Find me on Facebook here, here, and here. Find me on Instagram here, and here. Find me on Twitter @terilucas Then there's this: I'm heading off to the QuiltFest of NJ today. I hope to see you there. I am at the end of a cold so I'll understand if you don't… Continue reading Quiltfest of NJ, Social Media and Character
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Building Character in a teeny tiny way
It's so cool to find the right tools to work on piecing quilt tops. This ByAnnie stiletto is different than others in that the metal stiletto has some texture to it, giving just a little bit of extra grip. There are a few flat spots along the wooden shaft giving a comfortable grip. This morning I… Continue reading Building Character in a teeny tiny way
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Piecing
Piecing. I'm in the middle of making this quilt: It'll be in Indigo. clicking on the picture will take you to SewBatik where you can get this.It's coming along beautifully. These batiks have a beautiful hand, press beautifully, and take stitching well. I'm using Superior MasterPiece black for the piecing. As I finish seams they… Continue reading Piecing
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Enjoying and Thankful
Starting with gratitude this morning. I'm grateful for batiks. (If you follow me on Instagram this, and all the photos in this post, may look familiar.) These one and a half inch strips are being stitched to orange and purple solid to create 9 patches, that may be set on point, though I'm not quite… Continue reading Enjoying and Thankful
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there was some quilting happening here
Valori Wells gave me this fabric line at Fall Market in Houston. I've finally made something. I like making things, useful things. This included lovely matching corners, stitch-in-the-ditch with the dual feed and the 97 D foot. Once I understood where to look and how to use it well, my patchwork improved greatly. I never… Continue reading there was some quilting happening here
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I get to teach tomorrow
Woot! Woot! I'll be at Steve's Sew & Vac teaching Alex Anderson's Quilt Basket Rendezvous. Will you be there? I'd love to see you. Have a great quilterly day. Teri
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I’ll be in Philly August 16th
I'm teaching at Steve's Sew & Vac Saturday August 16th. I'm teaching a variation of Alex Anderson's Quilt Basket Rendezvous. The fun thing is Alex will be in the night before giving a talk at the shop. I wish I could be there for that however working on Friday at Hartsdale and the timing is… Continue reading I’ll be in Philly August 16th
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You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be
I know, I know the grammar on that title is pretty awful. At some point in any class I will lean in close to several students and whisper this to them. And yes in a rather noisy room I will whisper or lower my voice enough that the quilter must pay attention to what I'm… Continue reading You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be
