Welcome to the Quilted Block of the Month. In each issue I'll post the block, and supplies - batting, thread, needles. I'll show how the block is drawn on the fabric, with any rulers. I will be using these blocks as class samples so each one will get it's own binding. This wil make a… Continue reading Quilted Block of the Month: New York Beauty
Tag: Superior Threads
Are you ready?
I'm almost ready. Saturday I'll post the first Quilterly Block of the Month. I'm working on figuring out how to have participants post links to show their own work. https://www.instagram.com/p/BWF_ed4hM4f/?taken-by=terilucas I gave a sneak peek on Instagram yesterday. For this bit of stitching I'm using Superior's MicroQuilter the 80 weight polyester thread. I'm so in… Continue reading Are you ready?
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it all started when
my sweetie put the a/c in the window this morning. The last few days the desire to quilt several things has been held at bay while waiting for the a/c or the temperatures to cool down. Both happened today offering the opportunity to stitch. First up I made a postcard for the 1000 Postcards for… Continue reading it all started when
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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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Of coffee and character- stuff happens
I like coffee. A lot. I'm not a morning person, which will probably not come as a shock to my Sweetie, but may come as a bit of a shock to students or roommates. I can be irritatingly perky, sometimes even before coffee. Coffee helps me deal with things like this: Yeah, sometimes this… Continue reading Of coffee and character- stuff happens
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I’m copying Debby’s homework
Debby and I have a long standing joke wherein we copy each other's homework. When Debby was working on going to teach in Russia she made a quilt with the words "Bang Head Here" . Click on the link to read an interview and more on the quilt. Shortly after she posted the quilt we… Continue reading I’m copying Debby’s homework
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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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Well this is pretty darned awesome-sauce
A wee little bit ago I heard noise coming from the general vicinity of my sweetie's computer. He's not a fan of my Sunday evening television viewing, that's blog fodder for another day. So, he turns his computer in my general direction, showing me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua99zCtkOZ4 Well just wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Just watch the… Continue reading Well this is pretty darned awesome-sauce
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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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So…do you know?
About Pinwheels and Friends in Mt. Kisco the weekend of February 3 and 4? Location: Holiday Inn, One Holiday Dr. The Generation Q Magazine Quilt as Desired exhibit will be there. The same block, quilted by different quilters, in different ways, by hand, home sewing machine, sit-down longarm, and long arm. Exhibiting this will be… Continue reading So…do you know?
