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Archives for March 2012
Applique Group Project – II
Well, we have a small group of quilters interested in this project. Just to refresh your memory: I will start with a background fabric (a fat quarter, for instance), and will applique something on it. Then, I will send it to the next person in the group, who will look at what I have done, and will either embroider or embellish it, or will add something of her own (a flower, the sun, or anything that goes along with what I have done). It is a small addition, which can be done in about an hour at … [Read more...] about Applique Group Project – II
Cool place for fun projects
Guys, check out the Sewlebrity Scrapbook page of Bernina USA for interesting ideas for new projects. Yes, I am an unabashed fan of Bernina products, but these projects will work on any machine. If you know of a cool site or blog with fun things for quilters, how about sharing it with us? … [Read more...] about Cool place for fun projects
Quilt in a Day
Make a Quilt in a Day: Log Cabin Pattern, by Eleanor Burns, was the first quilt book I purchased, and the Log Cabin pattern as demonstrated in that book was used in the first 12 quilts I made. I followed her instructions precisely, and appreciated her invaluable tips and great pictures. The next book by Eleanor I bought was Underground Railroad Sampler, followed by Still Stripping After 25 Years, then Quick Trip Quilts, It's "El"ementary: Quilting Tips and Techniques and, finally, The … [Read more...] about Quilt in a Day
Machine quilting with Walking Foot
There is so much quilting one can do with the walking foot. Look at the table runner to the right. I could have opted for an edge-to-edge quilting motif and used the Stitch Regulator from Bernina (I work with it all the time!) to quilt it with. However, the pattern landed itself to SITD with the walking foot quite nicely, and the results were great - as you can tell from the back of the runner. Just remember to always have monofilament as top thread when stitching in the ditch, so if you go off … [Read more...] about Machine quilting with Walking Foot
Fun idea for a gift
I found this giraffe in a Brazilian craft magazine. Again, the instructions were sketchy: 'make the shirt, then the skirt' (how?). But, once I start a project, I will see it to completion one way or another. I had to get porcelain for the horns. Stuffed animals take a while to put together but they make such cool gifts. I imagine once I have grandchildren I will probably make most of their stuffed toys. And blankets, and quilts... … [Read more...] about Fun idea for a gift