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Ruler Bag

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During our last quilt guild meeting I learned how to make a cool bag to carry quilting rulers (thanks, Diana!). The perfect item for our upcoming retreat. The bag folds totally flat when empty (the rulers give the bag its shape), a welcome bonus for those of us with limited storage space in our sewing rooms. There are enough pockets for different size rulers, as well as smaller pockets for rotary cutters, scissors, and other notions. It was easy to make, and I used a decorative stitch … [Read more...] about Ruler Bag

Machine quilting class

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I can't wait to see the projects my quilting friends will quilt using their own sewing machine! Isn't it amazing what you can do with the walking foot, beside straight lines? And... free-motion is not that scary anymore, is it? I love teaching...  particularly to a group of enthusiastic friends! Too bad I left my camera home! :-( Now I need to make the transition from thinking about all the fun we had today, to what I will cook for dinner... Quilt sandwich, anyone? … [Read more...] about Machine quilting class

Sunbonnet Sue

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What do you think I wonder about as I lay awake in the middle of the night? Yeah... my next quilt project. I love Sunbonnet Sue and am planning a wall hanging based on three books I have. I will likely use applique instead of redwork embroidery. I wonder what it would look like if I mixed ideas of two separate books - one about boys and one about girls! Here are the books which are inspiring me: Sunbonnet Sue and Scottie at Play, by Suzanne Zaruba Cirillo and The Ultimate Sunbonnet Sue … [Read more...] about Sunbonnet Sue

Applique Group Project – II

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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