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Welcome to my blog! I'm so glad you stopped by to check out all the good, the bad and the ugly tumbling around in my head!
Don't waste any more time wondering if you're good enough. Come join me - because you most certainly are.
All the best - Chris
Posts Galore!
- A Bunch of Tutorials
- Burying Thread Ends
- Chain-Piecing
- Fabric Bucket
- Fabric Greeting Cards
- Fabric Paper
- Free-Motion Quilting (FMQ)
- French Seam
- Hanging Sleeve for Quilt
- Herringbone Quilt
- HST (half-square triangles)
- Machine Reverse Applique
- Machine Stitched Binding
- Melon Head Headbands
- Optic Squares Tutorial
- Painting Fabric with Glue Resist
- Painting Watercolor Fabric
- QAYG – Quilting in Sections, Adding Borders
- QAYG with Narrow Strips
- Simple Quilted Laptop Sleeve
- Simple Trapunto
- Stamp Carving
- Stitch and Flip Strip Quilt
- Basics
- Done!
- In Process
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Category Archives: Inspiration
Rock On!
I wish I could share a bit of the progress I made on any one of the dozen or so quilt projects that I churn about with at any one time, but ummm . . . nothing. Not. One. Stitch. … Continue reading
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Gone in Two Generations -
She had a soft, perfectly oval face, with an enviable Irish complexion. Wrinkle-free well into her later years, her skin belied the fact that she was indeed a farmer’s wife with a brood of noisy kids with the accompanying chaos … Continue reading
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The First (Round) Robin of Spring
OK, so the title is only a LITTLE bit tortured, but I’m sort of feeling a turn in the weather recently and it’s all GOOD! Best yet, the sun is starting to peek over the horizon when I’m driving too … Continue reading
Mementos to Savor
Time for a collection of fun images from recent weeks: 1. This is the pincushion that I got in the Modern Quilt Guild pincushion trade from Lauren Tolhurst from Vancouver. Is this just adorable or what? It has a … Continue reading
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Scrappy Trip-A-Long – a(nother) start?
(Isn’t my sweetie kitty pretty? Funny how this delicate, 9 lb purr-y bundle of silly can turn on a dime and have the attitude of a irritated Dobie. With retractable claws. Just sayin’.) Anyway, I decided to start a … Continue reading
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Cocktail Napkin Notes
The hostess at the door gave us Mardi Gras beads at the door. Its a relief that we didn’t have to earn them. Parties are hard work for me. I really really try hard to talk to people and circulate, … Continue reading
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At Long Last – My Art Wall is Up!
The Carmel-Clay Public Library has it’s February Art Wall installation. I think it looks pretty dog-gone good. What a fabulous feeling to see it finally pulled together, but don’t imagine it was easy. It was a lot of work. I’ve … Continue reading
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I Miss You Too, Tex
Let me introduce you to an unlikely friend, Texas, the mastiff. Texas and I met when I visited my youngest sister in Charlotte a number of months ago. One of Amy’s passions is her dogs. Not just any dog, but … Continue reading
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Happy Anniversary to Me!
On January 2, 2011, I started this little bloggy adventure and I can honestly say – it’s still a blast. So if it’s so much fun, where in the heck have I been for the past two weeks? Ah yes. … Continue reading
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A Little Bloggy Gift for You – Thank You!
Peace. I pray that you find it in it’s simplest, purest form. The world swirls around us with anxious headlines, unimaginable violence and hate-filled rhetoric. Or worse yet, good intentions wrapped in ultimatums and absolutes. I easily hide in the … Continue reading
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