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Posts Galore!
- A Bunch of Tutorials
- Burying Thread Ends
- 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
- Inspiration
- Projects
- Sketchbook Challenge
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Tag Archives: A Bunch of Tutorials
Counting Down to Christmas: Fabric Bucket Tute!
So we’ve moved from “counting blessings” to “Christmas countdown” and I’ll admit that I never put so much effort into de-stressing a holiday as I do Christmas. To say that I stress about de-stressing is not an exaggeration. That said, … Continue reading
Dyeing to Paint Tutorial!
The display is up in the gallery of our church and the reception was so wonderful! I met up with the nicest people – including Wendy and Charlotte with the Calligraphy Guild of Indiana. I had lots of fun looking … Continue reading
FMQ – the Video
In lieu of torturing words today, here are a couple of little videos I recorded using the above set up. I finished quilting Section 2 of the Crossroads quilt and have added Section 3. Here’s how all that magic happens. … Continue reading
Posted in Basics, Free-Motion Quilting (FMQ), In Process, Scrap Quilts
Tagged A Bunch of Tutorials, QAYG, Quilting Set Up, Scrap Quilts
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Crossroads – Phase 3.2: Adding Section 2 (QAYG)
Section 1 is quilted! I decided to use a large paisley on the block sections and a bubble/pebble design on the paths. The paisley gets lost in all the over-sized florals, so it’s good that I didn’t pick a fussier … Continue reading
Crossroads – Phase 3.1: Preparing to Quilt-As-You-Go (QAYG)
I hate instructions that say “quilt as desired.” Talk about short-changing the “quilting” part of the quilt! And if not properly planned, the quilting part can cause even a mild-mannered, generally cheerful and positive-thinking adult woman to become crazed, hyper-ventilating, … Continue reading
Herringbone Quilt Tutorial – Part 2
Back to the Herringbone Quilt tutorial! (Got whiplash yet from me from bopping back and forth from project to project?) Now let’s make the triangle sections that fill in the top and bottom of the quilt columns. (**please see editor’s … Continue reading
Herringbone Quilt Tutorial – Part 1
This morning my helper cat, Beau, and I were enjoying a little coffee break before I started back on my Crossroads project. I received note from Carly asking about how my herringbone quilt “Memories in Black and White” was constructed. … Continue reading
A Change of Pace – Stamp Carving
I’ve been working on my black and white optic squares quilt and completely neglected all my other projects. Since I’m now to the point of figuring how to quilt it (what color thread should I use? Does black thread look … Continue reading
Optic Squares Tutorial
A kind reader requested a tutorial on Optic Squares. I just finished putting together a pot of White Bean and Chicken Chili, so now is a great time to post the tutorial. Here it goes! Each block is a modified … Continue reading
Posted in A Bunch of Tutorials, Optic Squares Tutorial
Tagged A Bunch of Tutorials, Scrap Quilts
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A Last Minute Christmas Tutorial – Reverse Stitched Applique
I will be off-line for a week or so to spend time with my lovies, so one last time before the New Year, here is a little tutorial. Here is the very first Reverse Machine Stitched Applique Christmas stocking that … Continue reading
