So, I’m no professional photographer and for years I let a bad grade in a high school photography class intimidate me and keep me from enjoying the art of taking pictures. But within the past couple of years, I made a committment to improve my photo taking skill set. I’m glad I got over my fears and happy to share…
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Quilt Photography Link-Up {August}
Staple Dress {Finish}
Count me among those who love the Staple Dress pattern by April Rose. When I first saw the dress and pattern I immediately wanted to purchase it. But knowing I wouldn’t be able to work on the dress right away (I could sew 24/7 for a straight year and maybe complete my WIPs, gulp!) I waited. Aside from my WIP…
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Tutorial {Preparing an EPP quilt top for finishing}
Today I’m going to share how I usually prepare my EPP (English Paper Pieced) quilt tops for finishing. Can one say “usually” if one has only finished two EPP quilts? Sure! I’m not sure if this is innovative or classic, but here goes. The first thing to do is remove all the papers from the quilt top and press all…
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About Baste(ing)
Basting a quilt around these parts is pretty much the same these days as it was those days. Except with less pregnancy and more craft gadgets. The biggest change to my basting routine is the addition of a Kwik Klip. I’ve been aware of their existence for quite sometime, but always neglected to get one on my trips to the…
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Satisfying a craving {Finished Quilt Top}
Even though I made a red, patchy scrappy-trip-along a few weeks ago, I guess I wasn’t quite finished with red patchwork. With everything on my to do list, the craving for simple and red patchwork was strong. I picked out some favorite cheery reds, some low volume prints (I HEART(!!!!) the daisies), and two black prints, cut 3.5 inch squares, and had…
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