All along, I wanted to hand quilt my “Flower Garden” quilt with perle thread. Unfortunately when I tried earlier this year I was frustrated. Perle was a bit thicker so I wasn’t able to work with it like I could with normal hand sewing thread. Because I wanted to finish-my-project-so-I-could-use-it I settled for no hand quilitng. Last week I acquired…
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A little hand quilting
Flower Garden
How about a little sunshine in your life? I was inspired to make this mini-quilt for my office cubicle, which could use a little color. This quilt reminds me of a flower garden set about in rows. It makes me happy. Very happy. π
Progress on Cora’s Quilt
Amid taking care of my baby boy, I have found time here and there to work on a couple of quilts. One of these projects is Cora’s quilt for her bed. She has seen me make quilt after quilt but none have been for her. (Don’t worry she has plenty!) Finally, I’m working on her quilt. But it has been…
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Project Preview
This project will be filled with my favorites: rainbows of color and 1930s fabrics. Me likey colors. Me likey colors, a lot. Me no likey cutting fabric. Ahem. My baby is five months old and has stopped sleeping though the night. I’d like to blame the use of “me likey” on him. I don’t think it would make a difference…
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A quilter’s new year
I think that the quilter’s new year starts December 26th. Just sayin’. I swore I would take this week off. But I got the itch! So, I got my machine back out and set up. QY2011 (that’s Quiling Year 2011 to you) starts off with these lovelies: A project for my biggest daughter. I keep making quilts and she keeps…
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