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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A quilter’s new year
Why I quilt
To hear my daughter running in the family room dragging her “big qwuilt” behind her. Tuck me in mommy. No mommy wit my qwuilt. *contented sigh* — Edited to add a full picture of her “qwuilt” And a pic of the back. It measure 88 inches by 65 inches. Pattern found here.
Finishes (just) in time for Christmas
For the bestest mother-in-law in the world, I made this quilt: The fabric line is by Heather Mulder Peterson and called Home for the Holidays. I used a pattern by Oh Fransson. Love her style, envy her energy! I quilted it using red thread with a flower pattern. Also finished a couple of weeks ago, but for the Bryan house…
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The Goose is Cooked
I finished my Christmas Geese quilt! It felt so good to have it in the washer getting all crinkly and warm. I learned so much making this quilt. It took me nearly a year. There are a bunch of things I would do differently. This quilt was so difficult to quilt. Mostly, I think because some of the seams were…
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Christmas Geese top finished
And I still love it. I thought I could finish quilting it before Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, that estimate was too optimistic. sigh. I wanted to have it finished for the Christmas season. Boo. I had some issues with the tension and the thread kept breaking. Also some of the seams are so bulky, that it confuses my foot and my machine…
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