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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The Goose is Cooked
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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Christmas Geese Quilt is progressing
and I love it so far! Lots of pieces!
Process: Trimming dog ears
Today, I trimmed dog ears off on 174 flying geese blocks. Glad that’s over! I did have a cute little helper though. 🙂
Dresses for my dollies
I love making dresses for my girls. Mostly I think because they love to wear them and twirl. They are very girly girls. Cora’s dress was made following a pattern/tutorial found here. For Amalie’s dress I think I just made up it up as I went. It’s pretty straight forward: three gathered tiers a la Hanna Anderson sewn on to…
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