Class: Working with Layer Cakes
Upcoming Class I am very excited to be teaching a class at the Mohawk Valley Quilt Club meeting next week! The idea for this class came to me almost a year ago when we were selling items at a raffle…
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Top Quilting
Quilting Sample: Flannel Baby Quilt
Quilting Samples This is the second in a series of posts giving examples of what I consider the various levels of quilting to be. (The first one is here.) A customer recently gave me this quilt top to finish, and…
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Quilting Sample: Quilt of Valor
Quilting Samples This is the first in a series of posts giving examples of what I consider the various levels of quilting to be. I tend to quilt things to death, and I’m easily bored, so custom quilting lets me…
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Book Review: Beginner’s Guide to Free-Motion Quilting, Natalia Bonner
Review: Beginner’s Guide to Free-Motion Quilting Beginner’s Guide to Free-Motion Quilting by Natalia Bonner (of Piece N Quilt) was one of the first books I purchased when I was first learning how to free-motion quilt. I’m an engineer by day,…
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Free motion quilting: Town Square Grunge
I’ve been a fan of Angela Walters and her blog for a while now. I watch every episode of the Midnight Quilt Show as soon as it comes out, because the patterns she uses are a neat blend of modern…
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iSpy: A Quilt for Oliver
Ever since I got my Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen a few weeks ago (because my husband is awesome!), I’ve been piecing together some basic quilt tops so I can practice top quilting. I try to have someone in mind when…
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July: Sew Sampler Box Fun!
A few months ago, I decided to subscribe to the Fat Quarter Shop’s Sew Sampler. I’m so glad I did! I get so excited when the box shows up – seriously, it’s like a present that shows up every month….
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