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I forgot TODAY was Tuesday! Sorry,! On with the show, I guess:) Time Tip: Write it Down, Put it Up! If you click on the photo you can see each sticky has the cutting amounts for one colour needed for the Halloween quilt I’m making next year. Since I can’t resist, I leave these out…
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With my quilting mojo in full swing I discovered that my toddler is growing into his independence. I don’t have much tolerance for this age – it’s hard for me to let go and constantly reinforce limits at the same time. The same can be said for my quilting time. I have more ideas, more…
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EDITED TO ADD: You can VOTE for my We last left our piles of triangles waiting to be pressed open at our pressing station. Once pressed they need a safe place to wait before being made into a block. They can’t stay on the ironing board forever:) This box I picked up at the grocery…
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Not much change on the design wall as it was get in the trenches and finish some projects weekend. Pat Sloan has great motivational weekends to keep you going on your quilts. Twins! I finished the second bag. Now my daughter has one and one is ready for the Halloween birthday. This is the back…
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One bag finished. This is for my daughter’s friend whose birthday is on Halloween.The main bag fabric is from my daughter’s stash, which I try not to envy:) The handle batik fabric was from mine. I prefer to use batik when making straps as it stays folded when making strips meaning I don’t have to…
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http://pumpkinpatchprimitivequiltshoppe.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-happy-halloween-giveaway.html It’s a perfectly plump pack of Whimsicals fat quarters being given away by Pumpkin Patch Primitives! I browse her shop and am a big fan of Whimsicals. See Terri’s website here.This posts gets ME in the draw. Join in and the fun may double – or triple! Click the above link for details. Remember…
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Pressing Station This tip took me years to implement! It has resulted in flatter blocks and easier piecing. You don’t need a lot of space. I have a mini ironing board that lays across the top of my printer/scanner. My iron can even be tucked behind on the desk so it doesn’t stick out temptig…
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This past weekend saw an unusual amount of creative activity here. It was fun and exhilarating. And a little bit tiring. The result? An almost empty design wall! I started a new project. I am working on designing a quilt and had a chance to actually get 2 rows started! Normally, this would have taken…
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Here’s my little contribution to Sew Mama Sew’s scrapbuster month of tutorials. A Scrap Nest No, not this nest of scraps . . . This one! Made from strips cut off and left for the trash. Now freshly weaved together to make some little body warm. Want to see some amateur tutorial photos? Well, brace…
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This week’s Time Tip has a few steps to it. The Basic Idea: Little Steps Add up Quickly! Who will benefit from this tip: Any quilter who: works on more than one quilt at a time makes quilts with lots of pieces in each block unit has little blocks of time to sew wants to…
