Author:Ann Petersen
Q2’17 FAL Goals
I’ve got a bunch more projects to finish up this quarter. Lots more opportunity for long arm practice. I’m also excited because I’m really close to completing a few projects that I’ve been working on for a long time. Here they are: Circa 1934 Squares: This is the quarter! I’m doing it! I have …
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A Few Days Quilting with Angela Walters
My Modern Quilt Guilt is great, and they really know how to put on an event. Last year they brought in Victoria Findlay Wolfe, and this year it was Angela Walters. She held a lecture, a dinner, and four days of workshops. It was truly an awesome weekend. When I first signed up for the …
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Q1’17 FAL – Wrap Up
I had a lot of projects on my Q1 FAL, and I really got a lot done! My main goal was to get lots of practice with my new longarm, and I’m happy to say that I did a great job on that front. Bow-tie Quilt: this is a really old top I made forever ago …
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Black and White Stripes
This was another pack of fat quarters I bought, which came with a pretty cool pattern. The pattern showed blocks with 2 colors, using stripes of varying widths. I thought it was perfect for the contrast of the black and white, and I’ve always wanted to do a black and white quilt. Cutting it up …
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March Bee Block – Trees and Gnomes
Our Queen Bee this month, Kate from Smiles from Kate, picked a really interesting block – improv trees and gnomes. You can see her post about her block here. I have to admit I wasn’t totally crazy about it to start, but making the blocks was an interesting process. Here is my fabric pull – …
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Rings Quilt
I really like to buy pre-cuts. I like getting the variety of all the fabrics without having to stand around and get all of that fabric cut. However, I then wind up with a lot of pre-cuts that I’m not sure what to do with. I had this layer cake that I had no plan for, …
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