Category:2017 FAL
Green Coins
This was another single charm pack that I bought and then had no idea what to do with. I saw all these ‘coin quilts’ online and thought they looked like a good way to show off the charms. I cut the 5″ squares into a few different sizes to make the coin rows, and then …
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Circa Squares Finish…Finally!
This quilt top was made a few years ago. I bought a charm pack of the fabric line Circa 1934, by Cosmo Cricket for Moda, because I just loved the typewriter keys and the big numbers. However I only bought 1 charm pack, so I spent some time trying to figure out how to make a quilt …
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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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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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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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