Brown Paws Quilting

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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I pulled out another old quilt top I had laying around for more longarm practice. I’m realizing that I have a tendency to just want to quilt things with one all over pattern, so I’m trying to break that habit.  I bought both of Angela Walters’ Shape by Shape books and used them for inspiration …
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This one is another finish of a long arm practice quilt.  I made this top a long time ago from leftover fabrics from a cute baby quilt I made for a friend.  I thought this top was fine, but was really never motivated to finish it. I’m trying to practice a number of different things …
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Have you ever made a quilt and thought, “Wow.  That’s one ugly quilt.”  ??? Obviously this is not the goal one sets out to achieve when one starts a quilt.  However sometimes what things look like in reality is just not quite what you had envisioned in your head.  This is one such quilt. I …
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So YAY!!! I can not tell you how long I have been working on this quilt. I went to Burano, Italy back in 2000.  It is a magnificent place.  Google it.  The photos you can get by googling it are so much better than the ones that I took!  I just loved the colorful houses …
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I really like to finish my own quilts, but I’m not so sure how much I like actually quilting.  I hate to baste, and I really don’t like fighting to get my quilt positioned under my domestic machine.  I usually come away a bit frustrated and with an aching back.  I’ve sent a few quilts …
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