Category:Machine Quilting
Bow Ties Quilt
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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The Mess of a Quilt
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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Row Houses – I Can’t Believe it is Done!!
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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Let’s Try to Long Arm!
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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Machine Quilting Practice
One of my quilting goals for this year is to improve my machine quilting. I’ve been machine quilting, walking foot and free-motion, for a long time, but I am stuck in a rut and want to learn new designs. I’ve bought a few books to help me. I purchased both of Christa Watson’s machine quilting …
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“Do the Math” – Facets QAL is done!
I finished it! YAY! As I talked about in this post, I joined Christa Watson’s Facets QAL earlier this year. By doing this project, I was interested in learning/improving 2 things: learning improv piecing and improving my machine quilting. I accomplished these things, along with others! Here it is! And I love it! Here are some …
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