Category:Sewing projects
Gingiber Thicket Pillows
I love Gingiber’s fabric and her critter panels. She keeps making them and I keep buying them. I made a quilt with the Cats, used her chicken print for the backing on my Chicken Quilts, and have some Merriment and Savannah tucked away in my stash. I bought a panel of Thicket, her first Moda …
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Q1’19 Quilt Retreat
My gang started doing these retreats a year ago. We found a great Airbnb in the East Mountains of Albuquerque and, after 3 retreats last year, have a retreat booked and planned for every quarter of 2019. Albuquerque doesn’t get a ton of snow, but we are a mile high in altitude and typically get …
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Q1’19 FAL Goals
2019?? Really? Seems crazy. I finished 3 of my 5 projects from last quarter, so I have a bunch of new things in the works for Q1’19. 1. Quilt the Summer Sampler: I finished the quilt top at my October quilt retreat, but I was really bugged by a large grouping of orange in the …
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Sewing Machine Bag
I had a great time at my first quilt retreat in early March, but dragging around all the gear was not the most fun. I have few events coming up – guild sew days and a few classes – so I decided buying an inexpensive lightweight machine would be a good thing to do. After …
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Zipper Bags and Glasses Cases
One of my projects for this quarter was to do a bunch of zipper bags and glasses cases. I once had a big stock of them, but over time my stockpile ran dry. I love to make these – they are a great way to play with cute fabric, I use the cases for lots of things, …
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The Battle of the Outdoor Cushion Covers
And now for a quick break from quilting… We bought a patio set with a fire pit and four chairs about five years ago for our back patio. After five years in the New Mexican sun, the chair cushions were completely shot. The tops of the cushions were split with stuffing coming out and the …
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