Category Archives: Piecing

A-B-C Challenge Back

Sunday, I worked on the A-B-C Challenge back. I finished the top on Saturday and got busy with the back on Sunday. It took forever. Well, it seemed like it took forever. I think I was just tired. I took … Continue reading

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#BFSI in Review

Yesterday I detailed all the BFSI comments you wrote (keep ‘em coming!) and the prizes I gave away. I actually did get sewing done, which was great. I don’t feel like I got as much sewing done as I would … Continue reading

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A-B-C Challenge Sashed

You will be pleased to know that the sashing drama is over. The quilt top is double sashed. “Double sashed” means that I have sashed each block and then added sashing between the blocks. I did not chunk this quilt … Continue reading

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Corner Store Again

As you might remember there were good comments on the next to the last post I wrote about the border of this quilt. Rhonda was right, not that I doubted her, of course. This quilt looks a lot better with … Continue reading

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EPP Stars

I have made some more progress on the English Paper Piecing Project I told you about in August. I make about one of these stars per night depending on whether I have basted the half hexagons beforehand or not. Faye … Continue reading

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Now it is Later

A few days ago, I gave a little sneak peek at my newest hand project.My quilter is quilting very slowly so I don’t have a lot of bindings to do and it is very hard for me to sit in … Continue reading

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Will explain later

This is what my new hand project looks like.

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A-B-C Challenge Sashing

This is a fabric I bought at Quiltology. I didn’t have the blocks with me, but I thought it might work. In the end, a person has make visually decisions visually. Looking at it with the blocks on the design … Continue reading

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Can You Piece This?

I thought this was an interesting design and thought it would be great challenge to try to piece it. It is from a piece of furniture.

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Corner Store – Late June Progress

After not having much time to sew, as described previously, I spent a lot of time sewing over the weekend. In fact, aside from a quick trip to dinner and a movie with my favorite date and a few other … Continue reading

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June Progress on Corner Store

It is hard for me to sew during the week, but I am making some progress.The iron issue is not resolved, so I have to figure that out (return current iron, which stinks to high heaven when on), but I … Continue reading

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Corner Store Progress – Mid May 2012

What I want to rant about is a very bad and getting worse customer service experience that has nothing to do with quiltmaking. I need to get over it (or at least put it out of my mind), delve into … Continue reading

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Corner Store Progress

I know I am trying to finish the Flowering Snowball, but the hand piecing is slowing me down. Since th cut squares and triangles were sitting right by my machine, I just started sewing them together. I just needed to … Continue reading

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The Beginning and The End

This photo shows how this project started. Well, really it started as a Kate Spain Terrain Jelly Roll, but then I sewed it into a quilt top using the Jelly Roll Race idea and it ended up looking like a … Continue reading

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Jelly Roll Race – Weekend Work

It is at this point in the process where I just want someone to take me out of my misery. Obviously, I am being dramatic, but really, I don’t want to do this project anymore and I wonder why I … Continue reading

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