Category Archives: Process

QuiltCon Homework #1

Posted on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 by Jaye

Weeks Ringle issued some homework in her lecture at QuiltCon and then posted it to her blog for the rest of us. In a recent Various & Sundry post, I briefly mentioned the QuiltCon homework. I glanced at it first … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Pressing

Posted on Thursday, February 7, 2013 by Jaye

Most quiltmakers are taught to press to the dark or in such a way as to enable nesting of seams. Generally this works pretty well for most projects. Ruth McDowell talks a lot about the direction of the pressed seams. … Continue reading →

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More Sashing

Posted on Saturday, August 4, 2012 by Jaye

The first picture in this recent post by Camille Roskelley (I just can’t stay away from her blog! If she posted 10 times a day I would be reading all the time and not going to work, cooking for my … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Redux

Posted on Saturday, July 14, 2012 by Jaye

This is what the awesome BAMQG Charity girls made from my disappointing Pineapple blocks. I was so thrilled to see this quilt made from the blocks that I thought were a hopeless loss. In addition to being happy that the … Continue reading →

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New Meditation on Quilt Backs

Posted on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 by Jaye

The top photo is a photo of the back for the Corner Store. The Japanese Chrysanthemum print that makes up the majority of the back is by, of course, Phillip Jacobs. I bought that fabric for a Multi-tasker tote I … Continue reading →

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Analysis of the Corner Store

Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 by Jaye

Last week, I talked about finishing this piece and how it had no soul.This realization kind of sent me into a bit of a tailspin, because I am not used to quilt tops having no soul. I got a lot … Continue reading →

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Garden Machine Quilting

Posted on Monday, July 2, 2012 by Jaye

I worked, over the weekend, on the Garden quilt. I am machine quilting it. I hadn’t really planned to work on it since I have a back for the Corner Store to finish, a back to make for the Super … Continue reading →

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Mini Quilting Update

Posted on Friday, June 15, 2012 by Jaye

A couple of years ago before Memorial Day, I came down with a  terrible cold or the ‘flu. I didn’t go to the doc, so I don’t know which. I don’t get deathly (yes, slight exaggeration) ill very often, but … Continue reading →

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Zeus & Athena Revised

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 by Jaye

I really like this quilt. I love the blue and orange together. Complements, what could be better? In addition, the orange just makes me happy. I am trying to think of whether or not I have used this much orange … Continue reading →

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Corner Store Progress

Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2012 by Jaye

I think this project will progress in fits and starts. I made the new blocks (on the right) while I was piecing the Flowering Snowball. I used the Corner Store blocks as leaders and enders. Such a useful, productivity improving … Continue reading →

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Random Quiltmaking Update

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by Jaye

I am not sure why I feel compelled to write at the moment , but I do. Perhaps I have been neglecting the thoughtfulness I try to put into my posts lately. Life is busy and that takes a toll … Continue reading →

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26 Projects April Update

Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2012 by Jaye

Here is the list, again, still in no particular order. This time I have moved the finished pieces off. 23 WIPs left! I had to add two more projects to the list. I can’t believe I forgot about the Stepping … Continue reading →

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The Beginning and The End

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 by Jaye

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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Over the Hump

Posted on Thursday, March 8, 2012 by Jaye

Process, for me, can be a killer. I want everything to move smoothly along until I finish, then I want to hang the quilt up and move to the next project. When that happens, though, the project is often boring … Continue reading →

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Renewed Jelly Roll Race Progress

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Jaye

After cutting what seemed like a zillion diamonds last week, the picture(left) is what resulted. There are a lot of diamonds. As I mentioned, about 158. It would be nice if that left corner was filled  with diamonds as well. … Continue reading →

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