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Quick weekend projects

I started and finished three quick projects on Saturday. First up was a fabric book for my six-month-old niece. Since fabric books come in ready to cut out panels, this project was very quick. All I had to do was cut out the page spreads, fuse half of them to fusible fleece and then sew […]

Sewing dilemmas

I have a meeting of the Next Generation Quilters tonight and I’m not sure what to bring to work on.The first option is a quilt I’m working on to donate to K9 Kindness Rescue to be auctioned off at the organization’s trivia night next month. But it’s a scrap quilt and all the pieces are […]

On the border

I finished piecing the top of my sister’s signature quilt from her wedding. I think it needs a border. I’ve got an idea about what I want to do, but would welcome suggestions. I have a lot of the white fabric left, a little of the light pink and not much of the dark pink.

Show off your T-shirt quilt on Flickr

If you’ve been following along with my T-shirt quilt video tutorials, then your creation is starting to resemble a quilt. Now you can share photos of your quilt in progress in the new Quilt Addicts Anonymous T-Shirt Quilts Flickr group. I know that’s a mouthful. But just click here to join. I can’t wait to […]

Block A Day Challenge round up – Week 1

The Block A Day Challenge got a slow start this week, but the participants have made some good progress. I’ve sewn more blocks for my New York Beauty in one week than I have in the last six months. Here’s a few of the blocks that were completed this week:   If you’re hesitant to […]

Finished in the nick of time

I know, Christmas was almost a week ago, but life hasn’t slowed down yet. My quilted gifts were very well received and nobody had any idea that two of them were started less than a week before Christmas. Most summer days my grandpa can be found on a fishing boat with a pole in his […]

Things to do before Quilt Retreat

1. Make two pots of the De Pasquale family pasta sauce recipe for lasagna on Friday night. 2. Decide which projects to bring with, (signature quilt, T-shirt quilt, quilted messenger bag, a quilt I’m making as a gift and an airplane baby quilt are all possible contenders). 3. Finish laundry so I have clean clothes […]

Have questions for Jennifer Chiaverini?

I’ve got a pretty sweet day job. I’m work at a daily newspaper and occasionally get to meet and interview some pretty cool folks. Tomorrow I’ll be chatting with Elm Creek Quilts author Jennifer Chiaverini. She’s coming to town next month on her book tour for her latest novel, “The Wedding Quilt.” So if you […]

The dog matches my scrap quilt

I’ve been working on a scrap quilt made in creams and browns. As I finished the last of the 25 squares last night, my dog, Lady, thought she’d test it out. I had to laugh as her buff/rust coloring made her almost blend in with the quilt. At least I won’t have to worry about […]