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Satin, lace and a 4 a.m. finish

Satin and lace can be very scary materials to work with when you’re used to 100 percent quilting cotton, but I found that they really weren’t all that bad. The scariest part was whether or not I’d finish in time for my daughter’s baptism, not if the fabric would behave like a soaking wet kid […]
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Sewing room to nursery: Decor

It’s been a long time since I wrote a sewing room to nursery post. Progress pretty much stopped once I had Angela because I was too busy caring for her to keep going on the transformation. She had a crib, a changing table and all the clothes and diapers she could ever need, so that […]
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5 must have notions from Quilt Festival

One of the best parts about attending the International Quilt Festival in Chicago was the vendors. There were blocks filled with booths of quilt shop and notion makers from around the world…yes, literally the world. I deliberately left my debit card at home and only took cash so I wouldn’t break the bank. But that […]
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Quilted: Ghost of Christmas Past

Making the decision on how to quilt your quilt is a very difficult decision. There are all over designs, custom quilting, free-motion, pantograph and computer-aided designs, thread choices, to ditch or not to ditch. The possibilities are endless and the results can dramatically impact the finished look of your quilt. I’ve been honing my free-motion […]
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Quilted placemat tutorial

This video was originally produced for the Home Rookies blog, which Stephanie writes for her day job at a daily newspaper. Fabric requirements 1 fabric panel with square images measuring at least 6 1/2 inches wide for the placemat center* 1 1/4 yards of white fireworks fabric* 3/4 of a yard of dark blue and […]
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Storing quilt blocks in scrapbook cases

When I converted my sewing room into a nursery, quilt supply storage became even more important than ever before. One space-saving solution I’ve found that I absolutely love is using scrapbook cases as a storage solution for quilt blocks that are not ready to be pieced into a quilt top yet. I’ve got several to […]
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Merry Christmas

  Happy holidays to everyone! I hope you got all your Christmas sewing done in time. Comment below with the time and date you finished your holiday sewing. I’ll pick one random winner to recieve a quilted ornament to put on your tree.
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