I think I hand sewed for 8 hours but my first quilt is finished! I’m very proud of it despite all the mistakes. I’ve been wanting to learn to quilt for quite awhile so it feels good to act...
Mar 02, 2010
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Spent the day making binding & attaching it to the quilt today. It was easier than expected. I used this tutorial from Heather Bailey for making my binding because I wanted to do the joins on the...
Mar 01, 2010
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Finished Projects: the Hufflepuff mittens complete with icord to keep them from getting lost, the spiral cowl, burberry-inpired cowl & pocket-sized robot for Matt.
Projects Started: “On t...
Feb 28, 2010
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Spent some time today preparing the fabric for my quilt binding & for my next quilt top. Washing, drying, ironing & cutting off all those annoying strings that get so tangled in the first tw...
Feb 28, 2010
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Yes, I did go buy fabric for another quilt top. No, I am not finished with my first quilt yet. Yes, I have plans for at least three other quilts for my sister’s new cabin. There’s no probl...
Feb 27, 2010
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I think I’m getting faster at this because work today & my quilted is completely quilted. I spent a lot less time ripping out that the last couple of days. Either I’m getting better o...
Feb 26, 2010
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Dear sock,
Sorry I have been ignoring you. I know you are sitting there patiently in a bag next to the couch. I know you would be so easy to work on, something I can do without any stress. But you see...
Feb 25, 2010
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Yesterday, I had such bad time trying to free motion quilt but I wasn’t ready to give up. I set it aside overnight & went at it today with a fresh attitude. It helped to read that a lot of ...
Feb 24, 2010
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Today after lots of practice on my “mini quilt” I started to quilt my actual quilt. Everything was going along pretty well, it wasn’t perfect but I was starting to get the hang of it...
Feb 23, 2010
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I knit this Calvin Rib Turtleneck from Valley Yarns about two years ago. I’ve never worn it because I was really unhappy with how it fit where the neck met the body (other people had the same co...
Feb 22, 2010
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