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Hand Work

Had guild meeting last night, aka motivation to finish up some stuff. I finally finished my No Regrets wall hanging. I redid the binding and hand quilted it.I also taught myself to knit this weekend. I really like it. I just need to learnt o relax my shoulders when doing it. Definitely have some workContinueContinue reading “Hand Work”

WIP Wednesday

I seem to keep accumulating more W.I.P.S…Finished Projects- Charity Quilt Top- Sew Bee Joyful Bee Blocks- Pizza Box Exchange BlockNew Projects- Cupcake Pin Cushion- Scrappy Squares- Star Flower Quilt from Link to the 30\’sOngoing Projects- Danielle\’s Wedding Quilt (hand quilting in progress)- Proportion Quilt (hand quilting in progress)- Owl embroidery set- Farmer\’s Wife QALCompleted TopsContinueContinue reading “WIP Wednesday”

No Regrets?

So I finished my embroidery piece I talked about in Weekend Progress, and I set about to set it in borders and binding. I love the red border and the binding but I have mixed feelings about the blue border. Is it too much? Does is throw off the colors? Keep in mind, I\’m goingContinueContinue reading “No Regrets?”

Blogger Quilt Festival

This is my entry for the BQF. I love this quilt because it was the first one I completed start to finish without months of breaks in between. Since I made this quilt in January of this year I have been sewing continuously without long breaks in between projects.I have met friends, completed a lotContinueContinue reading “Blogger Quilt Festival”

Finish it Up Friday

I\’ve had two finishes this week:I made a pouch for my friend Heidi, it started as a FMQ experiment but it actually turned out okay so I decided to turn it into a pouch.The front:The back:I also finally made myself a name tage. I\’ve been wanting to do this for awhile but just now gotContinueContinue reading “Finish it Up Friday”

My Quilting Theory

I always keep many different projects going on at the same time, at every stage of the process of quilting. I do this so that when I start getting bored with one, I have another one right there to keep me busy and excited about my projects. I\’m a hand quilter by nature, trying toContinueContinue reading “My Quilting Theory”