IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH MY QUILTS, YOU KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY ARE SCRAPPY IN NATURE. I PREFER TO WORK IN THAT MULTI-FABRIC THEME. NUMBER ONE, FRUGALITY IS IN MY DNA PLUS IT WAS THE REASO...
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NOTHING MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS QUILT EXCEPT IT WAS AN EASY PROJECT. THE BARS WERE ALL FROM MY TEAL SCRAP BINS AND LOOSELY GRADATED FROM LIGHT TO DARK. I DID PURCHASE YARDAGE FOR THE SASHI...
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I ALWAYS ENJOY WORKING ON TWO DIFFERENT BLOCKS IN A QUILT TO PRODUCE A SECONDARY PATTERN. I DREW UP THESE TWO BLOCKS TO FINISH OUT AT 5" EACH. THE FABRICS/COLORS WERE CHOSEN AT RANDO...
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DO-OVERS!! SOMETIMES I DO A QUILT OVER BECAUSE I JUST WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE ORIGINAL RESULT, EITHER BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OR THE FABRIC/COLOR CHOICES. OTHER TIMES, I REPEAT A QUILT SIMPLY...
AFTER WORKING A MONTH ON MY PREVIOUS CRAZY QUILT, I WAS READY FOR SOMETHING UNCOMPLICATED. GUESS I CAN'T LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE! I WAS GOING TO USE JUST THE SIMPLE BACKGROUND BLOCK...
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I OCCASIONALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH A CRAZY QUILT FORMAT. THERE ARE NO POINTS TO MATCH; USING UP A LOT OF SCRAPS; USING COLORS AND EMBELLISHMENTS AS I FEEL LIKE IT; AND, BEST OF ALL, NO EXPECTATI...
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I LIVE IN THE BANANA BELT OF COLORADO, WHERE THE SUNRISES ARE GLORIOUS, AND THE SUNSETS ARE WONDERFUL GOING DOWN BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS. IN BETWEEN THE RISE AND SET, WE HAVE SUNSHINE 300+ DAYS A ...
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I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE THAT I NEVER FOLLOW AN EXISTING PATTERN. BY DOING SO, FOR ME, IT TAKES THE FUN OUT OF MAKING A QUILT. I ENJOY THE PREP WORK AS MUCH AS THE ACTUAL SEWING AND QUILTING...
AFTER 8 YEARS, I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED THIS WOOL APPLIQUE PROJECT. THERE ARE TOO MANY REASONS FOR THE DELAY TO EXPLAIN, BUT I SET ONE OF THIS YEAR'S GOALS TO COMPLETE IT. ALL OF THE WOO...
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TIME FOR SOME STRING PIECING TO USE UP THE MANY BROWN AND BEIGE STRIPS IN MY SCRAP BINS. THE BLUE ACCENTS ARE TO KEEP THE PROJECT FROM GETTING BORING! I HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP W...
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I WANTED SOMETHING NEW TO USE THIS UPCOMING CHRISTMAS SEASON, SO I WENT WITH RED, GREEN, AND BEIGE; AND TWO SIMPLE PAPER-PIECED BLOCKS. I DIDN'T COUNT HOW MANY DIFFERENT FABRICS I USED, B...
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I KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT BOATS; I'M A DRY-LANDER BY EXPERIENCE AND BIRTH. HOWEVER, I DO KNOW WHAT "FLOATS MY BOAT" WHEN IT COMES TO FABRIC! THIS WAS DEFINITELY A "USE IT UP,...
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IF A PERSON CAN HAVE A FAVORITE GEOMETRIC SHAPE, MINE IS AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE. GUESS THAT IS WHY THEY KEEP APPEARING IN MY QUILTS. THE STATS: APEX, 2023, 31" X 31". PAPER PIEC...
I'VE BEEN READING RECENTLY ABOUT BRODERIE PERSE QUILTS FROM THE 1800S. THE CONCEPT USED MOTIFS CUT FROM FLORAL FABRIC, THEN APPLIQUÉD BY HAND ONTO A DIFFERENT BACKGROUND. THAT FASCINATES�...
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OCCASIONALLY, I LIKE WORKING ON A QUILT THAT FOCUSES ON THE FEATURES OF THE FABRIC --- STRIPES, MOTIFS THAT CAN BE ISOLATED, AND THE SATURATION OF COLOR. THIS USUALLY REQUIRES MORE TIME IN THE ...
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IT HAPPENS! SOMETIMES I CAN'T GET GOING ON A QUILT I WANT TO MAKE. MAYBE I JUST NEED A COUPLE OF FAT QUARTERS OF A PARTICULAR COLOR OR EVEN A WHOLE INFUSION OF FABRIC. OR, I NEED SOMETHING L...
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IN THE TRADITION OF FRUGAL QUILTMAKING, MOST OF MY QUILTS ARE MADE FROM THE SCRAPS OF PREVIOUS QUILTS AND SEWING PROJECTS. HOWEVER, A COUPLE TIMES OF THE YEAR; I THINK ABOUT MAKING A QUILT ...
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I HAVE BEEN FASCINATED FOR 30 YEARS WITH THE JUXTAPOSITION OF QUILTS PHOTOGRAPHED OUTDOORS WITH GOD'S MARVELOUS CREATIONS AND THE ENDEAVORS OF MY PREDECESSORS. I HAVE TAKEN THOUSANDS OF SUCH...
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I HAVE ADMIRED OLD GAME BOARDS FOR YEARS AT ANTIQUE STORES. TO ME, THEIR DESIGNS REMIND ME OF A QUILT. ALWAYS THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE A QUILT AND CALL IT 'PARCHEESI', MY FAVORITE CHILDHOOD ...
I'VE OFTEN COMBINED TWO DIFFERENT BLOCKS TOGETHER TO PRODUCE SECONDARY DESIGNS. I EVEN WROTE A COUPLE OF BOOKS ABOUT IT. A COUPLE OF TIMES, I HAVE ALSO FLIRTED WITH COMBINING THREE DIFF...
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NOT MUCH THOUGHT EXPENDED ON THE DESIGN AND CHOICE OF COLORS/FABRICS FOR THIS QUILT; PLUS JUST SOME MINDLESS SEWING ON THESE HOT SUMMER DAYS. IN THE PAST, I HAVE STRUGGLED WORKING WITH HIG...
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I WAS IN THE MOOD FOR SOMETHING FAST AND EASY, SO WAS PERUSING ONE OF THE BOOKS I WROTE IN THE 2000S FOR AN IDEA. IN THE BOOK, "TRADITIONAL TWO BLOCK QUILTS", I CAME UPON "HOOPLA". AT THE TI...
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MY FAVORITE FABRICS, CIVIL WAR REPROS, ARE CALLING. NOT ALL QUILT BLOCKS NEED TO BE SQUARE, SO I DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO DEVELOP A RECTANGLE BLOCK DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN STORED IN MY BRAIN FOR AWH...
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I HAVE MADE PINEAPPLE-BLOCK PROJECTS IN THE PAST. IN THE BEGINNING I WAS APPREHENSIVE ABOUT MAINTAINING ACCURACY; BUT DECIDED PAPER PIECING WAS THE WAY TO GO. THAT MAKES IT SUPER EASY, ...
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KATHLEEN TRACY (HTTPS://SENTIMENTALQUILTER.BLOGSPOT.COM/2023/03/SIMPLE-SEWING-MINDLESS-PIECING.HTML) RECENTLY DID A POST ON SIMPLE SEWING, MINDLESS PIECING WITH THE THOUGHT THAT IT PROMOTES CREAT...