Tag: quilting
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Easy Budget Quilt Progress
I have been working away on this budget quilt using repurposed fabric from dress shirts! I am still questioning the orange and green blocks, but I am going to keep moving forward with it and decide when I finally finish sewing all of the blocks if I need to change the layout. Right now I…
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Easy Budget Quilt
Using repurposed men’s dress shirts I really love repurposing items I already have. I hate waste and I love saving money. Right now is the perfect time to source fabric from items I already have since I can’t go out and shop because of Coronavirus! We have actually been taking this time at home to…
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Quilting Sunday Funday
Currently… In our house… It’s an interesting world right now. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been affected in some way by Covid19. I am actually a stay at home mom. I homeschool my two kids, so we are pretty used to staying home… however, we do have a ton of activities outside of the…
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Scrappy Quilt
Since we are all currently homebound for an undetermined amount of time, I decided to start tackling my quilt fabric scraps. I personally only save scraps of fabric that are about an inch wide or more. I started cutting my fabric into 2″ squares and 3.5″ squares. If I come across any fabric scraps smaller…
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My Tips to Achieve Perfect Seams When Patchwork Quilting
When I first started quilting the hardest and most frustrating part was 100% hands down getting my seams to meet up. Sometimes my seams STILL don’t meet, and if I am being perfectly honest, most of the time I don’t really care anymore! Yep, that’s right, I don’t really care that much. I am not…
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March 2020 – Annie’s Subscription
Well, we are still practicing social distancing… So, we stay pretty homebound. Yesterday I checked the mail and was so excited to find my Annie’s Subscription Kits were in my mailbox! Yay! More things to work on! I have a subscription to Annie’s Creative Quilter’s Fabric Club, which you can find HERE. I also have…
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Quick Quilted Tote Bag
Because of the immediate current events taking place in the world right now, I have had the opportunity to work on quite a few projects. Social distancing allows you to commit to staying home a lot! There are benefits apparently… Even though there are few. So, I put together this tote in one day.…
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Always Quilting
Is it normal to always have quilt projects you are juggling? I swear my mind is always churning out quilt ideas and I just never have enough time to keep up! Rocking Block Quilt I designed a quilt pattern recently. So I am making sure the design I created on paper actually works! It will…
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How to Quilt and Still Keep a Clean Home
Do you have a million quilts you want to make, but also need to find time to actually clean your house? ME TOO! Here are some 5 minute tasks you can complete when you need a quick stretch in between cutting or sewing your quilts! 3. Unload/load dishwasher 4. Clean a messy drawer 5. Dust…
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Rocking Block Quilt
I am craving Spring. As much as I love the cool weather I really crave seeing greenery and flowers. I am waiting for our grass to no longer be dormant and less dreary weather. I started looking through my fabric stash and found a half yard bundle that I purchased from the Fat Quarter Shop.…
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