Month: September 2014
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Week 1…Christmas Morning Quilt Along…{north star}
Welcome to week 1 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along… North Star Trim to 6 ½ inches. Only 1 North Star block is pieced. have a wonderful day! –apriL&mickey {sweetwater}
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English Paper Piecing {a quick how-to}
so next Friday we start our I Love Lucy Boston Stitch-along. I will use the English Paper Piecing method. This method does not use a sewing machine, it is entirely done by hand, so it is perfect for the car, next to your favorite chair, waiting for an appointment, for your kids, or the next…
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Christmas Morning Quilt Along & I love Lucy Boston stitch along
okay everyone…I hope you are loving this autumn weather! it is brisk and beautiful around here…the leaves are really starting to pop with coral, red, orange, and yellow with even some purple here and there. I thought I would pop in for a moment today. I have compiled some information for you today regarding the…
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olivia’s sampler…quilting & binding
okay…I didn’t make it in under the wire, but I do have it. today (I mean, yesterday) we packed up to head on down to Faribault for their Quilt Show this weekend. Olivia is quilted and almost bound…we have some pictures! Here we go… we quilted her with white and a medium meander. before we…
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Olivia’s Sampler layout
Sorry for the delay…it has been a busy day. Layout the blocks, sashing, and cornerstones as follows and piece together. Quilting and binding tomorrow. Have a nice evening! -april
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Apples to Zinnias E is for Eucalyptus.
Apples to Zinnias. This is the Eucalyptus on black. I do not have pictures of it on white or cream.
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Olivia’s Sampler, James & Olivia’s Cornerstones
hope you had a chance to finish up the sashing strips. today we are going to work on the cornerstones. these little darlings are just so sweet! James & Olivia’s Cornerstones find those strips that were cut last week… Floral (bleached muslin) 2 inch squares cut from end of each 2 inch strip (22–2 inch…
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elegant
remember the elegant pincushion? we have a couple new variations to this lovely! Elegant (rich) Elegant (Fig Tree) Elegant (top, rich) (bottom from left…Fig Tree and Shabby) each pincushion has a pack of Pretty Pins stuck in them… we will be closed on Monday morning until noon-ish…we have a quilt guild presentation at 9:30am…so we’ll see…
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Atelier
I promised some pictures, but only have the time for this lovely shot. How can you not fall in love with 3 Sisters? Classic florals, paisley, and don’t forget those delightful script prints. I think this line includes old French letters…I haven’t looked close enough yet. Their newest line, Atelier, which means “studio” in French,…
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Olivia’s Sampler, James & Olivia’s Sashing
Good MOrning gentlefolks…mom and I hope you had a wonderful (and safe!) labor day weekend! it was nice to have a couple days off…in a row. I worked on a few things –not this post unfortunately…so I am throwing it together this morning at 11am. instead I worked on a little leftover hexie table runner. …
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