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In 2006, My sister-in-law, Lorraine, turned me on to quilting when we went shopping for fabric for a king-sized quilt she offered to make for our guest room. I’ve made several quilts since then and each time I try to incorporate new techniques or styles I haven’t used on previous projects. I’m now quite addicted…RSS Feed to Hobby Stash » Quilting

July 5th, 2009

Square-Up Ruler

I have quite a few rulers with some used more often than others. This baby is used everytime I make half-square triangle blocks and it does a marvelous job of squaring up these blocks. Once I’ve sewn together 2 blocks and cut them apart on the diagonal, I use this ruler to square the block before I press it open…a real time saver! I line up the finished block size indicated on the ruler with the seam allowance and then cut away the excess on the two sides.

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June 22nd, 2009

Eva Juliette – Almost Done

I’ve finished the hand quilting and the only remaining item is the label for the back. This was an enjoyable project.

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June 10th, 2009

Eva Juliette – Hand Basted & Ready to Quilt

The final border has been added and I completed the hand basting this morning. The basting took a bit longer than I’d anticipated but was worth it. Against my better judgement (time constraint wise), I’ve decided to hand quilt it. I found a traditional loft polyester batting I really like. Usually I use the low loft polyester when hand quilting but I like this much better…definitely easier than a cotton batting.

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June 9th, 2009

Eva Juliette – First Border

I’ve completed the first border…

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June 9th, 2009

Eva Juliette

Our nephew welcomed his daughter, Eva Juliette, into the world on June 5th. In celebration, I’ve designed a baby quilt with a butterfly theme for her. Here’s the center section…

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May 31st, 2009

Kaleidoscope Star Wall Hanging

I finally finished this baby. This is my first major hand quilting project and I learned a lot….

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May 15th, 2009

Sudoku – Quilted Wall Hanging

I finally finished hand quilting this little project and it’s now hanging in “The Cave” (my sewing room).

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April 26th, 2009

Sudoku Quilt

I finally got around to doing a Sudoku quilt, which has been on my list for a couple of years.  This will be a wall hanging with a finished size of 24 x 24. It is roughly based on McCall’s Quick Quilts version. I reduced the size, spiffed up the sashing, and increased the proportion of the border. Here you see it basted and marked with symbols for each of the squares. I plan to hand quilt.

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April 23rd, 2009

Nina

My fourth block for Nina’s quilt….

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April 22nd, 2009

Nina

My third block for Nina’s quilt is the Amish Star…

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