Navajo Nation Diary
I’ll be using the “quilt-as-you-go” technique for Navajo Nation. Because my time is limited, I find this works best for me. I use a round-robin type technique where I start in the middle of the quilt and work my way out. That way I’m always working on the outer border. You’ll see this illustrated as I progress.
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Quilting Round 3 of Navajo Nation
I’m chose to quilt using a coordinating pattern for the main diamond in this round. The small accent diamonds…
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Adding Round 3
I assembled 2 rows of 12 Sugar Bowl squares for the top and bottom sections of this round.
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Making Third Round Blocks
Quilting the last round definitely took longer than I anticipated. But, I’m continuing to plug away at this baby. I’m…
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Quilting Round 2
I've chosen three different patterns for the center of the Navajo squares for this round. This first one will be…
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Adding the Second Round
I’ve finished piecing together 14 additional Navajo squares. I then assembled 2 rows of 3 squares (sides) and 2 rows…
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Pattern Modification
I’m still plugging away at making the Round 2 Navajo squares. At the same time, I’ve been making some modifications…
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Quilting the First Round
First, I quilted in the ditch around all the various pieces of this round. After evaluating the round, I decided…
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Adding The First Round of Blocks
I've completed assembling the blocks for the first round. I sewed together the blocks making 4 rows (one for each…
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Making the First Round of Blocks
I’ve finished quilting the center section of the quilt and am now ready to start assembling the first round of…
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Quilting the Center Section
I've assembled the backing, batting, and center section together using basting spray. I'll stitch in the ditch around all the…
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Cutting & Piecing the Center Section
I’ve just started work on my second design, Navajo Nation. This is my second design project but my first design…
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