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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
Pattern Modification
I’m still plugging away at making the Round 2 Navajo squares. At the same time, I’ve been making some modifications to my design
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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 to quilt in the cream sections and leave the colored triangles alone. My goal
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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 side). Two rows contained 2 middle blocks and 2 corner blocks
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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 blocks. EQ6 is treating this as a 5-inch border. In fact the rest 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 triangles using clear thread on the top and cream in the bobbin
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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 using Electric Quilt 6 from the start. Once I’ve determined the blocks go together
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1000 Great Quilting Designs – by Luise Roberts
This is a great reference tool for quilting your quilt after it’s assembled. The book is divided into quilting categories and give suggested block sizes and shapes for each design with enlarging percentages for
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5500 Quilt Block Designs – by Maggie Malone
The blocks are in color (very nice). The book does not include fabric or cutting instructions for the blocks but it is a treasure for ideas. The blocks I used in all my quilts
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