Quilting Sneak Peak

This is the inside of the front of an quilted pillow Christmas present.  I was trimming in up before I add the backing, and couldn’t resist a few pictures of the rows of quilting on the plain cotton   Concentric squares of quilting are kind of a pain on larger projects, but still one of [...]

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Quilting progress

I got this quilt ready for quilting, a week or so ago, then got stalled trying to decide how exactly to quilt it. I decided on randomly placed squares: plop a square ruler down more or less randomly, trace it with a fabric marker, and sew two (or three, if I feel ambitious) rows around [...]

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Favorite quilting

When I made this little pillow I didn’t have to think long to decide on the quilting pattern. This little squared off spiral is probably my favorite technique, especially for small projects that turn easily. So, I use it alot: Do you have fall back quilting patterns that you always turn to? (My patchwork pillow)

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Black and white and quilted all over…

I sent this quilt off to it’s new home… With a little something extra, and a fun quilting pattern… Stitch a bit,  turn 90 degrees, stitch a bit, turn 90 degrees. Repeat. I don’t know that I’d do all that pivoting with a quilt, but it was alot of fun on a little project.

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