Author Archives: Quilting is in my Blood

2016–Change in Direction Already!!!

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

It all started when I unwrapped my Christmas present from my friend and saw this beautiful fabric I’d been eyeing at ThreadBear, my local quilt store. I’m lucky enough to live in a small town where the owners of ThreadBear … Continue reading →

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Bee Blocks–January ’16

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

I am participating in two online quilting bees for the first time this year. I’ve been assigned to Stash Bee’s Hive 7, and I’m in one of The Bee Hive’s USA swarms. In fact I am the swarm leader of … Continue reading →

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2016 Finish-Along Q1

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

I have two projects that I am carrying over from Finish-Along 2015 Q4. The first is my Gratitude Lanterns Mini Quilt. I have changed my mind a few times about how I want to finish this project. I was considering embellishing … Continue reading →

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Birthday Gifts Quilt Top

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

I finally got back to my Birthday Gifts Quilt project over the New Year’s long weekend. I trimmed up my 20 blocks to 6″ squares because my unfinished blocks were all over the place from seriously under at 6″ to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash #9–Terra Australis

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

For Christmas my friend gave me one-yard cuts of two of the above fabrics–the big orange flowers with feathers on the left and the turquoise and orange flowers on the right because the owners at ThreadBear told her I loved it. … Continue reading →

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Modern Baby Quilt Finished

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

My modern baby quilt has been finished for almost two months except for having the quilt label made and sewn on the back of the quilt. Part of the reason I haven’t blogged about it is because I have been … Continue reading →

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2016 Goals For Quilting and Blogging

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Quilting/Sewing I have A LOT of quilting/sewing planned for 2016. I’m not sure how I’m going to fit in working 40 hours a week :). I enjoyed using my copy of  The Quilter’s Planner 2016 for the first time to write … Continue reading →

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Best of 2015–Favorite Pics of Animals on my Quilts

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

I saw yesterday that Cheryl of Meadow Mist Designs is hosting a Best of 2015 Linky Party where quilt bloggers can pick their best five posts from 2015. There is no set criteria, and people were encouraged to pick their … Continue reading →

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Japanese Quilt–Finished & Delivered!

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Even though I started this project in October, I was really pushing it to get my stepson’s Japanese quilt done in time to send to California for Christmas. Early in the morning on December 19th I was pressing the seams supposedly … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash #8 under my Holiday Decorated Shelf

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

I’ve been looking at Joel Dewberry’s Aviary 2 collection in Granite for awhile and recently decided it would be perfect for Elizabeth Hartman’s Low Volume Tiles Quilt from her Inspired Modern Quilts class on Craftsy. So far it is my … Continue reading →

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