Author Archives: Quilting is in my Blood

Cotton+Steel Placemats

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood
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Morning Coffee and Cream Quilt Finished and Delivered

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

The Morning Coffee and Cream Quilt I made for my sister is finished and has been delivered. It was so much fun to deliver it in person a couple weeks ago when I was on vacation in Arizona. The first … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash #7–Selfish Sewing Ahead

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Still being a relatively new quilter, I am finding myself late to the party discovering and becoming a fan of fabric designers and collections. Over the past several months I have seen Carolyn Friedlander’s Doe collection used numerous times in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash #6 Sparkle in my Early Christmas Gift

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

My sister sent me an early Christmas gift a couple months ago. It is a very attractive metal wire mesh and wood wall shelf with hooks to hang quilting tools. It took me awhile to get the shelf hung, and … Continue reading →

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29 Japanese Blocks on the Wall

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Twenty-nine Japanese blocks on the wall (my design wall that is) sung to the tune of Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the wall! I just have one more 6 1/2″ block to piece before I can start sewing rows together … Continue reading →

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My One-Year Quilting Anniversary

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

I can’t believe it has been a year since I took my first quilting class at  ThreadBear on 10/20/14! Before that day, I’d never even held a rotary cutter, used a cutting mat , or even knew that quilters had their … Continue reading →

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Finish-Along 2015–4th Quarter

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Carry-Overs from 3rd Quarter I didn’t touch my My Birthday Gifts blocks project that was going to be a wall-hanging, and part of that is because I no longer need a wall-hanging to cover up my ugly fuse box. I now have … Continue reading →

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Gratitude Lanterns Mini Quilt WIP

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

In August I started an intermediate quilting class at the local community college choosing to audit the course so that I wouldn’t have to worry about attendance, tests, or a grade. Been there, done that A LOT! I had hoped … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash #5–Japanese Quilt

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

A couple months ago, I took a beginning free-motion quilting class at Santa Fe Quilting,  and when I was there, I found out that they have a section of Asian fabrics in the last room in the store. I had … Continue reading →

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Midnight Mystery Quilt-a-long Square-in-a-Square Blocks

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Today I finished sewing my square-in-a-square blocks for the Midnight Mystery Quilt-a-long, and I have about half of them trimmed. Most of them look pretty good though I may sew a couple replacement blocks before it’s time to sew the blocks together … Continue reading →

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