Author Archives: Quilting is in my Blood

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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Midnight Mystery Quilt-a-long Flying Geese

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

I’ve really been enjoying participating in the Midnight Mystery Quilt-a-long through Meadow Mist Designs. Being a novice quilter, it is such a great opportunity for me to build and stretch my quilting skills. I finally finished the August assignment of making … Continue reading →

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My Quilty Bucket List–Part One

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

My blogging friend, Ali Wilkinson, of Needle Down posted a great blog entry a few days ago called Quilty Bucket Lists which got me thinking about what is on my own quilty bucket list. I’m going to start with a current project because this … Continue reading →

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Fabri-Quilt New Block Blog Hop–Taffy Pull

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

The four-day Fabri-Quilt New Block Blog Hop sponsored by Fabri-Quilt and Inspired by Fabric kicked off on August 31st and was hosted by Yvonne@Quilting Jetgirl. Cheryl@Meadow Mists Designs hosted the group of bloggers who posted tutorials on September 1st. The bloggers who posted tutorials on September … Continue reading →

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Fashion and Food Quilt Mystery Back Revealed

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

I had so much fun making my Fashion and Food Quilt for my niece, Mary Frances. I was in regular contact with my sister, Jackie, during the entire process of making the quilt top, but I decided that I wanted … Continue reading →

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