Author: Yummy

Allison Glass Sunprint fat quarters

A Tale of Two Quilt Stores

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The quilt stores couldn’t be more different: Store 1: I put out a call on facebook that I was looking for a fat quarter bundle of Alison Glass Sunprints 2020.  One of the owners of the quilt store contacted me and said they had it and if I was interested to contact them. A few…

scrappy quilt top

The Gathering Quilt is Finished

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I started making my steps blocks in March when COVID was rampant here. I needed something to keep myself busy that didn’t require too much thought and these blocks were perfect. The first quilt I made from these can be seen here  That quilt went together very nicely and was fun to finish. The second…

black zipper quilt

Zipper Quilt Part Deux

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Earlier this year I found some 2.5″ squares left over from another project and decided to make another zipper quilt. The first one I made was with a tropical colours and a white background. I changed up the second zipper quilt. While it was still scrappy,  I chose to make it with only five colours,…

crayon box star quilt top

Crayon Box Star Quilt

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I was looking for an easy simple project this past week. I was on vacation and wanted to do something that would be fun. No fussy small pieces or new to me techniques. So as you can likely guess, I spent most of the day surfing Pinterest, blogs and didn’t find anything I liked for…

insanity quilt

The Insanity Quilt

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I started a new project on Saturday. Yes, a new project! My mojo was screaming “YES, BABY! A NEW PROJECT, SQUEE!” once that decision was made. I was so focussed in June on getting projects finished that I have been very stingy with new starts. My mojo seems to thrive on new starts. My quilting…

scrappy zipper quilt

June Finishes and July Goals

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We’ve made it to July and now is the time for me to recap what I’ve accomplished so far this year and set my goals for June. At the end of May I had completed 11 UFO’s and 4 2020 starts. June Finishes Of the 8 finishes above 2 are UFO’s (started last year or…

hundred hugs quilt

Learning Free Motion Quilting

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I’m trying to master  a new skill – free motion quilting.  Here are my first two attempts. This is a Hundred Hugs Quilt from the Wedding Dress Blue Blog. I think it’s the 5th time I’ve made this pattern. It’s one of my favourites. I was careful to match the thread colour with the area…

Diamond Brights - Finished

Progress Has Been Made

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Though I’ve been in a funk and not very motivated I’ve not allowed myself to stop sewing. I haven’t had the same joy in it I normally do but that’s okay I’ve managed to get one UFO and one current year start finished this weekend. That progress has actually energized me and I’m pumped to…

scrappy happy blocks quilt top

Unfocussed

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I had a good day of sewing on Saturday and got this happy blocks quilt top quilted. I have to say it wasn’t an easy quilting job. My Sapphire’s pressure foot sensor and the walking foot weren’t playing nicely together resulting in the machine stopping and the error message “pressure foot too high” coming on…

quilts on the clothesline

Happy Laundry

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The three quilts on the right are recent finishes that needed to be washed as I’d used basting spray when making the quilt sandwich. The quilt on the far left has been in regular use and it was time for it to get a wash. And why put quilts in the dryer when you can…