Category: Crafts

A fidget quilt

Fidget Quilts are Easy and Fun to Make

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I recently made two fidget quilts for donation to those with with Dementia or Alzheimer’s who are in long term care facilities and nursing homes. Fidget quilts are designed to catch the attention of those to whom they are gifted and provide them with a diversion. They are the size of a large place mat….

Big and Little Patch Quilt

Keeping it Simple: Crafting & Quilting

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It’s heard to believe it has been a year since I started working from home due to the pandemic. I don’t miss going into the office as I love getting back the time that I spent commuting. And that means more crafting and quilting time for me! While I’ve had my ups and downs over…

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…

small mat made from 2.5" quilt squares

A Few Finished Projects

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I’ve been working on some smaller projects this last week. Here is a small mat made from a mini charm pack. I have no idea what the fabric line is but I’m very happy I had some coordinating material in my stash to bind it. It’s now on my nightstand replacing a very ugly mat…

Wine Bags

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Both the guilds I’m associated with are having Quilt shows within the next year and I wanted to make something for their respective Quilt Boutiques to help the guilds raise money. I decided I’d make wine bags – who doesn’t love a bottle of wine as a gift? I used this tutorial from Craftsy to make the…

Lariat for work

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As someone who sews I’ve been pretty ashamed of the state of  the lariat I use to hold my work ID card for quite some time.  Yet I continued to use it. Never really thought making a new one when it came to sewing time.   Pretty scuzzy looking isn’t it. Yet I continued to…

Mug Rugs

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These were fun to make! And a learning experience. On the stripey mug rug I sewed the binding on the back first and then brought it around to the front. I’m not sure purists would be proud but I used Elmers School Glue to hold the binding down flat on the front. A quick press on the…

Placemat

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A fun project using up some leftover squares from my double four patch quilt. I enjoyed arranging these and coming up with a simple quilting pattern that complemented it. I think more placemats are in my future.