Tag: scrappy

brown and beige quilt

Trying to make a dent in the stash

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Brown and beige are two colors I rarely work with as they aren’t colors I particularly like.  However, my stash seems to have an overabundance of both those colors.  As far as I can tell that happened because I was in a fat quarter bundle of the month club and because when I see deals…

black and grey sampler quilt

A black & grey sampler quilt

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Back around the year 2000 I took two quilt classes through the Toronto Board of Education.  Thanks to the first class that I took with them, my very first quilt was mad.  It was a jewel box pattern,  and this was the resulting quilt. I finished it either during the class or shortly after the…

4 patch quilt from the Anne with an E TV Series

More Free Motion Quilting

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I spent yesterday quilting two flimsies.  And, I took the opportunity to keep working on my free motion quilting skills.  I’m starting to feel more confident and keep better tension so that’s all good.  The first top I didn’t piece, but rather acquired it at an auction. It was from the Anne with an E…

easy breezy block arrangment

More Practice Free Motion Quilting

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I have been practicing my free motion quilting on some of my smaller quilt tops. Going from quilting with the walking foot to quilting with a closed toe free motion foot was a big step for me. It’s step that I ready for but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a scary step.  I’ve been on…

mellow yellow quilt scrap quilt

Mellow Yellow

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I was off work last week on vacation and wasn’t in the mood to finish quilts. So,  I indulged myself by making 2-patches with 2.5″ blocks and sewing them to 4.5″ x 2.5″ rectangles. It was lovely easy zen sewing! Rather than use a white or black background I decided to use a very soft…