Looking Like Christmas – Advent Calendar
I might have mentioned before that I was working on an advent calendar for my daughter. I saw this calendar in the Pottery Barn catalog and decided to make my own. I am extremely happy to report that I finished mine by December 1st and my daughter has been enjoying …
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Looking Like Christmas – Festive Potholders
On Sunday, my daughter was invited to her friend’s house for a holiday cookie party. Christmas, cookies, and a stack of holiday fabrics inspired me to make a few potholders as a hostess gift.
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Looking Like Christmas – Tablecloth Hack
It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas in the Neu house (and way more than it was last year since we moved on December 16th). I pulled out a very Christmas-y dark green tablecloth, only to realize that it wasn’t nearly long enough for our table. A yard and a …
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Arabesque #3 Design
I have been wrestling with the design for Arabesque #3 for weeks now. I kept trying to talk myself out of doing it. The inspiration for the design is from the Alcazar Palace in Seville, Spain (Broug, Eric. Islamic Geometric Design, pg. 27) and it is complicated. It’s a 12-point …
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Trick or Treat!
There’s some amazing stuff in my stash – like Halloween fabric. I can’t explain why I have Halloween fabric in my stash, but this weekend it came in handy. I made a Trick or Treat bag for my daughter, completely from stash supplies. She picked the fabrics and I chose …
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One more mini
I’ve just finished the top for the third project in Sally Collins‘ Mastering Precision Piecing. This one finished to about 15″ square and yet again, I have to thank Sally for her incredible instructions. I have made a lot of Flying Geese over the last 15+ years of quilting and …
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Started something new
The success that I had recently with precision piecing thanks to Judy Collins has inspired me to finally start a project that has been in mind for years. I have long wanted to create geometric tiles and have tried a few methods (batik, ink, etc.). I don’t love doing applique …
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Wild Quilting Weekend
The weekend before last found me holed up in a lodge with 19 other quilters just miles away from Keepsake Quilting for a few days of sewing and merriment. I hadn’t intended to spend the weekend working on stuff for my daughter, but I found a pattern at Keepsake from …
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More minis
I worked on the next project in Sally Collins’ Mastering Precision Piecing this week. Tiny 1.5″ churn dash blocks and a total top size of 18″ x 15.5.”
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Working Small
This week I started working on some projects from Sally Collins’ “Mastering Precision Piecing.” Hats off to Sally for teaching me to do this: Here’s the finished 4.75″ square miniature quilt top. Are you as amazed as I am? I feel like I can piece anything now. Just wait until …
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