Do you quilt it yourself? What method do you use, FMQ, edge-to-edge, FMQ, rulers or what other method? Do you send your quilts out for someone to finish? Or do you take your flimsy to the guild and they finish it? How many flimsies do you have waiting in the wings? How many are sandwichedContinue reading “It’s time for a New Discussion on Quilting”
Category Archives: INFORMATION AND IDEAS
KINDA SPOOKY
Where, oh, where did my white scraps go? As for scraps breeding in the dark, that is true. But where did my scrappy whites that I set aside for the quilt I am working on disappear? I spent half an hour looking for them and it was almost a half yard leftover from 3 yardsContinue reading “KINDA SPOOKY”
What to do with all those big pieces?
Just an idea for large pieces that you just don’t want to cut into. that are just too cute or pretty to cut up. Why not take them and make them into tablecloths? I have some fun Halloween and Christmas pieces that I love but will not use, so instead, I just folded the edgesContinue reading “What to do with all those big pieces?”
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
I went to Vac and Sew this morning and I was right. The bobbin case was scratched up and had holes in it, just like I thought. The thread kept getting caught in the bobbin and caused a bird’s nest mess, the needle would break and then scratch or punch a hole in the case.Continue reading “PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT”
UPCOMING ONLINE EVENTS FOR 2024
I have joined a couple of challenges online and I thought I would share them and maybe we sew along together. 3-YARD CHALLENGE: Start Date: Jan 15. This is a year-long challenge where you make one 3-yard quilt a month, or as often as you want. https://materialgirlfriends.com/2024-sew-along/ STARS LIKE SPAGHETTI: A Patriotic Mystery from Quiltygirl. https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/. StartsContinue reading “UPCOMING ONLINE EVENTS FOR 2024”
FUN WITH BRICKS
This is what I have been working on the past few days. I emptied out a drawer full of 7.5 x 3.5 inch bricks and sewed them together to make 6 inch blocks. Put 4 of them together and you have a 12 inch block. BUT, before doing that, I cut some 2 inch skinnyContinue reading “FUN WITH BRICKS”
BUST THE BITS AND PIECES PARTY
February 9, 2023 Is your stash starting to expand and invading other areas than your sewing studio? Are your muffin bins topped and about to explode at any minute? Do you feel overwhelmed? Not sure how to use it or what to do with it, and almost to the point of giving it away? IContinue reading “BUST THE BITS AND PIECES PARTY”
A few updates and a link or two….
Good Morning Everyone! Are you looking for a way to organize your UFOs? Then try this link from American Quilter’s Society. https://www.americanquilter.com/blog/prioritizing-ufos/. Pass this on to your friends, it’s a free subscription. Don’t forget that our new theme at Delightful Designs is called Nickels and Dimes Challenge 2023, and every 3 or 4 months, there willContinue reading “A few updates and a link or two….”
BLOCKS FOR UKRAINE
Hello! Calling my friends worldwide: I will start a project, collecting blocks in 8 1/2″( seam allowance included), colors: blue/yellow ( Ukrainian flag), techniques: everything is allowed… I will sew and quilt one or more quilts ( depending on how many blocks I will receive), donate them to refugees ( children?) from Ukraine coming toContinue reading “BLOCKS FOR UKRAINE”
Sew FUN!
Look what Hubby Doug made me! It’s a ironing board cradle to keep my fabric and tops off the floor while ironing. Saw this in Nancy Notion’s for $79 and we made it for under $20! What a clever hubby I have! Now my fabric will stay clean off the floor from kitty hair andContinue reading “Sew FUN!”
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