Monthly Archives: July 2013

On my design wall – 2013.07.31

The indigo quilt top that I started last week is finished, and I’m very happy with it.  It’s not quilted yet, but I plan to quilt curved lines across the quilt – mostly by machine, but I think I’ll also … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2013.07.24

I’m participating in an exciting collaborative quilt project – Common Threads Indigo Quilt Project.  The project began with more than 40 people participating in the dyeing of 40+ meters of cotton, linen and silk.  The indigo and shibori dyed fabrics … Continue reading

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Off my design wall – a finished quilt – 2013.07.23

  I finished this quilt, and it’s ready to send to the La Conner Quilt Museum. My original intention was to piece this quilt as hexagons – blogged here.  That didn’t work so well, so I fused the hexagons instead … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2013.07.17

I’m continuing to work on my optical illusion quilt.  I decided not to zigzag the edges.  Instead I’m sewing straight lines around the edges and through the middle of each section.  I’m not sure if you can see on the … Continue reading

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A change of direction, and a giveaway – 2013.07.15

I definitely bit off more than I could chew with machine piecing the half-hexagon quilt!  The piecing started off fine when I was doing the corner with mostly solid full hexagons.  But when I got to joining the pieced hexagons, … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2013.07.10

I finished the custom portrait quilt, and it’s on the way to its new home.  I made lots of notes and took lots of photos of my process, and I will be posting some tutorials later this month, including a … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2013.07.03

I’ve been working on the portrait quilt (last seen here).  Everything is fused, the quilt is layered, the two people are completely quilted and the background quilting is underway.  I’m thrilled with how it looks.   As always, I’m linking … Continue reading

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