Ready to get a head start on holiday sewing? This Ready to get a head start on holiday sewing? This #holidaytrimmingsquilt is a fast and easy project. The pattern releases TODAY! Head over to Shereece's site @sewhookedontreasures to grab your copy.
It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsqui It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsquilt pattern release is coming June 9th. I was happy to test this lovely quilt and even more happy with the way it turned out. Thanks, @sewhookedontreasures. I can't wait to show the full reveal!!
Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top toge Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top together. Look for this fun new quilt pattern coming soon from @sewhookedontreasures!

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Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmin Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmingsquilt by Shereece @sewhookedontreasures. 

Does the new Hustle and Bustle fabric by @official_basicgrey on a Grunge Hits the Spot background put you in the holiday spirit?
This is my most recent finish. I stitched the last This is my most recent finish. I stitched the last bit of binding just about a half hour ago! I love the fabrics in this quilt and they were just random fabrics from my stash. The pattern is #theellaquilt by @kitchentablequilting. I may have to hang this in my family room until it finds a new home.

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Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat bl Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat blocks and these three items are my essentials for achieving that: white fluffy bath towel, cheap Black & Decker iron that steams like crazy, and a Jackson's Woodworks square clapper.

I have a wool pressing mat, but I like the bath towel better. It has enough nap to "grab" the fabrics for a super flat press and it can be tossed in the washer and dryer. 

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One of my cherished quilts is one I didn't make. T One of my cherished quilts is one I didn't make. This album quilt was made by members of a club I ran for many years when I had a brick and mortar shop. Several members continued to meet in my home monthly until COVID hit. 

It is special to me because it is a reminder of what is important; the friendships, camaraderie, and encouragement that developed within the group. 

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This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites fo This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites for a couple of reasons. First it is proof that any fabric works when you cut it small enough and second I pieced it on a little mini retreat with a couple of friends. The pattern is Rectangle Wrangle by Bonnie Hunter.

I love, love, love scrap quilts, the more fabrics the better, and that's how I justify buying all the fabric I do.

This particular quilt was chosen for today's prompt because tomorrow it will be on its way to Poland along with nine others from my "quilt room" (see day 3 prompt).

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Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the th Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the things I've learned through quilting, but one I can't seem to get through my head is that I don't like foundation piecing, paper piecing, or hand piecing.  Slow stitching is a concept I can't wrap my head around.

This String Spiderweb was started at a retreat so I jumped on the bandwagon without thinking it through. I have a bunch of these units made but no interest in continuing. As I was snapping the photo though, I had an idea. Stay tuned.

Are there quilting techniques or methods you don't enjoy?

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design wall, piecing, works in progress · June 2, 2014

DWM: Working with Solids

Many, many! years ago when I first started quilting I won a $100 gift certificate from my local quilt shop In Stitches in Ballwin, MO.  Back then, that bought a LOT of fabric and I didn’t have much stash so I was over the moon.  Around that time Judy Martin’s book The Rainbow Collection came out and it was filled with beautiful quilt projects all made from solid fabrics. I spent my whole gift certificate on solids from the Rainbow Collection.  Unfortunately, most of the quilts in the book were beyond my technical ability at that time so some of these fabrics are still in my stash.

2-old solids

When I bought them, I’m not sure if I was attracted to the solids themselves or if I just liked the rainbow effect because this was one of the very first quilts I ever made.

2-rainbow rail

Shortly after this, we moved to Pennsylvania, near Amish country so you would think if anything would have inspired me to use solids that would have but no such luck.

Then we moved to Wisconsin and my friend Kim and I dyed lots of solid fabrics.  It was probably before we opened a quilt shop and had time for that kind of thing.  I still have yards and yards of these hand-dyed gradations.

2-Grad solids

Most of us who have been quilting for awhile know that color trends come and go and now “modern” quilters are into the solids that were popular 25 years ago.  It seems that color-wise I’ve come full circle in my quilting career because I recently bought this fat quarter pack.

2-RK solids

I just love the ocean colors that are in this bundle.  A couple of the projects I’ve worked on lately have been very low-contrast so for these I simply made half-square triangles with white.  Lots and lots of triangles—this is just part of them!

2-HST solids

This is very much a work in progress but now I’m sewing the triangles in pairs.

2-HST FG

This will be a fun, kind of mindless project to work on.  I’m liking it because it looks so fresh with the white fabric.  Stay tuned to see the finished quilt later in the week.

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Comments

  1. Linda Mincher says

    June 2, 2014 at 7:01 am

    I love those colors and they look great with the white. I can’t wait to see what you end up with!

  2. Rhonda says

    June 2, 2014 at 7:14 am

    This looks like a great project. I love solids but have not purchased much of them lately.

  3. Jan O says

    June 2, 2014 at 8:07 am

    I love solids with white. Beautiful palette of ocean colors – can’t wait to see your finished top!

  4. Ramona says

    June 2, 2014 at 8:10 am

    Great colors! I haven’t worked with solids very much, but I really like what you are creating. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

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