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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Uncategorized · December 2, 2011

Full Disclosure-Part 1

Like most quilters I have UFO’s—lots of UFO’s. When I started quilting I took classes every chance I had. I learned many techniques but didn’t always finish the projects. During the years I was a quilt shop owner I continued to take classes as well as teaching classes and clubs and making shop samples. A very conservative estimate is that I started two quilts a week for over twelve years. Since closing the shop I’ve started many more projects and have loads of kits that are still in packages. Over the past twenty years I’ve finished hundreds of quilts but I still have hundreds of unfinished ones. I’ve got to start working through my bins of UFO’s and get rid of them one way or another—finish them, trash them or give them to someone else to finish. I’ve been donating lots of quilts and this will give me more donation quilts without a huge additional cash outlay.

I’ve had a laundry basket under my sewing table for a few years. It’s filled with UFO’s but I don’t even remember what’s in there. In this post, I’ll start going through this basket and listing what I have and what needs to be done to finish the quilt. It should be fun to see what’s in there. I’m sure it will end up being a little trip down memory lane!  It will take a few posts to get through everything in the basket, but here’s a start.

THE BASKET—you can see it’s overflowing.  More than time to root through it to see what’s there!

The Basket

I dumped it out so I can work from bottom to top.  I know there are some new things in it because I just cleaned my sewing room and crammed a couple of current projects on top!

Project #1:  This was a project from Thimbleberries Club.  Each year we would work on a large block of the month quilt as the main project.  Usually there was an additional project each month that would use fabrics from a current Thimbleberries line.  I think this quilt is called Flying Dutchman.  The reason I quit on it is because the border is wrong for the quilt.  Even when you look at the picture you can barely see the border—it just fades out.  A lot of the quilting is complete. To finish it, I think I’ll remove both the inner and out borders, finish the quilting and bind it.  It really doesn’t need the additional borders.

TB flying geese

Project #2:  This quilt was a from a Debbie Caffrey mystery I taught several years ago.  I hadn’t set the blocks together, but last year finished the top.  It needs to be quilted and bound.  I really should finish this—I love the quilt (even if it does have metallic fabric!).

Mystery

Project #3:  This is another Thimbleberries project.  One year the main quilt centered around these calendar blocks.  For this bonus project, I colored in the blocks with crayons. This quilt just needs a little more quilting.  It’s already bound, so a hour or two of work will get it out of here!

TB Calendar

Project #4:  This table runner is from a free pattern we gave away.  The pattern is from Quilt Retailer magazine.  I made two or three of these already.  I started this one in a class I taught using the Tri-Recs tools.  This just needs to be quilted and bound.

indian corn

Project #5:  I can’t believe this wall hanging has been sitting around for years unfinished.  It will take about 15 minutes to complete.  It just needs some beads sewn on the snowman for eyes and buttons to embellish the mittens. 

winter warm

Project #6:  This is a relatively new project.  I started it last year.  It’s simply sashed squares.  I have the border fabric with it and I think the backing is somewhere around here.  It needs the outer border, quilting and binding.  I need to finish it and put it up for sale on Etsy before Christmas!

moda christmas

That’s the first batch of projects from the basket.  Let’s see how I do in making progress on them!  Of course, I’ve also got several current quilts I’m working on but I really need to get moving on some of these old UFO’s. 

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