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Sew What: April 2011
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Thursday, April 7, 2011. Wonky Top On Point Pieced. Here's how I pieced it:. I sewed together four quarters. Then made two halves. Then started from the center and sewed toward the outside corner. Then went back to the center and sewed to the opposite corner. I pieced it this way so that I wouldn't have to line up a lot of seams all in one go. Doing it this way minimized the chance of sewing wonky seams. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. As promised, here are the d...
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Sew What: What happened to me?
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Thursday, November 3, 2011. What happened to me? I haven't been posting these last months for several reasons, partly being really busy, but primarily because I've started gearing up to get back into school. Let me tell you something. I've been trying to get my BA degree for 20 years! I love these stars so much. I'm going to make twice as many. And alternate them with some solids. And who knows what else. I like not knowing what's coming. And figuring it out as I'm inspired. November 4, 2011 at 12:25 AM.
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Sew What: Woven Star, Lone Star
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Friday, March 25, 2011. Woven Star, Lone Star. I'll cover how I lucked out on the length a little bit down the post, and how to be precise if you're inclined to be, which I usually am, but this time I didn't really know how long they'd need to be. Then I sewed them together lengthwise. I made a total of 7 sets of strips each with seven pieces of the same fabrics, alternating the order of the strips in each set (from left to right) like this:. Set one (the one pictured above): 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. Thats how I h...
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Sew What: Woven Star Two...or Psychedelic Rippling Flower
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Monday, March 28, 2011. Woven Star Two.or Psychedelic Rippling Flower. March 28, 2011 at 10:27 AM. March 28, 2011 at 11:04 AM. It reminds me of looking in the center of a dark red rose! March 28, 2011 at 11:29 AM. Too cute. Quilters can usually fix a little wonkiness. March 28, 2011 at 12:15 PM. Like a kaleidoscope, (I had to look up how to spell that! WOW Those are tough stars to piece without wonkiness. Looks great. March 28, 2011 at 12:16 PM. This is capital F Fabulous! March 28, 2011 at 5:10 PM.
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Sew What: Purple & Pink
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Friday, March 4, 2011. I'm about 6 or 7 blocks away from a finished top and I'm beginning to wonder how I should quilt this thing. I'm leaning toward hand quilting, yet I'm afraid it will take me 10 years to finish. Maybe that's okay. I'm also tempted to try machine quilting it but I don't have a clue how to do it. I need a special machine? My fear here is how will I maneuver a giant quilt top around my "regular" sewing machine. Will it be a nightmare? March 4, 2011 at 10:40 PM. There are lots of good bo...
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Sew What: March 2011
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Monday, March 28, 2011. Woven Star Two.or Psychedelic Rippling Flower. Links to this post. Friday, March 25, 2011. Woven Star, Lone Star. I'll cover how I lucked out on the length a little bit down the post, and how to be precise if you're inclined to be, which I usually am, but this time I didn't really know how long they'd need to be. Then I sewed them together lengthwise. Set one (the one pictured above): 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. And I got this:. Does that make sense? Section 3 done. Yes! Send it my way! I plac...
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Sew What: February 2011
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Friday, February 25, 2011. Two More to the Mix. Okay So you know how I said making this one was going to be like taking a relaxing vacation? I need a full time sewing gig, but that's a post for another day). So I kept those yellowish/pea green accents in the prints because I love, love, love those fabrics much, and it seemed to really tone down the yellow feel. Here's the block:. I love it. And here they are side by side:. Links to this post. Thursday, February 24, 2011. Another Approach to Blue. It's go...
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Sew What: Be a Wonk Star
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Friday, March 11, 2011. Be a Wonk Star. I love how this concept seems unlimited as far as the multi-sided wonk shapes. I mean, I could cut side after side into this that eventually it would look circular. I'll continue to play and still make a star out of it. I think a quilt with a mix of multi-sized random wonk stars and symmetrical stars would be awesome! I'm beginning to understand all of you who have multiple projects in the works. It just gets too tedious and slightly boring (did I say that? I've be...
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Sew What: Tag > Paying It Forward
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Tag Paying It Forward. Marianne over at The Quilting Edge. Tagged me, and I'd like to say, if you haven't already seen her work, go there now. And if you have. Seen her work, go there now. She's a skilled and talented quilter and artist, and you'll be inspired. I'd tag her if she hadn't already been tagged. Tell your readers who tagged you. Link to their blog. Choose 3-5 bloggers to tag and link to their blog. Inform them and direct them to your blog post. Dan, Thank you! You fi...
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Sew What: Cross Blocks
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Jenny over at Cut.Sew.Iron.Repeat. Is making a charity quilt to be raffled at an AIDS Walk fundraiser, and I think I caught the tail end of her request for block donations. She might need more, so you can find instructions for donating and details about the block if you follow the link. Here are my two crosses:. March 8, 2011 at 3:22 PM. They look great.have fun setting up the new space. March 11, 2011 at 8:46 AM. Hi Dan. This is a nice blog. Its fun to see a guy who quilts. As pr...
