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Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quilting. Show all posts
Thursday, July 10, 2025

I love a completed quilt

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It never fails; I get such a thrill from finishing a quilt. A completed quilt is always the culmination of a journey filled with challen...
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Monday, December 30, 2019

Always have to have a Plan B

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With the holiday in the middle of the week, there have been just too many things to do to get to quilting, but now, the errands are done,...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Getting comfortable with applique

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I’ve always been a little intimidated, yet intrigued by applique; you know, those beautiful quilts with hundreds of tiny pieces that make ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Making time for quilting

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My latest quilt block, in progress I’ve had a sick husband, sick cats, and bouts of vertigo in the last several months, but I refuse to ...
Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Finally

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I have finally accomplished a major roadblock in my quilting life. I have pin basted my unfinished quilt, my Garden Charms quilt, which ...
Monday, November 6, 2017

MY quarter-inch seam took a licking, but kept on ticking

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I need to work on my perfect quarter-inch seam. In spite of the  challenges, I finally finished my first medallion quilt—thanks to this...
Monday, October 23, 2017

Don’t go to a therapist; quilt

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Chain-piecing can look like such a mess! This weekend, I had a gaggle of flying geese to sew. Well, they weren’t exactly flying geese, b...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

Blogging, comments, and quilting

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I love quilting and I love writing which is why I started blogging in the first place. CHQuilts actually grew out of another blog, CHMusi...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

I spray-basted a quilt for the first time

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Ready to quilt my purple Dresden Plate quilt I tried spray basting a quilt for the first time. Whoa, there has to be a better way. Or, I...
Thursday, June 29, 2017

I’m back; Once again, I can call myself a quilter

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This pile of fabric will soon become a baby quilt Once I finally made up my mind that no matter what, I was going to return to my belove...
Monday, June 19, 2017

Taking my first steps back to quilting

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  My quilting has definitely been on hiatus of late. When my husband became ill two years ago, I just didn’t have the time for l...
Monday, February 8, 2016

Pillow talk

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I have finally finished a project that wraps up my recent Craftsy Class--Quick Strip Paper Piecing. I've really enjoyed this class, tau...
Monday, January 11, 2016

Quilting is my therapy; needed it recently

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Quilting is not just a challenge for me; it is also a respite that is vitally important to my well-being. I'm anxious to return to it wh...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Love the learning, expanding horizons

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The latest tool in my quilting arsenal is foundation paper piecing.  I'm taking a Craftsy class by Peggy Martin using her technique ...
Monday, October 5, 2015

Happy Halloween!

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I've finally finished my Halloween project--three table runners for my daughter. This is the third and final one. I think I like this on...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Everybody's a critic!

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Even cats know what they like and what they don't! While I absolutely love every quilting project I've ever made; this one, not so...
Saturday, September 5, 2015

First of three, check!

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Jenny and her husband Mike I've had to take a little step back from my quilt progress. I have had a request from my daughter, J...