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I am determined to use up my stash of four-inch purple squares, once and for all. So I’m in the process of laying out yet another purple quilt:
Once this quilt is done I think I really will be at the bottom of the pile. Check out the other things people are working on at Work in Progress Wednesday on the Freshly Pieced blog.
I’ve been making a real effort to reduce the size of my fabric collection so that it all fits into the bookshelves where I store it in my sewing room. Right now I’m concentrating on the fat quarters. Over the years I’ve bought a lot of them because they’re just too cute to resist. Now…
We’d like to thank Quilter’s Diary reader Beth for posting a link to our new Cats and Quilts Coloring Book on her blog, and for letting us post these photos of her own quilting cat, who looks about as helpful as quilting cats usually are. Anyone else have a quilting cat to share with us?…
That all-important middle layer makes a big difference in how easy your quilts are to make, and how comfortable they are to use. Each type of batting offers a different combination of flexibility, durability, warmth, and cost. This post gives you an overview of the important factors to consider when you choose the batting for…
If you use basting spray or fusible web when you quilt, chances are you have made the mistake I made yesterday — you’ve accidentally ironed some glue and created a sticky mess on the sole plate of your iron. Once that happens, the glue sticks to everything you try to iron. Instead of gliding over…
I’m pleased to announce that Denise Russell of Piecedbrain.com is the lucky winner of the giveaway DVD, [amazon_link id=”B001D94UPI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Lynn Koolish Teaches You Printing on Fabric[/amazon_link]. Thank you to all of you who entered the giveaway. I’ll be hosting more giveaways at future Blog Parties and posting lots more quilting inspiration and…
One of my favorite thrift shops is a little hole-in-the-wall place way out in a small country town near the Pacific Ocean. I drop in there on the way out to the beach, where I walk my dog and stare out to sea while the waves roll in. I stopped in at the thrift shop…