Category Archives: quilting

“C is for Chloe” quilt

Posted on March 4, 2013

My dear sister lives in the tundra (as Ryder fondly calls Michigan), so I figured she would appreciate a cozy lap quilt for her birthday. This quilt is made out of upcycled t-shirts, so it’s super soft and cuddly for … Continue reading →

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Narrow-line quilting

Posted on May 26, 2012

I’ve been playing with some narrow-line quilting lately. I love the geometric look and the tiny pops of color. I was a bit stuck, however, as to what to do with the patchwork pieces I ended up with. The patchwork … Continue reading →

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My First Quilt: Finished!

Posted on April 12, 2011

I have to say, making the binding for my quilt didn’t take nearly as long as I had anticipated. After I had the 2″ wide strip of fabric, I drew a line in pencil all the way down the middle … Continue reading →

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My First Quilt: Quilted!

Posted on April 5, 2011

Over the weekend, I finished the quilting step of my first quilt. The book has a great suggestion to roll up the quilt, so just the part you’re quilting is exposed. This was really helpful for fitting the bulk of … Continue reading →

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My First Quilt: Sandwiched & Basted

Posted on March 30, 2011

Taking up all available floor space in my craft room, here’s the robot quilt sandwich – quilt top, cotton quilt batting, and the backing. I combined two fabrics from my pile of thrifted sheets to make the back. I hand-basted … Continue reading →

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My First Quilt: finished quilt top!

Posted on March 22, 2011

Yay! Now for the next step – basting and quilting the quilt. First I have to figure out where to buy batting, though. And what fabric I want to use for the back. I have a feeling this is going … Continue reading →

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My First Quilt has a face!

Posted on March 8, 2011

I have to be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure about this robot quilt for the first few rows of blocks. Then his face appeared out of four blocks, and I was reassured that it is really cute. I’ve decided to … Continue reading →

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My First Quilt: Making Progress

Posted on March 1, 2011

Making progress – 9 of 30 blocks done (unless I decide to lengthen the quilt, in which case I’m only at 9 of 35 blocks done…). Toes shown for scale.

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My First Quilt: Choosing the Fabrics

Posted on February 20, 2011

My first step in starting my first quilt was to figure out which fabrics to use. I wanted to stick primarily to what I already had on hand, mostly so I don’t feel bad about spending money on new fabric … Continue reading →

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My First Quilt

Posted on February 11, 2011

Over the past few months, I’ve been tossing around the idea of learning how to quilt (or rather, putting the random scraps of knowledge in my head into practice and seeing if a quilt results). Through a happy convergence of … Continue reading →

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