Disclaimer – I wrote this, well not exactly this, but something close last night…and then the post was deleted, never to be found. So I am writing again this beautiful Saturday morning. Last week ended and this week began with a Revival meeting at church. Bro Josiah from Nigeria came to preach the Word ofContinue reading “Friday Scraps – from a “not much was accomplished” week”
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A no quilting weekend
There was no work completed this last weekend, as this quilter went to the beach. Half moon bay is one of my favorite places. The waves are high The water is clear And the sky puts on a great show A perfect day with the girlfriends!
Quick Tip – Quilt Binding, Sewing those ends together
How many of us struggle with connecting the ends of our binding in a smooth and clean way? Probably more than would like to admit. Me personally, I hate binding and hand binding especially. Maybe hate is too strong of a word, but it is my least favorite part about making a quilt. In fact,Continue reading “Quick Tip – Quilt Binding, Sewing those ends together”
Quick Tip – Trouble Thread
Let me tell you a secret – It’s ok to throw the trouble thread out. I was working on the long arm Quilting Machine on Wednesday. I had a t-shirt quilt loaded and was hopping to get the quilting completed that night. I had a black King Tut spool loaded. King Tut normally works perfectly onContinue reading “Quick Tip – Trouble Thread”
Another Regular Quilting Customer
Since we are talking about my regulars, I didn’t want to mention one with out highlighting the other. I made a quilt for my Chiropractor for him to hang in his office. This brought about the desired effect of securing a new customer for me. She too has been faithful through the years to supply meContinue reading “Another Regular Quilting Customer”
One of the First and Regular Quilting Customers
In thinking about my beginnings, my thoughts go back to my first customers. Or one of my first. We started working together in March of 2011. She had a quilter back east where her sister lived that she would send her quilt tops to and was willing to try someone local. I can’t remember howContinue reading “One of the First and Regular Quilting Customers”
Quilting for 5 years and Still going Strong
April marks 5 years of Quilt creation, preserving memories and making new ones. To celebrate Quilt’m wants to give you a month of savings 15% any quilting service if commissioned before April 30, 2015. It’s not too early to start thinking about birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, Christmas or just because gifts. Do you have piles ofContinue reading “Quilting for 5 years and Still going Strong”
“Vacation” Quilt Photos as Promised
They have been a long time coming…but here are the rest of the quilts that I was able to get in while on my quilt “vacation”. I had this pre-pieced piece for quite some time. I searched through my stash, found a backing that would work and put it in my to do pile. JustContinue reading ““Vacation” Quilt Photos as Promised”
And It’s Back to Work for the Quilter
Vacation is over…at least for the next three days. It was nice while it lasted, got several quilts done, one still needs to be bound and 2 are only cut out…I shall see if I can fit them in along the way. (Photos to come) But for the next couple days I need to getContinue reading “And It’s Back to Work for the Quilter”
It’s a Quilting Vacation
It’s my vacation time…I usually set aside Christmas through the first or second week of January for me. Time to rest and take it easy after the Christmas rush. A time were I can work on my own projects. I finished up the last quilts of my customers on December 18. That gave me aContinue reading “It’s a Quilting Vacation”
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