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Square in Square Quilt

October 26, 2013 53 Comments

Here is my new quilt, made with Kona cotton. 40'' x 40'' After I quilted feathers on hexagons I wanted to see how the feathers look quilted on squares. It was easy to fill the space with feathers. The back - more texture than color -  I would have loved the quilting to be more visible. Next time I will have to experiment quilting with thick thread. And here are … [Read more...]

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Quilted Hexagons

September 3, 2013 10 Comments

Nothing pieced here; just a whole piece of fabric; I made a big hexagon template and I marked a few on fabric. Then I quilted and washed the pieces to get rid of marking lines. A new world -   wholecloth +hexagons! Can't wait to explore it! Someday!     … [Read more...]

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Work In Progress

August 13, 2013 9 Comments

This is my new hexagon project.For now I am enjoying free motion quilting, but I promise many hexagons are involved. … [Read more...]

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How to Quilt Hexagons

July 19, 2013 36 Comments

Hexagon quilts are more and more popular, let's learn an easy way to quilt hexagons.   In the last years I have made a few hexagon quilts and I quilted all the same way. In this post there are a few details, click on the links below if you want to see more. Together in a Friendship World Grandmother's Flower Garden Flower Ball My Secret Flower Garden My Rainbow Flower … [Read more...]

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Free Motion Quilting in Progress

April 12, 2013 15 Comments

Thank you for your response to our hexagon sphere quilt. We were overwhelmed by your wonderful comments. I have never enjoyed free motion quilting like these days. The sewing machine is my best friend and the thread (Aurifil) did not break even once!  Today I will finish quilting onto the sphere. So I apologize for not continuing today with Tutorial #4 of the 1 Design - 5 Quilting … [Read more...]

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A Family Project

October 26, 2012 96 Comments

All her life, my mother made wonderful knitted clothes for her 4 daughters. Last year, I and my 3 sisters decided that it is our turn to make something for her. So we started a Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt. My sisters are not quilters but all of them were happy to learn how to sew hexy flowers. And they LOVE it! 17 months later,  here is our finished project. It measures about … [Read more...]

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Free Motion Quilting Tips II

January 27, 2012 26 Comments

Free motion quilting tips

When I bought my sewing machine,11 years ago, I wanted that someone be able to show me all the secrets so I can stitch easily. But no one could do that for me because one of the secrets is PRACTICE. In my first years of quilting, I did not have major problems with piecing or straight line quilting (with a walking foot) but free motion quilting was a real challenge to me. So here are a … [Read more...]

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An Aid for Free Motion Quilting

November 1, 2010 8 Comments

Super easy - free motion quilt following the fabric's pattern ! This fabric is from the Mixmaster-Scribbles line by Patrick Lose for Robert Kaufman. I love, love, love all the Mixmaster fabrics designed by Patrick Lose. It was fun and easy to quilt this piece! This fabric is from the Ginkgo collection by Kona Bay. I love striped fabric too, it is so easy to quilt it. I … [Read more...]

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Free Motion Quilting Tips

October 18, 2009 78 Comments

Free Motion Quilting Tips

Here is the promised tutorial on free motion quilting! In my country quilting is unknown to most people that is why I had to learn all by myself. Can you believe that the hardest thing I had to understand was stitching in the ditch? I had no one to tell me “Don’t do this, it is wrong” so I do some things in my own manner. They make my quilting easier and I use them all the time.Here are some … [Read more...]

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