Yvonne was the eighteenth commenter of the week and is the lucky winner of a my slightly used Tablet Keeper directions and a 1/2 yard of special dyed fabric. This weeks winner will receive a free pattern of Petite Trilliums and a fat quarter of hand dyed fabric. Start leaving your comments now and at…
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Step by Step
Friday I showed you the Paper Tablet Keeper I made using Nancy Zieman’s Trace N Create templates. Today I wanted to show you the steps to make it. It really was fun and easy and a nice change a pace from what I normally do. The first step for me is always to find the…
Paper Keeper Project
Machine quilting the paper keeper cover I hope you enjoyed the video. Please pass it on to your quilting buddies.After I finished the machine quilting, I squared up the top to the exact size by placing the plastic template back on the front and trimming it to size.I found it helpful to put a piece…
Getting ready for Christmas
I have mentioned this before, but it bears repeating, I love to decorate for the holidays, any holiday. So it was great fun to design and make these Christmas treats.The tree skirt and fire-screen are featured in this year’s Quilting Arts Gift issue now on news stands. The patterns and directions are included in the…
Fused binding
Here are a few pictures up close and personal of the top stitched fused binding. This is the edge of my quilt “Star Lillies” and is top stitched with #30 weight rayon thread. The thread that I top stitched this quilt with is Laura’s #8 cotton and is put in the bobbin. When I put…