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The DoublePlusGood Quilt is done. My plan to have it quilted in a honeycomb/hexagons worked out quite well. The long arm quilter I took it to, Bernie, was happy to order and work with the pantograph I had found on…
The DoublePlusGood Quilt is done. My plan to have it quilted in a honeycomb/hexagons worked out quite well. The long arm quilter I took it to, Bernie, was happy to order and work with the pantograph I had found on…
After going too many years without a proper vacation, I am going on a whopper of a road trip this summer. In my sweet new (used) ride. I wanted to let you all know now because i can't keep my…
I'm full steam ahead on this quilt for my cousin Stinky. I usually trust my eye when it comes to judging values, but I keep finding myself using my camera (and especially the camera's black-and-white function) to check on my…
Friday night, I had a wretched time falling asleep. Then, I woke up at 3am, exhausted but alert. I've never been one to have trouble sleeping, but I understood why it was happening. On Friday, grading had ended and stress,…
I don't generally do "I bought this" posts, but a whole bolt of Kona Curry? That's worth sharing! I got a good deal on the fabric because I was buying the whole bolt (20 yards!) and I know someone who…
On the one hand, I love bed-sized quilts. On the other hand, I think that a lot of blocks look better in small quilts, where there aren't so many blocks that busyness takes over. For example, I L-O-V-E this mini…
The rain stopped. And then it snowed. And then the sun came out. Quilt picture time! I've named the quilt the DoublePlusGoodQuilt. Yep. This link will take you to the first image, in its original size (huge!) in case you…
I like to forget how long it can take to go from finishing quilt blocks to finishing a quilt. I guess this might take a particularly long time when you start from 100 blocks that are all different heights and…
I've gone from this: To this: I find it so useful to stop and lay out blocks and see what's missing and what is too abundant. Based on what I saw here I decided to make the next batch of…
During the years I lived in Seattle, when cash was tight and it was hard to get time off of work, I developed the habit of going home for Thanksgiving, but not Christmas. To this day, I'm not interested in…