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Color Value Quilt

This quilt top has 864 squares that create a design through their color value–their darkness or lightness, so to speak. … More

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A Mad Hatter

From start to finish this project took over a year–way too long to have on the project shelf! It’s on … More

FMQ, free motion quilt, longarm, paper piecing, quilt, teacup

Antique Apple Cores

This quilt top arrived in a donation box. Hand-pieced from vintage fabric, it was begging to be finished. The original … More

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Antique Strip Quilt

I found this quilt top in my grandma’s garage along with several crazy quilt and strip pieced tops. She thinks … More

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Log Cabin Beads

Log cabin beads give the impression of round piecing with this baby quilt.

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Grace’s Doll Quilt

I didn’t really want to give this one away. It’s so bright and cheery! However, it’s a doll quilt that … More

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Honky Tonk Chevrons

The most fun part of this baby quilt was coming up with free motion cowboy designs to match Moda’s Honky … More

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Wobbly Monogram (more FMQ practice)

Even though I traced the outline before I began sewing, this ‘G’ is pretty wobbly. So are the feathers, but … More

domestic machine, FMQ, free motion quilt, pot holders, walking foot

Free motion practice

Free motion quilting on my Bernina Aurora 440 can feel like driving with ski boots on.  No matter how delicate … More

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Nautical HSTs

Half-square triangles was the skill I tackled for this quilt. I really liked using my nifty trimming ruler to square … More

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