Quilt and block designs

Tea Towel Challenge Top Done

by Stephanie April 16, 2013

Making this top has been a blast. Now it needs quilting and some bead embellishment. Details and additional commentary are on my post over at the 15 Minutes Play group, which you can find here. I’m off to my LQS for some metallic quilting thread and whatever else might catch my eye.

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Tea Towel Challenge WIP

by Stephanie April 11, 2013

I was sitting out the Tea Towel Challenge over at the 15 Minutes Play group until the last possible minute, when I happened to come across a fabric panel wedged into the bulging FQs bin. It’s a lightweight cotton, more loosely woven than standard quilting fabric, and looks like a lovely Indonesian batik but is [...]

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HST swap swag

by Stephanie March 22, 2013

I’m participating in a Half-Square Triangle swap organized by my sewing pal, Mariah. It’s all her fault, because after a previous swap she whipped up a lovely tote bag something like this one (hers is even nicer and made with smaller HSTs). Every time we get together for our sit-n-stitch group I see Mariah’s tote [...]

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The Cult of Tiny

by Stephanie March 18, 2013

I’m testing some more foundation pieced blocks for Esther. Gotta say, this one is adorable! Cute isn’t my usual style, but I love this little bow. It’s very little. That block finishes at 5″. It includes pieces that can only be measured in 16ths of an inch. Much as I love this bow, IMO that’s [...]

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Kool Kaleidoscope

by Stephanie March 16, 2013

You’ve probably already heard that The Quilt Show is celebrating International Quilting Weekend with open access to past seasons of the show. If that’s news to you, hop on over right this minute, set up a free membership and start browsing and watching. Be careful though, before the day is out you might succumb to [...]

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