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Bungle Jungle Charm Pack Quilt – Week 2
I finished my version of a modern quilt top this week: Using one Bungle Jungle charm pack and 2 1/2 yards of White Solid , I whipped this puppy up in just a few days! I started working on this quilt...
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Li’l Rascals Charm Pack Quilt #4 – Blocking and Binding
I’m finishing up my Li’l Rascals charm pack quilt this week and it has been such fun to make! Week #1 was the free pattern and cutting instructions to make the top. Week #2 was machine quilting the...
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Bungle Jungle Week 3 – Layer Cake Back Art and Basting
This week I marked and basted my Bungle Jungle charm pack quilt. I will start quilting it next week. You can read about last week’s progress here. When I finished marking the top, I couldn’t decide on...
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Bungle Jungle Charm Quilt Week 4 – Ditch Quilting
I didn’t make a ton of progress on my Bungle Jungle modern quilt this week, mostly because I was packing up to go on our family vacation and getting all my ducks in a row ahead of time. (They are...
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American Warriors Quilt Tutorial
Darlene S. posted a question on my blog asking about a pattern for my Wounded Warriors Quilt that a few of us gals from church made. So I decided to post a few more of the step-by-step pictures along...
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Sew and Tell – Designing Quilts in EQ7
I have been busy playing around with my computer design program this week. It’s long been a dream of mine to take my original quilt ideas and turn them into published patterns. Here’s one of the first...
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Artistic Pieced Quilt Backing Tutorial
As promised, here is a mini-tutorial on how I made my pieced backing for my Charming Chevrons quilt-along. I like to call it “Back Art.” First, I started with a rough sketch of what I want the backing...
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Techniques and Tools – Intro to Free-Motion Quilting
Welcome to those of you coming here from Alyssa’s Technique Tutorial Tuesday on her blog at PileOFabric.com. This is a long post so sit back, relax, and read awhile! Today I will be presenting an...
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Modern Dresden Block – Free Paper Pieced Pattern
I designed the quilt below while flying on an airplane to our family vacation last week. It’s amazing what a little boredom on a plane ride can do, right? Now it’s on my “to make” list! This my...
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Craftsy Memorial Day Sale – Support our Veterans!
Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the kick-off to summer – a great time to gear up for fun times ahead and a chance to start on some summer sewing. But of course it’s so much more than that. It’s...
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Shades of Grey – Pieced Backing Tutorial
I love to make pieced backings and by popular request I’m sharing with you a tutorial on how to put one together. This goes with my String of Pearls Quilt Along. Shades of Grey Pieced Quilt Back, 72″ x...
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Christa’s Quilt Along 6.4 – String of Pearls Basting Tutorial
Today I will share with you how to baste your String of Pearls Quilt. This is probably my least favorite part of the quiltmaking process, but good basting is one of the keys to good machine quilting....
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More “Pearls” of Inspiration and a Label Tutorial
I am so loving the String of Pearls Quilt Along. I know that sounds pretty immodest to say so myself, but it’s not because of the work I’ve done. Rather it’s because I’m so darn pleased with all of you...
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Free Ebooks From Fave Quilts Including my FMQ Primer
Fave Quilts is a fun website that features literally hundreds of free quilting patterns from dozens of different bloggers and designers. From time to time they have featured many of my blog tutorials...
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Strips of Color Pieced Backing Tutorial
Strips of Color is the name I gave to the design of the pieced back I made for Colorful Chevrons (aka Quilty Chevrons). I like my backs to be just as fun and colorful as the original quilt, and many...
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Christa’s Top Tips for Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Machine
I love to encourage and support the art of machine quilting so I thought I’d share some of my favorite tips when it comes to quilting on a domestic machine. Find as much work-surface area as possible....
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Upcoming Holiday Tutorials and Sewing With Certainty
I’m excited to share with you two upcoming blog hops I am involved with this fall. The first is a Holiday Tutorial blog hop hosted by two fabulous gals, Heather and Megan from Quilt Story. The holiday...
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A New Design Wall
Hubs recently earned some extra brownie points by helping me create a brand new HUGE design wall for my sewing room. In my nearly 20 years of quilting I was fine using the floor, tables, portable walls...
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Modern Block Finalist and a Free Paper Pieced Download
I was so excited when my block, Parallel Lines was chosen as a finalist in the Modern Quilts Unlimited Fresh Ideas block challenge. The 9 finalists and 3 winners’ names were listed in the Fall 2013...
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New Block of the Month for 2014 – For the Love of Sewing
Since I’m not planning any new quilt alongs for 2014, I thought it would be fun to share what my friends are doing instead! Alyssa from Pile O’ Fabric is hosting a fabulous new quilt along, “For the...
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