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Millie Monday

Millie actually finished this quilt on Saturday so she’s formally dressed today: The binding is on and I just need to bury some threads and add the label.  I usually add the label while I bind a quilt, but I … Continue reading

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Millie Monday

Millie is dressed today. I made a basic Don’t Bore Your Baby Quilt©. In this particular quilt, the deepest contrast is between the dark brown and white. It will be interesting to see what feedback I get regarding the baby’s focusing on … Continue reading

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Millie Monday

Last week Millie was finally busy after my travel obsession of the spring.  However, I can’t show you because of the case of the reformatted memory card.  We have a slight camera addiction in this house, B in particular.   … Continue reading

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No Quilting Zone

I love winter, but I love it outside of my house.  This year, with the record making snowfall (I think we are over seven feet), it is seeping into my home at the gutters (we think).  It is largely confined … Continue reading

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Longarm Zipper System

  There are many systems to assist in loading the quilt pieces onto a longarm.  I like to use the Quick Zip System.  One of the advantages is there is less time bending over the longarm in an awkward position. … Continue reading

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Mechanics and my Millie…

When I was in high school I seriously thought about taking auto mechanics in the vocational school.  However, although I have done many things that females often weren’t encouraged to do in those days, in this case I was rather afraid … Continue reading

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When ideas flow…

When ideas flow they are not always related to one’s intentions.  Today, my intent was to finish squaring and binding my autumn jelly roll quilt.  That didn’t happen.  Last week, as I previously indicated, I had finished the ‘Swedish Quilt’ … Continue reading

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Colorful!

Last week I hand appliqued some triangles on to my autumn colored jelly roll quilt, which was shown in my prior blog post.  Consequently, it was a relaxing time, but not a terribly exciting time, except for the British murder … Continue reading

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Quilting the quilt…

I have finally started quilting this quilt top, which I made months ago.  It is mine so I am playing, going with the flow and really not over thinking it, which perhaps I should do.  I have made it through … Continue reading

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Pilfering tools from the workshop

I am slowly pilfering tools from B.’s workshop.  Although considering how large his workshop is and how minimal the tools look in photographs…I don’t think he’s going to notice.  Nonetheless, I’m feeling rather like Tim The Toolman, “ARARARAR…” So I … Continue reading

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