Handmade quilts are like your favorite pair of jeans, they just seem to make you feel good all over. I love gifting quilts to friends and family, I enjoy the journey – the process of creating a beautiful quilt, and the joy it brings to others just makes it all worth while. Quilts are a treasure, and when they are handmade with love and care in every stitch, you know you have something truly special. I made a wonderful discovery before the Christmas holiday … Quilters on Etsy. Because we are in transition, and in the process of a new…
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Continue ReadingBaby Quilt by “Cup of Joe” at https://cupofjo.com
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Continue ReadingThe Binding Binding can be complicated, but once you’ve done it a few times, it’s not so bad. You may get frustrated fussing with the quilt under the sewing machine, especially if it’s a big quilt like this one, but when it is complete, you’ll know it was worth every…
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Continue ReadingFinally! I bet my readers thought I’d never get my mother’s quilt finished! But, last night, I hand-stitched the last stitch needed for quilting the entire 75×80 quilt on my hand quilting frame. Wow. I can’t believe I finished the quilting! My fingers are very grateful. They’ve taken quite a…
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Continue ReadingHand quilting really isn’t all that difficult. It just takes patience and callouses on your finger tips. Two things I did not have until today. Now that I’m in the swing of the quilting, it’s enjoyable. It feels good to complete an entire section. I can look on with pride…
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Continue ReadingI had high hopes of completing this quilt swiftly, by handing it over to a professional long arm quilter to do all the quilting for me. And, I could have, but then the design would cover the entire quilt as one large design, rather than a single design around the…
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Progress is a beautiful thing, especially when that progress settles into a finished quilt top!! And here is how I finished the quilt top for the Double Dutch Quilt! This is the largest quilt I have ever made. I’ve made many a lap quilt, but never a queen size quilt…