Since I’m doing the Accuquilt monthly Challenge this year, I love to try and design quilts in EQ7 first to get ideas. One of the new dies in the fall of 2013 were the bow tie die! The finished block size is 4”- kind of small but GREAT for scraps!! This is the picture from …
I’m SUPER excited about this 2014 Challenge with the Go! cutter… As I mentioned on a post in December Accuquilt sent me a set of NEW dies to play with, for this challenge. Each month I will CHALLENGE you to make something with your GO! dies. I’ll highlight a few dies and also make something …
As you may know, I’m doing an Accuquilt GO! Challenge each month in 2014 and I figured I’d show how to design quilts with the hunter star die. Each section is 6” but finishes at 12” for a star (4 part block) First if you search for “HUNTER” in EQ blocks You’ll see these. Add …
Can you guess what I’m sewing?? If not, you can get a clue from this Can’t wait to get started on this, I have one top done and ready and hoping to have this one done too and then pick other dies to work with too for the next month. Just wait and see Meanwhile, …
I finished the Celtic solstice blocks for clue #3 ( I swapped red instead of orange) I whipped up some portfolios before the weekend, my friend wanted to get some of the small stuff for the Elem. School’s craft fair (which I normally plan with her, but couldn’t attend this time with the studio tour) …
I am SEW excited about this challenge!! Around Thanksgiving I started thinking about a Quilt Along or a Challenge for 2014 and I knew that there’s a very successful rainbow one already. Then I thought of my GO! dies and contacted accuquilt and asked them about sponsoring this challenge and to be part of it …
Last week I was sorting my Go! dies and I really want to use them more (just wait and see- hint hint) anyways, I figured I’d do a tutorial on some of the dies! First, I bought the mix and match set with my Go! cutter and and then downloaded the patch block idea chart …
I got a UPS box today and there were TWO quilts returned from Quilt it today and two magazines! The first one is a winding ways quilt! I used my Go! cutter for this one Close up of the quilting I had extra pieces too so I made some pot holders Here’s how I assembled …
Two quilt in Quilt it today magazine!! and giveaway Read More »
Yesterday in the mail I got some goodies from Kaufman. – fabric samples- as I’m about to make two more quilts for McCall’s they sent me these to pick from. DROOL!!! Now I wanted to make one quilt in Kona solids in 12 colors of the rainbow. WHO can pick just 12 from 243 Kona …
Before I show any quilting stuff, I wanted to show this 🙂 doesn’t it look yummy?? A cinnamon raisin bread, made in my bread machine. And here it is CUT… nothing like a fresh warm slice of bread with butter or nutella- or one of each 🙂 I’ve been making my own bread for quite …
got a little more sewing done today and looks at my craft room Read More »