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Just finished up the #freemotionquilting workshop

Just finished up the #freemotionquilting workshop taught by @afewscraps for #quiltcontogether These were some great exercises and I really appreciated hey advice sprinkled throughout. While I still have a ways to go on my free motion work, I'm actually pretty happy with how my samples turned out and impressed with how much more comfortable I was by the end of the exercises. Plus, I didn't even use my stitch regulator. I like the stitch regulator and I will use it for quilts but I wanted to work on my fundamentals with this class and let the stitch regulator be more of a bonus than a crutch.

#quiltcon #quiltcontogether2021 #quilting #practicemakesperfect #practicemakesprogress #practicepracticepractice #afewscraps #swirls #pebbles #loops

This was my #flatlay for the #disneyprincesshalfma

This was my #flatlay for the #disneyprincesshalfmarathon that I did today. Didn't break any records but I finished! As is tradition, @tibbs_girl and I did it together, but 2500 miles apart using the magic of technology. Realized that I definitely need to get my body acclimated to higher mileage gradually instead of just throwing 13.1 miles at it 😝 Without longer races to keep me in check, I haven't been as good about my long runs. 🤞 next year we'll be back in the park.

Finished my sample from the Gemology and Transpare

Finished my sample from the Gemology and Transparency workshop by @3rdstoryworkshop and I absolutely love the result. I actually pre-ordered her book when it first came out but haven't had time to do more than ogle the designs before this. The workshop made it quite manageable and had so many helpful paper piecing tips!

#quiltcon2021 #quiltcontogether #quiltcontogether2021 #gemology #transparency #paperpiecing #topaz #aquamarine #teardrop #facets

Halfway done with clue 3, cut but but not sewn. Ma

Halfway done with clue 3, cut but but not sewn. Maybe I canget some of it sewn before class but realistically it probably won't happen so it'll probably be another catch up weekend.

#hellostitchstudiomysteryquilt3 taught by @quiltingfool at @hellostitchstudio

#hellostitchstudio #hellostitchstudiomysteryquilt #hellostitch #mysteryquilt #surprise #quilt #quilting #clues

My first tubular cast on! Now to move on to the yo

My first tubular cast on! Now to move on to the yoke.

Starting the Cozy Classic Raglan by @jessssiemae as part of a knit along with @onepetal of @uncommonthreadsyarn. Using some Luna from @thefibrecompany in the yummiest sage color, also from @uncommonthreadsyarn.

#cozyclassicraglan #jessiemaed #uncommonthreads #kal #knitalong #knitting #lys #sweater #handmade #fibrecoluma #yarn

Sending off these houses and tree to @irelleb for

Sending off these houses and tree to @irelleb for this month's #gracecircle blocks.

#quilting #quilt #quiltcircle #block #dogoodstitches #improv #houses #tree

And all caught up with the #hellostitchstudiomyste

And all caught up with the #hellostitchstudiomysteryquilt Finished clue 2, so now I'm ready for Wednesday. So far pretty happy with how my stash-shopped fabrics are looking together!

#hellostitchstudiomysteryquilt3 taught by @quiltingfool at @hellostitchstudio

#hellostitchstudio #hellostitch #mysteryquilt #surprise #quilt #quilting #clues #solids #dots #stashbusting

Finally posted this hat I made years ago on the bl

Finally posted this hat I made years ago on the blog. @betz_white #reversiblebuckethat made with @spoonflower linen cotton canvas printed with designs by @groovity.

#spoonflower #linencottoncanvas #betzwhite #buckethat #handmade #hat #reversible

I'm doing the Hello Stitch Studio Mystery Quilt ag

I'm doing the Hello Stitch Studio Mystery Quilt again. Running a little behind, but catching up. Got everything cut out and clue #1 done. Hopefully tomorrow night I can finish clue #2 and then I'll be caught up for the next week. Bonus, I'm using all stash fabrics this time!

#hellostitchstudiomysteryquilt taught by @quiltingfool at @hellostitchstudio

#hellostitchstudio #hellostitch #mysteryquilt #surprise #quilt #quilting #clues #stashbusting #strips

I made a cake! I love having a spinning cake stand

I made a cake! I love having a spinning cake stand. It makes it so much more fun 😊

This is the Chocolate Pecan Pie Cake recipe from mycakeschool which combined two of my favorite desserts, fudgy chocolate cake and pecan pie. And then I had to add some macarons of course. 🎂 It's sooo good 🤤 (yeah, I made a half recipe but there was still no way we could finish it all).

#chocolate #pecanpie #mycakeschool #frenchmacarons #macarons #buttercreamfrosting #cakestand #cakedecorating #layercake #allthechocolate

Quilt of frustration. Or at least annoyance. This

Quilt of frustration. Or at least annoyance. This was supposed to be a light easy quilt, something I could toodle away at between other projects. It's made using some kona jelly rolls.

Well, first, it turns out the jelly rolls shed a ton. So every time I work on it, there are black, blue, purple fuzz everywhere. It's like glitter but not sparkly.

Then, on account of the fuzz, it leaves a tinge of black on the bobbin case so I have to deep clean every time after I work on it because otherwise, light colors of thread look grey.

Finally, I finished one jelly roll worth of squares which gave me 8 x 12 squares (48" x 72"). I had another jelly roll of the colors so I ordered another black one and decided to add on 4 to each row so I could have a nice square 72" x 72" quilt. Finished the extras and was attaching them to the existing rows and one row doesn't match colorwise 😫 That third from the bottom in the first photo. Swipe to the second photo to see what I mean. It's subtle. Hard to see in the photos but you can tell in real life. The worst part? Neither of them match anything in my kona color card 🥺

So now I must decide:
Option 1) Leave the mismatched row in there.
Option 2) Keep the mismatched row but alternate squares so it's less obvious (maybe).
Option 3) Remove the offending row (see picture 3) and have a short wide quilt (72" x 66").
Option 4) Remove the extras from all of the other rows and go back to 8x12 squares.
Option 5) Put it away for another year until I come back to it and really don't care 😝

Quilty friends, what would you do?

Marshmallow class with @squishmarsh to celebrate!

Marshmallow class with @squishmarsh to celebrate! Thank you for a great party! And thank you to my wonderful friends for joining me!

#squishmarshmallows #class #virtualclass #tasty #sprinkles #cooking #hotchocolate #sweet #whipitwhipitgood

French macaron class with @bellspastries today! En

French macaron class with @bellspastries today! Ended up doing mine with chocolate ganache and caramel for the filling. I did sneak one for quality control 😏 but the rest will be ready tomorrow.

#macarons #frenchmacarons #bellspastries #swirly #pastry #dessert #nowwewait

Finally blogged and posted pictures of the @grainl

Finally blogged and posted pictures of the @grainlinestudio #ArcherButtonUp top that I made during a workshop with @lladybird at @hellostitchstudio a bit over a year ago. The class was super fun (both the material and the people!). So fun in fact that I was going to take it again and then pandemic 😝 Looking forward to workshops again when this mess is over.

You also get some gratuitous photos of my chickens and my chicken boots.

Fabric is a cotton lawn from @califabrics.

#grainlinestudio #llearningwithlladybird #hellostitchstudio #califabrics #workshop #buttondown #shirt #collar #pears #chickens #handmadewardrobe #memade #imadethis #yeswemadethecooptoo

I did actually manage to eke out one more finish i

I did actually manage to eke out one more finish in 2020. I finished my Summer top by @ankestrick that I started it with @onepetal from @uncommonthreadsyarn as a knit along back in the summer! I didn't have much left after the knit along, but I only had enough time to finish it recently and I told myself I couldn't start something new until I finished. Looks like that gave me the push I needed 🙂 All the ends are woven in, but it still needs to be blocked.

The yarn is Sami by @amanoyarns which is the yummiest, softest organic cotton. I loved working with it so much that I had to pick up more from @uncommonthreadsyarn during their black friday sale to hopefully make a striped sweater one of these days.

#summer #ankestrick #amanosami #uncommonthreads #organiccotton #yarn #knitting #shortsleeve #summertop #knitalong

And another quilt top done. This one was from when

And another quilt top done. This one was from when @siliconvalleymqg hosted @annamariahorner for a color theory workshop. After a fun exercise, we all ended up with a different set of fat quarters than we had originally brought. This is the quilt I came up with from the ones I ended up with. Totally different than anything I would ever pick myself (I don't usually lean towards red) which is why the workshop was fun! It's been sitting in a half finished state for a while now so good to have it done and off my shelf (though now it's hanging in the waiting to be quilted area).

#svmqg #colortheory #annamariahornerworkshop
#ufo #workoutsideyourcomfortzone #svmqgshowandtell #quilt #quilting #modernquilting

Another quilt done. Well the top at least. I'll ne

Another quilt done. Well the top at least. I'll need more fabric for the back (I've only got enough for half since this turned out bigger than I expected). This was our guild's mystery block of the month and it was a really good exercise for me as it pushed me way out of my comfort zone. This is not my usual way of doing quilts and with a modern BOM there was so much freedom it was daunting. I would have preferred to do a design that that had more open areas, but it was already big as is at 89" x 54" that I didn't want to go any larger. So this was the best I came up up with after a fair bit of sliding things around on the floor.

#svmqgbom2020 #quilt #quilttop #konasolids #svmqg #bom #blockofthemonth #modernquilting #robertkaufmanfabrics #konacotton #tropical #solids

And look what I FINALLY finished tonight. Just man

And look what I FINALLY finished tonight. Just managing to squeeze it in to 2020.

All it actually needed was the hem. But here's a secret: I'm actually terribly afraid of evening out hems after letting the bias hang out. I worry I'll make it worse or mess it up. And when you've put so much work into something and it's almost there, then you don't want to mess it up even more. (It's kinda like when you finally make it pass all the mini-bosses after several days of playing and you're finally at the big boss and you know if you die then you'll have to go back and beat all the mini-bosses all. over. again.) But I took the advice of a favorite motivational quote -- what would you do if you were not afraid? -- and just did it. And it wasn't that bad!

I'll get pictures in it in a couple days because guess who has a NYE dress now? ☺️

#lamoursewparade #lamourdress #stayhomeandsew #charmpatterns #gertie #sewalong #retro #vintage #sewing #handmade #tulapink #pinkerville #bodice #lining #princessseams

And the top is done! Need to figure how I want to

And the top is done! Need to figure how I want to quilt it, but for now I'm considering it done. On to the next ufo!

#100blocks100days2018 #quilt #quilting #sashing #scrappy #ufo #betterlatethannever

Finally putting together this #100blocks100days201

Finally putting together this #100blocks100days2018 quilt to get it off my sewing area so I can with on other quilts.

Surface: sewing table

#surfacesewing #cleanup #ufo

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