Category Archives: Finishes 2021

Finish It Up Friday ~ Paper Chains

I can’t believe this is finally done! At 105 inches square, it’s huge! Which makes it really hard to photograph. The backing is a white on white print. It was the only thing I could find locally that was big … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Passages

This was a very satisfying finish. I pieced the top last winter in AZ. It took me forever to decide how to quilt it. I think this is the first time that I’ve combined had and machine quilting like this. … Continue reading

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September Wrap Up

Where has this month gone? I truly love September. I visited my mom this month, spent as much time with the littles as I could, and began prepping to head back south. I also quilted and finished a few things. … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ A Tale of Woe

Maybe that’s a bit dramatic…..perhaps A Cautionary Tale might be better….. Anyway, here goes. I finished this quilt and loved it ( notice, past tense). I spent a lot of time on the quilting, and while there were some areas … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Baby Quilt

On, how I love making baby quilts! Can you see how our Two and Four QAL inspired this design? This is the pantograph I used to quilt it. I tried a different binding treatment on this one. I stitched the … Continue reading

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Mini Cake Mints for Fat Quarter Shop

Fat Quarter Shop recently released a free pattern and tutorial for Mini Cake Mints as part of their Short Cut Quilt Series. You can find the video tutorial here. Their version can be made with one layer cake and four … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ The Christmas Quilt

If this quilt doesn’t scream Christmas, I don’t know what does! my dear friend, Zenia, gave me this beautiful vintage top. I couldn’t wait to hand quilt it! The material was quite thin and required a few repairs. It quilted … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Monday

I enjoyed some hand stitching and finished this little piece. I had planned to use black quilting thread, but I didn’t have any on hand, so I went with this old crochet thread. My stitching isn’t all that even, but … Continue reading

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Sawtooth Diamond in a Square

This quilt has been on my bucket list for ages! I finally pieced the top last winter in Arizona. I knew I wanted to quilt it with lots of feathers, but I was so afraid of ruining the top, that … Continue reading

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More QOVs

Both of these QOVs were quilted the same , but they couldn’t be more different! Here is pattern info for the quilt above. This one is called Hunter’s Star. Accuquilt has a die for this. And here is the pantograph … Continue reading

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