I got both side strips added! And I am filling in hexies on the top and bottom now. After that is done, I can think about the borders.
Just for fun, here is a picture of the back. A few of the paper hexies have fallen out but most are still in there.
This will be a nice bit of hand stitching to work on after Easter dinner today.
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I use templates with my long arm and this tip pertains to that, but it could also be used for rotary rulers and templates as well. This tip was shared with me by Deb over at Quilts N Things Done by Betty Boop.
Here is a border on a quilt I recently quilted. I used a swag template made by Handi Quilter to achieve this design.
Most of my long arm rulers I want to slide over my quilt top. But some templates I want to stay in a very specific spot, so they need a little griping help. For that, I use a little Mob Grip. This product is designed for use on skateboards.
I just cut little bits, maybe a quarter inch, and place it on the back of the template. It has a peel and stick backing. I use 2-3 little bits on each.
I bought this roll on Amazon and it will probably last forever. Just for fun, here is a little video of me stitching out this border design. I hope it works!
“But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.”Isaiah 53:5 NLT
I give up. I have waited forever for a decent day to take pictures of this quilt outside. It is always too wet, too rainy, too snowy, too dark….. So here are inside pictures.
This quilt began with blocks made for a local guild exchange.
I finally got the top finished in February, except for the borders. I found the border fabric in Arizona and finished that earlier this month. I purchased a large Baptist Fan stencil from Barb over at Fun with Barb. You can read all about the marking and quilting on this post.
And (drum roll please!) here is the finished quilt!
I love the giant fans!
I used a polished cotton sheet from Ikea for the back. 
I made my share of wobbles and bobbles.
But I am thrilled to have this finished and finally have a new quilt on MY bed! 
Yay for finishing big quilts!
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I recently ordered some new dies for my Accuquilt Studio cutter. These are called “nested” dies and you get multiple sizes of the same shape in one set. The set on the left are the dies with blades, the set on the right below are blanks.
I also ordered a set of nested equilateral triangle dies.
To use them, you choose the size die you want, and then fill in with the blanks. below I have chosen to use the hexagon with one inch finished sides. This is the smallest one. The set includes hexies in one inch increments up to 7 inches on a side.
I cut some pieces out to try this out. This is the smallest triangle sitting on the smallest hexie.
I cut just 20 hexies and started piecing.
Below you can see that I have them all pieced into rows. Is this looking familiar?
I treated this the same way I did the equilateral triangle mini I made last month. I sliced it straight down.
And put it back together.
After adding borders, I was ready to quilt. I have to say I didn’t do any pinning and didn’t work all that hard at matching points. I am coming down with a cold and didn’t want to think too hard when I was making this!
And here it is quilted in a hanging diamonds pattern. I did this with my walking foot on my Bernina 1030.
I wanted to use this leftover piece of binding and it was just a tiny bit short so I added in a little piece of a different red. The back:
And this is what it looks like after washing. The finished mini measures about 11 by 13 inches. 
I think I could make some nice mug rugs with just 9 hexies this way.
Have a great day!
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Amy over at Amy’s Creative Side has hosted the Blogger’s Quilt Festival for quite a few years now. Usually she hosts one in the spring and one in the fall to coincide with Quilt Festival in Houston. This year, she has decided to have the spring festival based on Instagram. You don’t have to be on Instagtram to see the quilts though, pop over to her blog as they are all linked there.
The graphic above shows the category of quilts being posted each day.
If you are on Instagram, look for the hashtag #IGquiltfest. You can also follow me there, my IG tag is katyquilts.
Here are the rest of the QOVs that I quilted last weekend. Again, these tops were all pieced by members of the Stitching Sisters QOV group. I just quilted them.
Have a wonderful day!
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First of all, THANK YOU! for all the advice concerning my design wall. You’ve given me much to think about. In the past, I used the back side of a dollar store table cloth. It worked better than the Warm and White. It is, as some mentioned, getting pilly and it is difficult to remove the threads with a lint roller. I love the idea of having a grid on my wall. I will let you all know what I end up doing.
I picked up several tops from the Stitching Sisters QOV group last week and spent most of the weekend quilting them up. Here are the first three I finished form this batch.
The quilting doesn’t show on this backing, but I sure love this fabric!
I’ll show the last three in another post. Have a great day!
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I’m still thinking about my mini for the swap hosted by Lori at Humble Quilts. I went digging throu a box of orphan blocks looking for a certain block and came across these.
No, I won’t use these for the swap! I hadn’t intended to use these blocks together, but maybe…. This is the absolute end of this SweetwaterFQ bundle. It sure would be nice to have this out of the stash. Without a border, it would finish at 33 by 36 inches. I would probably add a white border to make it a little bigger.
I did find the block I was looking for. Hmmm……
More thinking required.
And here is a question for you all. When I made this design wall, I used Warm and White batting. But it is terribly hard to get the lint off.
I do not need another project now, but does anyone have a suggestion for something else easier to clean? If I know what to look for, I will watch for it on sale.
I received the most lovely squishes from a friend last week!
They are so gorgeous! I wish you could feel the FQs on the left, so soft and the weave is beautiful! Thank you, Terri!
Have a great day!
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Did you enjoy Worldwide Quilting Day yesterday? I sure did! After work, I quilted a Quilt of Valor quilt. When I finished that, I loaded another! But I will share those later this week. Today I thought I would share an update on my current leader/ender project.
Every now and again, I find more scraps to add. Now my scraps outweigh the solid pieces I am pairing them with! That’s okay. I have ideas for the extras. As I piece pairs together, I am tossing them into this container.
As that gets filled up, I make a block or two. It keeps me from getting bored with the current project. So far, I have these twenty 12 inch blocks done.
I tried out turning every other block.
Which is interesting, but I think I will stick with the first layout. If I set these 8 by 8, I will end up with a top 96 inches square. After quilting and washing, it will be smaller. So I may add borders. I have some time to think about that.
So far, I am loving this. And it has turned out to be the perfect leader/ender project for me. I spend very little time thinking about fabric placement. Because I am alternating with the blue bits, I never worry about two pieces ending up next to each other. My pressing plan is simple and every seam will nest when it is all put together.
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