tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79237282174239482492024-03-04T20:12:21.937-08:00 Sewing with BernieBernie is my new sewing machine. We spend a lot of time together creating all things made of beautiful fabrics.
Bernie 'n me--sew together!Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-2564402078973116562012-11-14T10:13:00.000-08:002012-11-14T10:18:11.006-08:00Two Down and Two to Go....Well, Almost.The piecing of Quilt #2 --for Daughter #2 is getting close to completion. I chose a simpler pattern and more subtle colors for this quilt, based on the recipient's personality. The pattern was FREE from www.modabakeshop.com. The quilt is named, "Wiggly Whimsy", designed by Rebecca Silbaugh of Ruby Blue Quilting Studio. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer view. Fabric used, Basic Gray's Black Dress with spikes of color by Kaffe Fasset</td></tr>
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My first quilt is very bright and modern. This second quilt is more subdued. I wanted to make this quilt special in some way. I find that the choice of backing can add an element of surprise or</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A news print in black, white and red--perfect for my quilt!</td></tr>
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Please take the time to visit www.Quiltinggallery.com and read about the Sandy Quilt Block Drive. The drive asks quilters to volunteer to make one or more log cabin quilt blocks (to certain specifications). The blocks are easy to construct from your scraps. I have made two blocks and they are almost done--just need to add the last row of a solid, dark fabric. <br />
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See, you can use any of your scraps and make it colorful!<br />
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Have a joyful day and add color to our world with lovely quilty projects. <br />
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I am still getting used to the seasons in Las Vegas. I lived in S. California for twenty plus years and had the best weather in the world. Now I am living In Las Vegas and there is a change of seasons. But the seasons are are skewed. Throughout the summer plants and flowers alike go dormant to survive the hot desert temperatures. The 100 plus degree temperatures start in June and usually end in October; so it is a long, hot summer. <br />
It is November and we are experiencing a rebirth of our garden and flowers. Our roses are blooming, our vegetables sprouting and the desert cactus and succulents are growing. It's almost like having a second spring! This wonderful weather won't last long, though. The weather forecast shows that cold temperatures are imminent.<br />
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And lastly, our beloved kitty is growing back her fur coat. She had a cancerous growth removed from her side about a month ago and it is so encouraging to see her healing.</div>
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Here is what I have accomplished today:<br />
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This little block is for a swap. I have never participated in a swap before, but thought it might be nice to be an active blogger, rather than just an observer.<br />
This needs to be completed by November 20th.<br />
I am having fun with this.<br />
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This is a paper piecing project. The mountains are done--tomorrow the trees. <br />
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The backing fabric came today for my quilt #2. It's perfect for the quilt design. Photos to come.<br />
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<br />Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-73511689512427557992012-10-31T22:33:00.000-07:002012-10-31T22:33:02.300-07:00One Down, Three to GoChristmas is coming quickly. My "Plan" is to make a quilt for each of my four children for Christmas this year. When I made this "Plan", I had about 6 months to accomplish it. Fast forward to the very last day of October 2012... Quilt #1 is pieced. On my last post, I showed you a sneak peek of one of the blocks for Quilt #1. <br />
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Yippee! Here is Quilt #1:<br />
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Quilt #2 is in progress. Me and Bernie are spending hours together!Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-40862670056287414382012-10-24T09:22:00.001-07:002012-10-24T09:22:55.640-07:00My Little Pretties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are two of my favorite pieced quilts. I am working on the backings for them. I just love all of the color and cannot wait for them to be completed.Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-5468733905947190012012-10-23T23:59:00.002-07:002012-10-24T09:16:13.825-07:00Little DeviationsThe holidays are coming and my goal is to make a quilt for each of my children--that would be four quilts. This goal is a bit ambitious, but achievable. So then, why am I serendipitously deviating from my goal by starting other little projects? I just cannot resist trying new projects and the blogs are filled with the most tempting photos and ideas for new creations. <br />
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I am intrigued with houses and found this free pillow pattern of a little town square. It's not finished. I have decided to make this the center of a larger quilt, but I am not sure where to go from here. Any suggestions? Anyone?<br />
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Here is another free house pattern. I thought about embellishing the houses and adding other objects to this neighborhood, but decided not to because I like the simplicity of the pattern. So this is what it is, and it will be quilted and used as a throw for cooler evenings. (Yes, even Las Vegas has cool winter evenings.)<br />
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After these creative deviations, I am now "back on track".<br />
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Here is a little glimpse of the start of a quilt for one of my daughters:<br />
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Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-2464625704616305102012-09-28T23:22:00.000-07:002012-09-28T23:22:24.754-07:00Rag Quilts and AccuQuilt Go MachineRag quilts are fun to make--especially for children because they are easy to sew; sturdy enough for multi-launderings; and the soft, warm flannel appeals to the kids. I have a lot of fun making these quilts for my young granddaughters. There are so many colorful children's fabrics. At first I made my rag quilts with only flannel, but lately I have been mixing both 100% cotton and flannel. This allows me even many more fabric options. <br />
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The most time consuming and tedious part of making a rag quilt is the final act of snipping all of the seams and borders. The first rag quilt I made, I used my regular sewing scissors. Not only was this difficult but painful--my thumbs had blisters by the time I was done. Luckily, the quilting-blog world offers the most helpful information and a short search told me that I could buy snippers to "snip" my seams. Boy, they really do make the snipping absolutely easy (and painless)!<br />
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When attending one of my Block of the Month classes at the local fabric store, the The AccuQuilt! Go Cutting Machine was demonstrated and received high praise for its precision and time-saving factor.<br />
I had only a passing interest in the machine and thought little more about it until I discovered that AccuQuilt offered the 8-1/2 inch; Rag Square die. I thought, "wouldn't it be fantastic to NOT have to do any final snipping of the seams?" <br />
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Now I am the proud owner of an AccuQuilt Go! Cutting Machine with the aforementioned 8-1/2 inch Rag Square die. (The decision to purchase was not that quick and simple--after all it takes a lot of self talk to justify the cost versus the time-saving factor when you are retired.) <br />
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Now that I have used my cutting machine and rag square die to make the latest rag quilt I thought I might share my experience using it with anyone who is interested. <br />
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I made the quilt with flannel and 100% cotton. The cutting machine directions said, for flannel, cut the maximum of two layers at a time. For cotton, it was recommended that you start with two layers and build up to six layers. I found that I could cut 4 layers of the flannel quite easily and accurately. The cutting process took some planning so as not to waste fabric. I cut 9 inch squares to make my rag cuts. You might say, "what's the point, why use a cutting machine if you have to do pre-cutting?" <br />
Well, it's about the entire process--remember you don't have to do all that snipping later on. <br />
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And, the resulting rag squares were beautiful to behold--with lovely, perfectly formed, perfectly spaced fringes. Sigh!<br />
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Layering the fabric into little sandwiches was easy peasy. I placed 6 inch squares of white flannel between my fringed 8-1/2 inch squares ....<br />
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and sewed an "X" across each sandwich square.<br />
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Then I sewed the sandwich squares together in rows.<br />
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All so easy, yes? Well, no because when I turned over my sewn row of squares here is what I saw.<br />
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I found it very difficult to manage those gorgeous, long fringes. Even though I ever-so-carefully pinned and sewed, they seemed to have a minds of their own--popping out and turning up where they were not meant to be. <br />
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Another challenge was sewing the rows together when four seams intersected. The dilemma was--how to sew through or around the intersecting fringes. A picture is worth a thousand words, here is what I mean.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My thumb is placed where the seam should be sewn. Those vertical fringes are in the way.<br /></td></tr>
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My solution to this problem was to snip/remove a few of the intersecting fringes. I decided that a few fringes would not be missed once all was sewn together and the rows were brushed into fluffy goodness. (Yes, I used a plastic brush to make my fringes fluffy.)<div>
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Here is the final product.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of front</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And paper-pieced label makes it complete<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back view</td></tr>
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QUESTION: Was the AccuQuilt Machine and 8-1/2 inch Die Cutter worth the expense of purchase?<br />
ANSWER: The cost can be prohibitive for many and might not compensate for the resulting <br />
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QUESTION: Will I save time and effort?<br />
ANSWER: Yes, overall time spent was much less because there was no "snipping" needed.<br />
Yes, the process was more efficient once I learned how to deal with the errant fringes <br />
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CONCLUSION: The AccuQuilt cutting machine produced perfectly cut squares with beautifully, <br />
symmetric and long, lovely fringes that could never be produced by hand cutting.<br />
The resulting product was well worth using the AccuQuilt cutting machine and its<br />
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If you can afford the cutting machine, buy it! Later you can purchase additional<br />
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Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-27693049417196952192012-09-05T20:02:00.000-07:002012-09-05T20:02:28.399-07:00EAST MEETS WEST - BOM Asian-design Fabric<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, I will admit it...I am obsessed with Block of The Month projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> What a wonderful world we quilters live in! The blog hyperspace is filled with BOM projects. I have learned so much from participating. Plus, I feel as though I am part of a bigger community while taking part each month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In Las Vegas we have a number of quilt shops. I have my favorites, of course. One of my favorites is Quiltique in Henderson, NV. I love that moment when I enter Quiltique's shop. It's like entering a fabric fantasyland. At Quiltique I am currently part of a "block of the month" class. Each month, under certain specified requirements, each participant receives a new block pattern and fabric to create the new block. For this project, I decided to choose from the asian-design fabrics. Quiltique has a huge offering of colorful, gold-speckled asian-design fabrics. What a delight to walk up and down the aisle to choose my fabrics!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> As of September 2012, block #6 has been completed and I will be take it to Quiltique on Saturday. The rule is, if you complete the prior month's block and present it, the fabric is free for the next block. Each second Saturday of the month, I happily head to Quiltique to receive my new block pattern and discover what sewing challenges this next block will bring. The teacher discusses the new block construction and answers our questions. We have coffee, donuts and share our latest quilting projects. Then we literally race through the quilt store to pick our fabrics for the newest block pattern. Usually additional purchases are made for our stashes--because you can never have enough pretty fabric. </span><br />
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Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-48598721661116628822012-08-28T11:02:00.002-07:002012-08-28T11:02:35.139-07:00PAPER-PIECED CATSAs you already know, I am the proud owner of the lovely Sofia, my gray cat. Becoming a cat lover means you must express your cat adoration in all aspects of life. Here is my latest--<br />
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This pillow top was made using scraps from my ever-growing scrap basket. It was paper pieced, 'cause I love, love, love paper piecing. I hope you can see the cats included in most of the blocks. I had such fun making this! The finished pillow will be sent to a special cat lover as a gift. I hope she likes it as much as I do.</div>
<br />Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-72369884122613007602012-08-28T10:31:00.003-07:002012-08-28T10:32:19.638-07:00And Kitty Makes Three.....I just cannot explain it! I adore my gray, fluffy, one-eyed cat. <br />
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Her name is Sofia Loren (after the the actress, of course.) She was named by my daughter, who was the original owner of lovely Sofia until an emergency brought Sofia to my doorstep. I had no desire to take care of a cat, but took in Ms Sofia because my daughter asked. It was supposed to be temporary, but as the months went by I began to dread the day my daughter would reclaim Sofia. Well, that never happened. Sofia has been with us now for 6 years. She is a member of our family--me, my husband and Sofia. <br />
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I should be jealous, because Sofia adores my husband, Tom. He calls her "Kitty Cat", not Sofia, but she doesn't seem to mind. She sits on his lap with her head on his chest and sleeps while he watches whatever sport is on TV.<br />
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<br />Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-39324451581926357822012-08-27T23:27:00.003-07:002012-08-27T23:27:40.498-07:00PILLOW TALK<br />
My motto: You can never have enough pillows. Or maybe I should say I cannot stop making pillows because I love making quilt blocks. I peruse books, magazine, look at blogs, and search quilting websites to find new ideas for quilt blocks. Once I find a interesting pattern, I dash to my sewing machine to try to replicate it. But usually, I stop at one block which then becomes another pillow top.<br />
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Here is my newest addition to my pillow collection. <br />
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I found this block pattern on McCallsquilting.com, called "40 Shades of Green". Instead of different shades of green, I chose to use one of my charm packs with bright, primary colors. Normally, I avoid appliqué, because it's a stressful experience for me. But I enjoyed creating this block. Maybe I will make another using just one color, as the original block pattern suggested. <br />
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What's one more pillow!<br />
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<br />Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-69466931232570796162012-08-24T14:06:00.000-07:002012-08-24T14:07:59.718-07:00MY PAPER PIECING PROJECT<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I love paper piecing. Don't know why; I just do. I love "Craftsy" and this is one of the projects from a course with Peggy Martin. <br />
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The Plan: to make a throw-size quilt for a gift to a grandson who likes all things about stars, planets, airplanes, etc. The back of the quilt will be a big surprise! More to come.....<br />
<br />Karolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741287745959782342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923728217423948249.post-76560414160341744932012-08-24T13:29:00.002-07:002012-08-24T14:58:59.317-07:00The is the first day of my attempt at blogging. I have spent the last year reading and enjoying blogs of quilters, sewists (sewers just sounds wrong) and crafters who generously contribute their ideas and projects to the blogging world. I have been the benefactor of all the creative ideas, knowledge and inspiration. Everyone is extremely willing to share. Although my contributions will be limited by my expertise, I want to be part of this delightful world. <br />
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So hello world--Bernie 'n me are ready!<br />
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