February Free-Motion Quilting Challenge – Feather Plumes

Confession #1: Wow! I can’t believe I’m posting this again just under the wire.  The 2012 FMQ Challenge is really providing me with a deadline and motivation to keep up with at least monthly blog posts (even though they may be written late at night). Confession #2: I took my first workshop with Diane Gaudynski [...]

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2012 Free-Motion Quilting Challenge

Happy New Year! To encourage myself to re-start blogging this year, and to challenge myself to practice new free motion quilting techniques, I ‘took the pledge’ to participate in the 2012 Free-Motion Quilting Challenge. Check out this challenge at SewCalGal’s blog — especially the list of talented machine quilters (all home sewing machine quilters!) who [...]

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Diane Gaudynski is blogging!

The first class I took with Diane Gaudynski in 2004 was the beginning of my passion for machine quilting, and Diane’s work and teaching continues to inspire me.  Every time I think of classes I’ve taken with her, re-read her books, or search out new tidbits from her website, I am inspired all over again. [...]

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Homemade starch

I have been assembling units for a pieced border this week and forgot how much I like using homemade starch. I usually reach for the can of starch or sizing from the store, because it is just there.  When I use it, I never know whether it will spray or dribble in globs out of [...]

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