Tag: #modernquilting
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How Much Does A Handmade Quilt Cost?
The cost of quilt-making can be a very touchy subject among quilters. Personally, I cringe when I see a handmade quilt being under valued. It makes everything I make worth less. This does not help my motivation to be creative. The flip side of this argument is: “I want to be competitive with stores or […]
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Ironing Through Anger
Every time I start a new blog post, something happens in the news that makes me angry. This makes me feel a great desire to go off on my political beliefs. Instead I’m going to start this one with a real quilt-related topic: Ironing. You might be following my progress on the Fairly Isleish Quilt […]
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Fairly Isleish Quilt Progress
I’m so thrilled to show you my progress on the Fairly Isleish Quilt! But first things first: HAPPY NEW YEAR! I can hardly believe it’s 2022… and that I’m still here! I really didn’t think I’d make it past 25, so each and every year beyond that is BONUS. Now I’m past 50 so it’s […]
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Fairly Isleish
Big thanks to Kim from KMJ_Creations on IG for helping me come up with a name for my new quilt pattern! She said my quilt pattern reminded her of the knitting patterns of the Fair Isles. I looked it up and she was right… very linear geometric designs. The knitting patterns are more limited, both […]
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New Quilt Progress
I’m so excited to share my quilt progress on the new project I started at the beginning of this month! I’m using the leftover pieces of my Kaleidoscope Quilt to make something brand new. If you know me, you know I’m a bit obsessive. These type of projects get me a little hyper-focused. All I […]
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Down Days
How are you? I feel these last few months have been flying by and when I do have time, I’ve been feeling very down. Could be the colder weather and shorter days, but I think I’m also feeling the world scream. Sometimes I end up spending my free time all stressed out and that brings […]