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Gail Doane 4-Piece Set workshop
Posted by Claire on Apr 27 2013
I ran away from home last week. But before you panic, don’t worry. I didn’t tie all my belongings up in a handerchief and set off on a raft; I went to Pennsylvania to attend the SAGA Needleart Retreat in State College. If I’d been thinking about the blog, I would have taken pictures but […]
Raise the Roof: a new pieced quilt project
Posted by Claire on Apr 22 2013
You’d think after finishing Spring Bouquet, I’d be all quilted out, but apparently not. I hadn’t even finished appliqueing all those flowers down and I was already planning my next quilt, which I intended to be a pieced quilt. I borrowed Carrie Nelson’s “Another Bite of Schnibbles: 24 Quilts from 5 and 10″ Squares” from […]
Spring Bouquet Update #3
Posted by Claire on Mar 19 2013
I’m making a lot of progress on Spring Bouquet. On my last update, I was just starting the borders. I’m happy to report that not only have I finished cutting and prepping all four of the borders, I’ve actually got two of them machine appliqued in place! Here’s what one of the borders looks like: […]
Spring Bouquet Update #2
Posted by Claire on Feb 18 2013
Ta-da! I’ve reached a big milestone with my LBQ applique project. I’ve finished cutting and prepping all nine of the centre blocks. Each block has between 45 and 75 individual pieces, so I’m approximately 60% of the way through the prep. Here are some close-ups, in no particular order. I think they look fantastic, don’t […]
Spring Bouquet Update #1
Posted by Claire on Oct 10 2012
I’ve started climbing Mount Everest. A quilted, appliqued Mount Everest better known as Laundry Basket Quilt’s “Spring Bouquet”. I didn’t buy the pre-cut shapes or the QOM option. Firstly, I don’t like the idea of doing raw edge fusible applique on anything but a ‘daily use’ quilt. I think it looks messy and not […]