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Remember a Beautiful October, Apples, Coffee, Christmas Fabric

Turning the calendar page from October to November is a bitter sweet ritual. Yes we do still keep a calendar with appointments, events, birthdays etc, on the back of the door that leads down to the basement. Years ago I started doing this to try to not forget where I was to be when. Then with the advent of smart phones I began to let that habit go, however, Mr. Sewtopia did not. Therefore, flipping that used, scribbled on, and essentially defaced page is still like opening a new door to new days, new gatherings, and most of all new hours to enjoy the nesting season and all it brings. While likely starting the first fire of the year while making and baking many things pumpkin and cinnamon, it is now November. I like to look back on the month passed to remember all the touching moments that make up those special days. Of course family and friends are number one on the list but other thoughts come to mind. I have made a little list here, I hope it prompts you to recall t...

A Flashback Post, An Antique Applique Quilt And That Quarter Inch Seam

This is a vintage hand-pieced and appliqued quilt made by a family member of mine. It was a mail-order kit via a newspaper column that shared how to quilt on a weekly basis. Newspapers, of course, were the social media of their day. Now newspapers are few and far between. I have another quilt much like this one, a different flower feature. There are a few areas where directions are still in the selvage area not totally covered by the binding. When I married into this family, sewing was my common bond with the women. When they found out that I made my own clothes, I was golden in their eyes! I made just about everything then, except bras. Never learned how to do that. When I started experimenting in quilting I was married and living in Omaha. I had no quilt shop nearby so my fabric was from the large big box fabric store. Not the quality I am used to now, but it worked for me. If you are a new quilter, coming from garment sewing, or just new to quilting, I ...

Quilting Designs: Filling Patterns Design Ideas

So what is a quilter to do? I think that choosing a quilting design has turned into a quest of sorts. When reading Pathways to Better Quilting by Sally Terry, I was reminded of a set of panto-graph patterns that I purchased several years ago when I bought the original HandiQuilter frame system for a domestic machine. These simple, repetitive designs are the go-to for the home quilter. Of course, many long-arm quilters use such patterns as well. Finding the most appropriate pattern for a particular quilt requires a study of the pieced design. I think that a design with curves would work well for piecing that is essentially nothing but hard and straight lines. The first pattern, the clam shell, is much like that. I started marking the Jelly Roll Marathon Quilt with a stencil I had on hand but the shells are much too small. I have done a larger version of the clam shell using a saucer, I called it the Corelle method, for the obvious reason! This quilt was hand qu...

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