My husband named the quilt made from Northcott’s Victorian Courtship fabrics “Rose Court”. I was able to finish the quilt in about five days, and ship it to the editor last Thursday. I had the greatest time quilting it. What does one do when one is extremely lazy in marking quilting motifs on the quilt [...]
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Rose Court
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Upcoming, tagged Feather quilting, Free-motion quilting, Green and Burgundy Quilt, Northcott Quilting Fabrics, The Quilter, Victorian Courtship Quilting Fabrics, Wendy Sheppard Design on June 30, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Liberty BLUE!
Posted in All my treasures, General, History, tagged Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Liberty Quotes, Patriotic Plate, Patriotism, Thomas Jefferson on June 29, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Happy Independence Week, Everyone! May we always cherish the heritage secured for us by great men before us, and may true freedom always ring! “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” ~ Benjamin Franklin (1775) “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and [...]
Mary Wigham Part 4
Posted in Needlework, Needlework:Mary Wigham, tagged Ackworth Sampler, Ackworth School Girl Sampler, Mary Wigham Sampler, Quaker Sampler on June 26, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Hello Everyone, Can you believe it’s already Friday? I hope you have had a good week. I didn’t get as far as I would have like on Mary, but I did get my Northcott’s Victorian Courtship quilt finished in time to ship to the editor (YAY!). Below are some latest pictures of my progress on [...]
Quilts like a dream – wool!
Posted in Quilting, tagged Hobbs Heirloom Tuscany Wool Batt, Hobbs Heirloom Wool Batt, Quilt Batt, Quilting on June 25, 2009 | 11 Comments »
The biggest challenge that I face as a home machine quilter is the weight and maneuverability of the quilt sandwich (largely contributed by the batting) under the throat of my machine. I have found wool batting as a great alternative to cotton. So far I have really enjoyed the Tuscany Wool by Hobbs Heirloom: For [...]
Yummy got yummier…
Posted in Quilting, Quilts & Projects: Upcoming, tagged Northcott Quilting Fabrics, Roses Fabrics, The Quilter Magazine, Victorian Courtship on June 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I am, of course, referring to one of the fabrics in the Victorian Courtship collection by Northcott. I hadn’t noticed the yummy details until I was cutting the fabrics for the quilt top: A sneak peek for you: I am feverishly quilting this baby so that it can be shipped to the editor of “The [...]
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