Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Nov 17, 2009, 6:40 pm
We finished another apron, and it is SO cute! I am experimenting, once again, with a half apron pattern. This one I created myself. And I may have even found an apron that flatters those of us that a...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Nov 16, 2009, 5:33 pm
Another mini quilt finished! Actually, it is not exactly mini, as it’s about 51″ square. But, just like the Lighthouse quilt, for me, this is small. It was quick and easy. I cut twenty-f...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Nov 14, 2009, 9:22 pm
Today we had the opportunity to be vendors at a craft show. This was our first opportunity to do this (I have been a vendor for other things before), and I am pretty clueless as to how to make our bo...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Nov 10, 2009, 10:52 pm
I know this is a quilting blog. But sometimes I end up sewing things that are only marginally related to quilts. Like aprons. But I don’t think I’m alone; don’t all quilters like .....
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Nov 9, 2009, 10:06 am
My Mini Quilt Monday (crazymom does this) attempt from last Monday is no longer botched. Here is the quilt I have completed for this Monday. This is a simple quilt, with a really nice lighthouse fa...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Nov 2, 2009, 5:12 pm
Sigh. I saw this great idea over on amandajean’s blog, called Mini Quilt Monday, that she’d gotten from someone else. The idea is to create a small quilt in one day (namely Monday). So, w...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Oct 31, 2009, 6:53 pm
O my goodness! So much to celebrate! I finished a new quilt, and I didn’t even tell you about it! Here is my version of it; it’s called High Light And here is the original version of it...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Oct 31, 2009, 4:52 pm
Today we got together to create what we hope will become a new quilting guild in our area; you can hop on over to our new blog to find out more about it! Many thanks to Carol, who worked hard to brin...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Oct 28, 2009, 11:22 pm
I recently spent a couple of days at a nearby quilt shop, where I rented time on their long arm quilting machine. Often, a LQS will offer long arm quilting services, where you pay a fee to have someon...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Oct 28, 2009, 10:24 pm
I sent my Friendship bag to my swap partner last month, in order for it to travel to Canada to my swap partner in time. Now that she has received it, I can show you a picture. I realize the picture i...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Oct 28, 2009, 10:05 pm
Back in late July / early August, the Quilt Odyssey was held in Hershey, PA, as it has been for the past ten years. I remember attending once before, when it was still a very new and rather small even...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Oct 10, 2009, 5:19 pm
If are looking to create a special, memorable quilt from pictures of loved ones, you will need a special fabric that has been created to act like printer paper in your printer: These Printed Treasure...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Sep 28, 2009, 12:01 pm
Well, I finally did it! As you know by now (and can probably relate), I LOVE fabric, and have accumulated quite a stash of it. I have sold some of it from time to time, but not consistently. But I ha...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Sep 26, 2009, 8:51 am
I don’t know if you’ve tried to stop by my blog in the past month, but it was apparently hacked, and could not be accessed. Who would do such a thing–to a quilting blog, no less? ...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Aug 25, 2009, 9:57 am
By the way, I wanted to take a few minutes to show you a purse I made, from the free Debut Purse Pattern that I got when I signed up (also free) with YouCanMakeThis. Click on the link on the right, he...
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Aug 20, 2009, 10:58 am
I’ve bought my Moda Honey Buns for the Friendship Bag Swap! I am waiting for the yardage to arrive. I purchased the Sultry and Arcadia Honey Buns by Moda; I got them at a great price at Fabric....
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Laurel H. posted an article on How To Quilt - Aug 10, 2009, 1:04 pm
I must be crazy; I am doing a swap? And WHEN do I have time to do this??!!! Ah well; a girl’s gotta have some fun now and then, yes? Misery loves company; you should join me. Click the link ab...
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