Category Archives: Quilting Blogs

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Leigha

We normally head off for the holiday, like a ton of you do, and spend about three or four days out of town with family for the holiday. This year, that didn’t really work out for us, so we stayed … Continue reading →

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Y’all Need To Get Some Cable. Seriously.

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Leigha

So. There’s a serious explosion of babies lately; so many that I’m not really sure what they are putting in the water, but HOO-BOY am I glad that the ol’ tubes are tied. Whatever it is that is causing all … Continue reading →

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Counting Down

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Leigha

We’re getting so close to the purchase of this house that I can taste it. Literally. I’m licking the house as I’m typing this – THAT IS HOW CLOSE WE ARE. So many things are going on – trying to … Continue reading →

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Paper Piecing Mania

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Leigha

Every night, I tell myself that I'm going to knit, or sew on a different quilt, but every night I find myself adding on to this thing. I love it. I love it so much, my husband is considering accusations … Continue reading →

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Quilting My Ass Off, But Only Figuratively

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Leigha

With the completion of the Mod Sampler quilt, I needed another project ASAP. What makes more sense than starting a hand peiced hexagon quilt? At what point do I just admit it? I'm insane. A queen sized quilt, pieced by … Continue reading →

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Mod Sampler Quilt

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Leigha

I finally bound the edges and moved it through the washer and dryer; I was totally caught up in other projects, though. I blame Flickr; I was browsing through projects in some of the groups that I joined, and I … Continue reading →

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I Frakkin’ KNEW IT

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Leigha

I TOTALLY CALLED IT. I knew that talking about my sewing machine in public would anger it. After I wrote that post, I sat down to put together some blocks for a new baby blanket. Sure enough, the tensioning is … Continue reading →

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Sew, Mama, Sew: Sewing Machine Meme

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Leigha

What brand and model do you have? I have a Singer 2638, which looks like this: How long have you had it? I have had this machine for well over five years; I've only started really using it recently, though. … Continue reading →

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Mod Sampler Quilt Top

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Leigha

And as quickly as the blocks went together, so went the quilt top. Of course I had to include an art shot! For the quilting, I'm not following the free motion plan that was laid out originally. I've done all … Continue reading →

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Mod Sampler Blocks

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Leigha

I thought these blocks would take a lot longer to complete, but I knocked them out in just a few days. Yellow: Orange: Pink: Green: Blue: Purple: I've cut the sashing for them, and I'll start putting it together tonight. … Continue reading →

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