Monday, April 6, 2015

Goal For April!



This month it will be more of a challenge to get the simplest projects done.  The next 5 months require me to be prepared if I am to accomplish anything fibery.  So I have been prepping for upcoming challenges, retreats, gifts and quilting for customers. 

This month I am going easy on myself. My goal is to finish this baby quilt that will be a gift as soon as it is done!



Till We Quilt Again,





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Saturday, April 4, 2015

What Caught My Eye!

Coconut Macaroon Nests - perfect for Easter







LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! this YouTube video!


Other than quilting I am into this and this. I highly enjoyed so much I have listen to them several times.

Don't you just get a rush when there is that one little something that makes quilting life easier. Check out this wonderful nugget!

Here is the recipe for the Coconut Macaroon Nests.

Inspiration comes in many ways! This mother and daughter team takes turns posting what they find inspiring all the while hosting a weekly linking party. I have discovered many inspiring posts from them and others they have linked. Here is one I ended up doing!

Awhile back I stumbled onto Judy's blog and we have since shared many words . She is one heck of a domestic free motion quilter and she recently posted this YouTube on her blog showing you how to bury threads. Enjoy!


I drool over Deliciously Drawn Doodles!
Wreath by Shelly Beauch





Happy Easter!



Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Gluing, Quilting & Gifting



Almost done projects!

Glue a few more and will be ready for quilting......



Two more passes and will be ready for its owner......




 Fill with items and ready for gifting.......




These are the three things I will focus on until they are done.
Fingers are crossed!




Till We Quilt Again,

Monday, March 30, 2015

Thread & Burgers (Tut. Link)


What a Combo!


This weekend we had a yard sale.


And my mother was letting go of her slide cases.



 My thoughts went to Thread Storage!
Remove the dividers and take off the lid.



 You might be gasping at this rats nest.
But this is what my drawer had turned into!



And now it is this!


These metal trays lay so nice on each other!
Perfecto! 



And for the Burgers!

Yesterday was still chilly here.
But we wanted BBQ!




The other day I was on CJ's blog at TinkSquared and she had a video
(linked on bottom of post) about making these burgers.
Along with that, CJ has allot of great recipes & tutorials to check out!


Once my hubby saw the video (he is a BBQ man)  he wanted to know what we were waiting for?





It is Beer Can Bacon Burgers


We made,
Fried Onion/Mash Potatoes/Bacon/Cheese
Tomato sauce/Pepperoni/Cheese

Since we are a sharing group--
What is some filling you would use?


Till We Quilt Again,


I am on

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Sharing!



Tulips On My Table!


Dare I say this dreaded little word that has given us cold sweats and has left us hyperventilating!  Is it two threads more or two threads less? Carrie may have answered and explained what those stinking Five Little Letters really mean.

Mother nature has teased us with some warmer weather, birds singing and buds starting to pop. But is anyone else having a hard time comprehending that it is almost Easter? Here are some cute Easter Goodies from Bree. Loving those Chickie Truffles!

A comment that I get often, since having a longarm is that the machine is why I can quilt what I do. This is partly true and partly false. The thing that many do not realize is the amount of hours of practice that goes into getting good (same with anything in life). This also applies for the domestic machine quilting as well. There are so many talented domestic free-motion quilters and here is just one of them.

While at QuiltCon, many of us were given a mini Triangle template in the swag bag. Here is a great tutorial on how to use one. I am hoping to carve out some time to give it a go.

Sometimes we stumble onto blogs that were just meant to be. Right before Christmas I was having a conundrum as to how to hang all those sewn decorations. And here was a wonderful answer.

Most of us have a Dresden template and if you don't, here is how you can simply make one. I came across a adorable simple table runner which would be a perfect Easter gift.


"The miracle is this: The more we share the more we have,"
--Leonard Nimoy



Till We Quilt Again,



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