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Patchwork Pie: October 2014
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A quilter's view of the universe. Friday, October 24, 2014. Singer Featherweight Model 221. A 1938 Singer Featherweight is one of the sewing machines I inherited from my mother. She got it at a yard sale for $25 because "It's a pretty small machine." The guy was asking $50! They sell for $350 and more today. Yesit IS a small machine! Mom had already given me a nice treadle.). Johnny started off with a history of the Singer Featherweight and how the original machine (made as the Standard SewHandy) was not...
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Patchwork Pie: Singer Featherweight Model 221
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A quilter's view of the universe. Friday, October 24, 2014. Singer Featherweight Model 221. A 1938 Singer Featherweight is one of the sewing machines I inherited from my mother. She got it at a yard sale for $25 because "It's a pretty small machine." The guy was asking $50! They sell for $350 and more today. Yesit IS a small machine! Mom had already given me a nice treadle.). Johnny started off with a history of the Singer Featherweight and how the original machine (made as the Standard SewHandy) was not...
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Patchwork Pie: A UFO No More
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A quilter's view of the universe. Thursday, May 21, 2015. A UFO No More. My horoscope this morning said to finish old business, so I went right up to my studio.it seems to be the home for UnFinshed Objects (UFOs). Grabbing the first ziplock bad at hand, I was surprised to realize it might not even be a UFO! It was a collection of 6" blocks from my Design Your Own Quilt With Easy Blocks class, and not actually a project that had been started and set aside. Not unless I got desperate for design ideas!
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Patchwork Pie: Kooky Scrap Star Blocks
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A quilter's view of the universe. Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Kooky Scrap Star Blocks. There are so many times a "scrap project" comes up, and in the end it has just created more scraps. The Kooky Scrap Stars may actually help you use some up! I am so excited! This is a "sew and flip" method and wastes a bit of fabric.well, that's the good part because the pieces are not too large to start with, so you have a real chance of actually. What is a Kooky Star? Who called them Peaky and Spikey. As you can see, ...
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Patchwork Pie: The Year of the Scraps Begins!
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A quilter's view of the universe. Wednesday, October 1, 2014. The Year of the Scraps Begins! Now the the big quilt show is over, it's time to get back to making. In fact, there a brief respite between Judging and Hanging that allowed me to make this:. Another dark bordered quilt on a navy blue sofa.sorry! Very easy and fun! This is one you could play with the colors and value placements for a long time and enjoy different results. Pat-on-the-back: I even finished making a binding for it today! From every...
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Patchwork Pie: Promised Details & Piano Keys
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A quilter's view of the universe. Saturday, February 7, 2009. Promised Details and Piano Keys. At last I can catch up on a couple details that have been missing. not to mention an. It is published below "Midnight Mystery Quilt Revealed" (Feb. 4). Scroll on down to see "BLOOMS". There are some nice pictures of class projects. That what happens when you write something but forget to change the date. Meanwhile, how about those scrappy Mystery Quilt blocks finally sewn together? Add more scraps, of course!
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Patchwork Pie: May 2015
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A quilter's view of the universe. Thursday, May 21, 2015. A UFO No More. My horoscope this morning said to finish old business, so I went right up to my studio.it seems to be the home for UnFinshed Objects (UFOs). Grabbing the first ziplock bad at hand, I was surprised to realize it might not even be a UFO! It was a collection of 6" blocks from my Design Your Own Quilt With Easy Blocks class, and not actually a project that had been started and set aside. Not unless I got desperate for design ideas!
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Patchwork Pie: Mile-A-Minute Quilt
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A quilter's view of the universe. Friday, June 6, 2008. What good is a Patchwork Pie if you can't get a slice that you want? Thanks to a comment/ request, here are some tips about making the Mile-A-Minute quilt in the version I do:. 1 Start with a strip and sew scraps down it's length. Press open. 2 Cut the strip scraps into pieces, then randomly. Sew those down the length of another strip. Do not keep them in any order. Rotate them around. Press, etc. 3 Sew those pieces down the length of another strip.
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Patchwork Pie: Scrappy Gift Tags
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A quilter's view of the universe. Thursday, November 20, 2014. Holiday gift sewing can sure cause a blog to go missing.how can I show what I'm doing when you-know-whos will be reading? So as slight diversion, here is a little tute on what I did today: Making gift tags! Fused, naturally.and of course with SCRAPS! Often holiday theme fabrics are kept as a separate collection, but the scraps work just the same. There are always more-more-more, no matter how diligently you apply yourself to using them. That ...