Category Archives: Staff Quilts

Tiny Houses Finale

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Kathy

The quilting is finished, and I bound this miniature with single-fold binding to avoid bulk. I think it turned out pretty well, considering my limited machine quilting skills. It was amazing to me how well large-scale Kaffe Fassett prints worked … Continue reading →

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Little Cityscape Art Quilt 6: Finishing and a Comparison of Process

Posted on March 17, 2011 by ktaylor

With framing borders added, I stitched the looped mohair yarn on by hand. This proved to be a delicate yarn, and I snagged a few loops which then became fluff! Oh no! I gave the fluffy places a crew cut … Continue reading →

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Newborn Snuggler

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Kathy

A dear friend asked me a few weeks ago to make a baby quilt she could use as a gift, and I was happy to do it. There was just one catch…it had to be done very quickly, as the … Continue reading →

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Little Cityscape Art Quilt 5: Framing & Embellishing

Posted on March 9, 2011 by ktaylor

My border fabrics are chosen and sewn. I decided to sew the backing to the front in pillowcase style, with batting in between and no binding. Now that I’m nearing the finish line I know this art quilt needs a … Continue reading →

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Tiny Houses…Time to Quilt!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Kathy

This quilt is so small, there’s really no excuse to ask anyone else to machine quilt it for me. I’ve decided to quilter-up and do it myself. And I’m using a pretty elaborate quilting plan. Rebecca Segura of Zeffie’s Quilts … Continue reading →

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The Little Cityscape Art Quilt 4: Stitchin’ Away

Posted on March 2, 2011 by ktaylor

Now and then I’m breaking away from the actual quilt piece to practice putting fabrics together and stitch applique edges. I like a more active sky background with a sparkling print effect rather than a plainer, more subtle texture for … Continue reading →

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The Little Cityscape Art Quilt 3: Layering begins!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by ktaylor

I’m beginning to lay down my basic shapes of roughly cut fabric. My mini design wall consists of a piece of white terry cloth wrapped and taped around a large artist’s clipboard. It’s totally portable! I’ll refer to my rough … Continue reading →

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Tiny Houses Progress

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Kathy

I am still loving my miniature house quilt project. I finally finished all the foundation piecing and made the little (2 1/8″) blocks. Then, I arranged all the units and made the top. Now for the less-than-fun removal of all … Continue reading →

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Little Cityscape Art Quilt 2

Posted on February 11, 2011 by ktaylor

I’m starting with the cool color sketch (2) and choosing fabrics. Okay, I know there are only 17 basic shapes in the composition, but I am a big believer in collecting many fabric options to choose from in the beginning. … Continue reading →

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My Take on “America The Beautiful”

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Beth

I’m having a ball piecing my own version of America the Beautiful — our McCall’s 2011 series quilt designed by Lynn Lister. Hope lots of you are stitching with me! In our March/April issue trees and mountains are patterned — … Continue reading →

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