Look what my sister posted to Facebook – Brianna in the dress I made her. She is so cute. I can’t wait say hi to her in person this November.
Quilts Tops and Dresses
Dots (54†x 54â€) Quilt guild meetings are motivators for me to finish at least one project. I finished two quilt tops and a few dresses for the little girls in my life before the last meeting. Whirly Squares (54†x 54â€) I struggled to finish the quilt tops. I had parts of them done […]
Stress and Illness
Fabric Postcard (4†x 6â€) completed a few year ago Increased stress and illness have snuck into our lives. I take smaller than usual chunks of time to be creative; slowly stitching together quilt tops as I push past the doubts of my fabric selections, sewing dresses for little girls and completing super secret projects […]
Happiness is Stitching
I had a tin of dyed fabric scraps and free time. I challenged myself to only use my free-motion foot to create this. I even used my free motion foot and a zig zag stitch to attach the button. The base is cotton batting. All of the pink fabrics, trims and crocheted square were dyed […]
Diamond Quilts Finished
Diamond in Diamond (54†x 54â€) I quilted and bound my diamond quilts. Two more quilts for holiday gifts now done! Diamond in Diamond back I tried spray basting for the first time. Overall, I like the ease of use and time saved not pinning. However, I accidentally sprayed basting spray on my dining room […]
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Giveaway Winners
her heart sang (6†x 9â€) The winners of the mini kits are Marie and Chiska! I hope you both enjoy creating girl art quilts as much as I do. One of the ladies in the workshop said with a huge smile on her face that making a girl art quilt was like playing with […]
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Creative Girl Art Quilts in Progress and Giveaway
I love seeing what people create with my creative girl art quilt patterns and faces. Above is a completed quilt Rena made after my mini workshop last year. Below are samples from the workshop last week. Sorry the photos are a bit fuzzy – indoor lighting wasn’t the best last week. I gave the participants […]
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Creative Girl Art Quilt How To 2
Yesterday I shared a method of creating an girl art quilt where the quilting is done after the girl is attached to the quilt top (background fabric). Today, I’ll show you my preferred method of quilt construction where the background is quilted before the girl is attached. The first few step are identical to those […]
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Creative Girl Art Quilt How To 1
I did a mini workshop last week on creative girl art quilts. I spent the week prior making detailed step outs on the construction of these art quilt. Today I am sharing one method of construction for making a creative girl art quilt. Step 1: Gather items for quilt: pattern, faces pre fused to fusible […]
Design Wall and Quilt Tops
This was what my dining room wall looked like on Sunday night. The quilt tops were laid out and I had stitched 2/3 of one top together. I finished the diamond in diamond top on Monday. I’m pleased with the top and for the most part the points actually line up. I’m excited to start […]