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It’s been a bit quiet here because I’m mostly fiddling with things these days so don’t have a proper finish to share. I have a WIP update post in the works but need to take a few photos for it, so hang tight. Here’s the eye candy keeping me happy these days. Mostly a variation…

Loulouthi Tiles – Finished!

Sep 11, 2013Carmit3 CommentsPattern review, Quilted projects, Quilty giftsLoulouthi, Loulouthi Tiles

It’s official–I handed over the Loulouthi Tiles quilt. It wasn’t without its hurdles, but I absolutely love how this quilt turned out! This quilt is based on a free pattern from Stitched in Color, and after a bit of thinking, came together very quickly. I was able to piece the top in one day. The…

In which I am a creepy stalker

Sep 10, 2013Carmit5 CommentsBaby Quilts, Quilt shows, Quilty giftsbaby quilt, purple, quilty gifts

So you know how your mother always tells you not to talk to strangers? I’ve met (and not met) some of the nicest people online, all of whom were, at one point or another, complete strangers. There was the time I went to New York with two people I’d only known online, and we stayed…

Upgrade!

Sep 9, 2013Carmit4 CommentsQuilted projects, Tools

I’m almost done talking about Loulouthi Tiles, I promise. I was dreading quilting this quilt, and for good reason. I finished quilting it a week ago Sunday, it’s now the following Monday, and I’m only now able to fully bend the fingers on my right hand. That bizarre cut I have across the bed of…

Pressing Matters

Sep 3, 2013Carmit5 CommentsSewing studio, Tools

I went to another quilt show on Saturday. I spent money. A lot of money. Money I don’t so much have right now because I’ve just quit my job (I QUIT MY JOB! THE ANGELS REJOICED!). Let’s not talk about that right now, mmmkay? On Sunday I spent the entire day quilting the Loulouthi Tiles…

Work-in-Progress Wednesday

Aug 28, 2013CarmitQuilted projects, Quilty gifts, Work-in-Progress WednesdayAurifil, Loulouthi Tiles, quilt, quilting, Work-in-Progress Wendesday

Huh, is it Wednesday already? I’ve got a few irons in the fire at the moment, but the most pressing one (pressing! harhar!) is getting Rachel’s quilt finished. On Saturday I put together the quilt back (of which I took no photos because… I don’t know). It is, as requested, mostly black, but I added…

Half-Square Triangle Chevron Quilt

Aug 26, 2013Carmit1 CommentQuilted projects, Quilty giftsbatik, chevron, quilt, Rainbow

When you’re new to quilting everything looks daunting. You start out making lots of mistakes and doing a lot more work than you need to because you’re guessing how to do things that others have figured out long before you. I’ve not done a tremendous amount of angled sewing. It’s pretty much been straight lines…

Oscar’s Baby Quilt

Aug 22, 2013Carmit2 CommentsBaby Quilts, Quilted projects, Quilty gifts4" square quilt, baby quilt

This baby is kind of my fault. My friends and former colleagues A and J used to be just A and J until I quit to move to England. Guess who hooked up at my going-away party? And three years later, Oscar arrived, so it was only fitting that I would make him a quilt.…

Loulouthi Tiles quilt

Aug 21, 2013Carmit4 CommentsWork-in-Progress Wednesdaybatik, Loulouthi Tiles, piecing, quilt top, quilting, Sew Sisters, sewing, Stitched in Color

Checking in with my first Work-In-Progress Wednesday post. When my friend asked me to make a quilt for her daughter’s 18th birthday I got really excited. I’ve been wanting to make a version of Tula Pink’s Fade to Pink quilt for a while and having seen this version of it, I figured I could do…

Festival of Quilts 2013

Aug 20, 2013Carmit2 CommentsQuilt showsart quilts, Festival of Quilts 2013, quilting, quilting show, Twisted Thread

I’m still winding down from the Festival of Quilts and thought I’d tell you a little about it. I went to the Festival for the first time last year, at which point I had been quilting for less than a year, and it is safe to say that I was completely overwhelmed by what I…