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Backgrounds and Borders Class with Angela Walters

Nov 9, 2016CarmitAngela Walters, LongarmAngela Walters, classes, Handiquilter, Longarm, quilting

In the second class with Angela Walters, we tackled borders and backgrounds. Angela also offers this as a Craftsy class. We started with a wavy line design that could be used as is or could be modified to add more interest, for example, a ribbon candy or wishbone filler. Most everyone can quilt a wavy…

The truth about longarming: Part 2

Sep 10, 2016Carmit5 CommentsLongarm, Making plansHandiquilter, Longarm, longarm quilting, practice, spider web quilt

I ended my last post about longarming with the rather vague promise to set myself specific longarming goals, and though I didn’t articulate them, I was following them. My first goal was to longarm a bobbin a day, which I did for a full week after the post. I had no specific plan, just to…

The Truth About Longarming: Part 1

Jul 25, 2016Carmit5 CommentsLongarm, Making plansLongarm

The truth about longarming is that I’m scared of it. It’s been nearly a year since I got my longarm and so far I’ve longarmed one large quilt (badly), no more than half a dozen practice pieces (middlingly), and one mini-quilt (not too badly, actually). I’m struggling to remember when I even turned the machine on last.…

Bookshelf Mini Quilt

Jul 11, 2016Carmit2 CommentsLongarm, Quilted projects, Quilty giftsbookshelf, bookshelf quilt, finished quilt, Longarm, mini quilt, quilt, quilting, Rainbow, selvage

My friend Cathy, mother of Rachel and Louise, turned fifty recently and I had to commemorate the occasion. Cathy is an incredible writer, so I decided to make her a bookshelf mini, which hopefully she can hang in her writing shed. I loosely followed the tutorial by Don’t Call Me Betsy and was fortunate to…

I Made A Wee Purchase

Oct 16, 2015CarmitLongarm, Quilt showsAvante, Handiquilter, Longarm, quilting, quilting show

Last month I hit the road towards Alsace, France, to attend the European Patchwork Meeting. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, but it didn’t really matter all that much because I was going there to buy stuff: I was going to pick up a roll of batting I’d ordered from a vendor in the Netherlands,…