July 01, 2018
Do you use an awl when sewing?
I was presented with this wonderful tool years and years ago when I attended a Pine Needles Quilt Shop VIP event as a customer! I remember back then I was shown...
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February 01, 2018
According to my On Ringo Lake agenda, it is time to baste the quilt. There are so many different methods to baste, I suggest researching a trying several before you settle upon the way that works best for you. When I began quilting, I bought HUGE safety pins to baste my quilts because that’s what …
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January 25, 2018
The block assembly went really fast and I found myself done in the middle of the week with time to work on some other projects. I even finished a dress on my Bernina 460 Overlocker that I wore to work on Thursday! I’m glad I decided to give myself a week for each new clue. …
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January 17, 2018
It’s block assembly time! I was so excited to lay my units out to see what my blocks would look like, but I waited until Friday, my day for my next clue, before I started. For me, the expectation and waiting is half the fun! I wanted to share my process for block assembly this …
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January 11, 2018
Just keep sewing, just keep sewing! There are times in life when you need to channel a Disney character. When the journey was getting tough for Nemo and Dory, this is the mantra that Dory used to keep motivated. With so many clues and so much sewing with this mystery, this mantra may come in …
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January 02, 2018
Well, then, I guess Bonnie had some tricks up her sleeve. I knew she had a history of surprises at the end of her mystery quilts, but was still a bit flabbergasted at how she ended this. Since I am not superhuman (and I was out of town with no internet, cell service or phone …
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December 26, 2017
A belated Merry Christmas to you all! Did you find much time to sew over the holiday weekend? I had a bit of time before work Saturday morning to get all my cutting done. It really went really fast thanks to my Accuquilt cutter again. When I began this project, I wanted to use the …
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December 21, 2017
It was another week with a LOT of units again! I’m so very glad for my Accuquilt Cutter and the speed at which I can get the pieces cut for the sewing that needs to happen. I started with my brown triangles. After cutting a couple of strips from each of my fabric, it was …
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December 14, 2017
I hope everyone is keeping up! For me, so far, so good. I didn’t have the right sized strip cutter to prepare this week’s coral units which meant I had to go old school and use my rotary cutter. Thankfully, it went pretty fast when I stacked my strips, but I would never be able …
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December 05, 2017
A gaggle of geese! Wow, Bonnie has us working hard to create our own flocks of flying geese. After Bernina Joy reminded me that the Accuquilt Qube dies #4 and #5 can be put together into flying geese units, I decided to use that method rather than the alternate methods on the Quiltville Blog post. …
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December 03, 2017
Welcome back to our Quilting Quickies! It’s our 4th year, and we’re so excited for all of our special holiday fun. Watch for new videos all season! Join Marcia as she shows you how the cutest ever Christmas Bench Pillow you can whip up in a jiffy with KimberBell! You can even get it done …
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December 01, 2017
I’m sure I wasn’t the only one up early on Friday morning to start cutting for the first clue. I thought Bonnie’s advice about checking accuracy of seam allowances was valid, so I began with cutting enough for one unit. My new Bernina 590 sews like a dream! I love piecing with dual feed and …
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