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Category Archives: recycling
Inspiration is Everywhere and Resistance is Futile!
I almost missed it! Project Quilting has begun! Although I do not participate in all of the challenges, some of them just pull me in. That “I can do this”, kicks in and the next thing I know is I’ve … Continue reading
Under the Needle on Hobby Hill
It is day 55 of the 100 Days 100 Blocks Challenge. Many of us are using the same block patterns from last year’s Kinship Fusion offered by Gnome Angel. This year I’m doing two versions. One is Sink or Swim … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Quilting, recycling, Sewalong
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Fabulous Friday Finishes
Yup, I’m bragging a bit. Tooting my horn and Terry’s too! I got this back and bound and it’s hanging in my bedroom. Sharp Dressed Man was pieced last year. The circles are made from neckties that have been sewn … Continue reading
The Finish-A-Long Q3
Often I am not sure about how I find some of the crafty quilty motivational blogs that help me get things done or inspire me to start something new. Sometimes it can be a blog I follow, that leads to … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Impressionist, Paper foundations, Quilting, recycling, Ties, UFO's, Uncategorized
Tagged Finish-A-Long, KarenStonePatterns, PrickleFish, ProjectQuilting
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In Honor of Earth Day
A few years ago Fauquier County Quilters had a Q^ Retreat (Quilt Up – elevating the ordinary). The creative team made several projects and gathered ideas about how to reuse fabrics. There were also challenges with prizes and the retreat … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, Denim, Family, Quilting, recycling, simple, Uncategorized
Tagged Denim, recycling
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The Challenge and the Commission
One of the people who make me an adventurous quilter is my sister Terry. She will take on anything and everything. Seldom does she think “I can’t do that”. Terry had a box from a woman who wanted a quilt. … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, planning, Quilting, recycling, Terry Burris Quilting, Uncategorized
Tagged Memory quilt, recycling, sewing, upcycle
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Richmond Quilters Guild Quilt Show
This is the first time I’ve entered a quilt in a show to be judged. Over the years I have had the chance to view dozens of shows, from an International show in Houston, to local shows in Northern Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, Quilt Show, Quilting, recycling, Terry Burris Quilting, Ties, Uncategorized
Tagged creativity, quilting, recycling, Richmond Quilters Guild Show, sewing, ties, upcycle
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February Finishes and Lessons Learned
February. The shortest month of the year. Some years it feels like an eternity before it will end with all the cold and snow. This year however…hikes, and walks and 70 degree days. Whodathunk! So time in the sewing room … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, Pillows, Quilting, recycling, Terry Burris Quilting, UFO's, Uncategorized
Tagged creativity, recycling, ties, UFO's
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Denimania
Denim has intrigued me for a long time. I’ve collected jeans for many years with the thought that “someday I will make something with these”. On a trip to the big Houston Quilt Festival several years ago, I took a … Continue reading
Posted in Denim, Quilting, recycling, Retreat, simple, Terry Burris Quilting, Uncategorized
Tagged Denim, quilting, recycling, retreat
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Haberdashery – Part Two
Although the Haberdashery wall hanging did not have the contrast I had hoped for, it was still an attractive piece. And I had lots and lots of tie scrap to use up. One of the points of this body of … Continue reading
Posted in Pillows, Quilting, recycling, Retreat, Terry Burris Quilting, Ties, Uncategorized
Tagged creativity, quilting, retreat
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