FREE Project – Origami Drawstring Bag
Quick class update – the Color Tools & Color Confidence Zoom class is coming up this Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Click here to register through Lakeshore Sewing. đ Interested in other Zoom classes? Check out the Upcoming Zoom Classes page on this site. Hope to see you soon! And now to the FREE PROJECT! This […]
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FREE Project – Festive Holiday Coasters
Hello again, everyone! As some of you know, I went through a cancer scare this fall, and had my hands more than full with doctor visits and subsequent surgery a couple of weeks ago. But I am thrilled to report that my final biopsies came back negative & I’m getting my groove back! I have […]
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Machine Quilting with a Serpentine Stitch
This is a slightly expanded version of a post previously published on the Cotton Cuts blog in September 2021. Iâll say one thing about the global pandemic: I think Iâve done more sewing and quilting in the past year and a half than in the previous 10 years! Seriously, my sewing machine has been a […]
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Finishing Spree! Quick Bindings That Mimic the Look of Hand-Sewn
I like to have lots of different projects going at different stages at the same time, so I always have something interesting to work on. But sometimes there’s a bottleneck, and I have a bunch of projects that are all at the same step. That’s what has been happening to me lately – a pile-up […]
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Finishing Spree! Finish with a Facing
A quick note before we dive into facings – I have 3 more Zoom classes coming up soon: âEasy & Effective Machine Quilting with a Walking Foot – Sat., April 17 & 24, 2021; 10 am – 1 pm âIt’s All About the Thread – Thurs., April 29, 2021; 6 – 8 pm âColor Tools […]
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Wicked Weaver & My New Favorite Product
The October Java Batiks box from Cotton Cuts and the Midnight Bite Sew Along (#MidnightBiteSAL) from Lillyella Stitchery offered me a fun opportunity to go outside my comfort zone this month. The Midnight Bite pattern bundle has 3 sizes of each of two different patterns – a bat and a spider. I opted to make […]
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Finishing Spree! Fireworks, Curvy Quilting & “Disappearing” Binding
A quick note: my new fall online teaching schedule is up! In addition to repeating a couple of my most-requested classes, I’ve got some brand-new classes to share with you all. I haven’t been posting much this summer, but I’ve certainly been sewing up a storm! I’m finding it good therapy. đ Due to the […]
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Cotton Cuts and the Value of Value
“Color gets all the credit, but value does all the work.” I don’t know who first came up with that quote; but I’ve seen many, many versions of it – because it’s so true! Most quilt books have a section on how to choose colors for a quilt. Color theory can be very helpful, but […]
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