A Few of My Most-Used Tools & Notions for “Invisible” Machine Appliqué
(Updated April 2024) With new sessions of the Modern Rose, The Magic of Invisible Machine Appliqué, Create Your Own Quilted Landscape, and the Celtic Blessings True Lovers Knot Invisible Machine Appliqué classes coming up in my online shop, I thought it might be a good time to share a few of my most-used (and most […]
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Endings and Beginnings – A Personal Note
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” This quote, usually attributed to Lao Tzu, but perhaps written by someone else entirely, nonetheless speaks to me – especially given what is happening in my life right now. Journal Quilt – Tree of Life. Journal Quilting is one of the ways I process my life experiences […]
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Celtic Quilt to Celtic Pillow – Sewing Machine or Serger
2025 UPDATE: My Celtic patterns can now be found in my online shop. The Celtic True Lovers’ Knot has been appliquéd, quilted, and trimmed, and is now ready for the binding. This would allow you to use the completed piece as a wallhanging. I did consider a wallhanging – I especially liked how it looked […]
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Making a Celtic Quilt – Adding Additional Texture with Machine Quilting
2025 UPDATE: My Celtic patterns can now be found in my online shop. This is the tenth in a series of posts that will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a Celtic Quilt. The lines that form my Celtic and Celtic-style knotwork designs are formed by cutting bias strips of fabric and sewing them into […]
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Making a Celtic Quilt – Top Tips for (Invisible) Machine Appliqué
2025 UPDATE: My Celtic patterns can now be found in my online shop. This is the ninth in a series of posts that will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a Celtic Quilt. The lines that form my Celtic and Celtic-style knotwork designs are formed by cutting bias strips of fabric and sewing them into tubes, […]
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Making a Celtic Quilt – Preparing the Quilt “Sandwich”
2025 UPDATE: My Celtic patterns can now be found in my online shop. This is the eighth in a series of posts that will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a Celtic Quilt. The lines that form my Celtic and Celtic-style knotwork designs are formed by cutting bias strips of fabric and sewing them into tubes, […]
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Making a Celtic Quilt – Adding Borders
2025 UPDATE: My Celtic patterns can now be found in my online shop. This is the seventh in a series of posts that will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a Celtic Quilt. The lines that form my Celtic and Celtic-style knotwork designs are formed by cutting bias strips of fabric and sewing them into […]
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Making a Celtic Quilt – “Basting” the Appliqué Design
2025 UPDATE: My Celtic patterns can now be found in my online shop. This is the sixth in a series of posts that will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a Celtic Quilt. The lines that form my Celtic and Celtic-style knotwork designs are formed by cutting bias strips of fabric and sewing them into […]
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Making a Celtic Quilt – Pressing the Bias Tubes
2025 UPDATE: My Celtic patterns can now be found in my online shop. This is the fifth in a series of posts that will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a Celtic Quilt. The lines that form my Celtic and Celtic-style knotwork designs are formed by cutting bias strips of fabric and sewing them into […]
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Making a Celtic Quilt – Sewing the Bias Strips
2025 UPDATE: My Celtic patterns can now be found in my online shop. This is the fourth in a series of posts that will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a Celtic Quilt. The lines that form my Celtic and Celtic-style knotwork designs are formed by cutting bias strips of fabric and sewing them into […]
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