Author: Mishka
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Yesterday, I dropped off two more charity quilts for Victoria’s Quilts Canada. Last week, their headoffice, located here in Ottawa, received requests for 80 quilts… in one week! They definitely need more quilters. It’s a fabulous organization, if you can help out, I’m sure they would appreciate it. These two quilts were made with the…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 13 Total countries: 5 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 8 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. All My HeartsBy: CieAngel, Florida, USA This quilt is from a Heart Block Swap. The design is all mine. It has heart blocks from my friends all over the world.…
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One of the most common mistakes that people make when learning how to embroider is that they don’t use an embroidery hoop. And there are others who admit that they have tried to use a hoop but they found it awkward. So I thought I would shed some light on the matter. Using an embroidery hoop…
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Hello! In my day job, I am a machine quilter / teacher / cartoonist / beading designer, so I thought I would share a bit about quilting from a machine quilter perspective. Before I begin, let me say that 99.999% of quilting clients are wonderful people and a delight to work with. Really. I thought…
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By: Tammy Gilley Quilts were meant for sharing. I’ve been noodling about quilts. Women who make them. Women who need them. Quilts, especially those that are handcrafted, are really just a giant hug for anyone who wraps one around herself. Perhaps by stitching quilts, we’re comforting ourselves, too, because the whole concept of what has…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 14 Total countries: 6 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 8 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. BlizzardBy: Marianne Bender-Chevalley, Switzerland When I look out of my window today, this quilt reflects exactly the mood I observe outside. Quilt size: width: 21cm" height: 30cm" BRR!!!By: Sarcastic Quilter,…
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Hi, I’m Barbara Wilson from the Thimble Pleasures (Chapel Hill, NC) blog "Hot Flashes". It’s great to be a Guest Blogger! Our shop’s blog gets lots of comments on anything to do with quilt studio design and organization. So, I thought I would share some of our ideas with you! After years of quilting on…
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Here’s the fall mini quilt I sent to my partner Chris in Alabama. The fabrics: a gorgeous leaf print, that was in my stash, sadly without selvedge so I’m not sure where it came from. The three coordinating fabrics are from Ricky Tims’ Rhapsodie Colorée III line. The 1/2 square triangles finished at 1.5″. They…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 20 Total countries: 6 Total provinces: 4 Total states: 8 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Black and White QuiltBy: Holly Elam, Alabama, USA I made this pattern on EQ5 for my husband’s boss. She got married in October of 2009. She had a 1930s themed…
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Hi – I am Mary Anne Ciccotelli and I live in Pelham New York (20 miles north of New York City). I was born and raised in a small Idaho farming community. I became a "true" quilter in 2000. At that time when people would ask me how long I had been quilting I would…