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Christa’s Quilt Along 5.7 – Hugs ‘n Kisses Safety Pin Basting
For today’s Quilt Along lesson, we will tackle basting which is usually the least fun part of making a quilt. However, I’m giving you a whole week to do it and it only took me 2 hours including ironing and … Continue reading
DIY Quilt Along 4.9 – Sea of Squares Binding by Machine
Today I am going to show you a quicker way to bind your quilt – by machine. Sometimes when I am in a hurry (like this week trying to finish all my quilting tasks before heading off to QuiltCon), a … Continue reading
DIY Quilt Along 4.8 – Sea of Squares Extra Quilting
Can you believe this quilt is almost done? Next week I will show you how to bind it by machine. The following week I will start all over with another brand new quilt-along. Here’s a hint for my next quilt: … Continue reading
DIY Quilt Along 4.7 – Machine Quilting Sea of Squares
How are everyone’s quilts coming along? I sure am enjoying seeing pictures of your quilt-in-progress on my Christa’s Quilt Along flickr group. For today’s post I will be showing how to quilt this quilt with a walking foot and straight … Continue reading
DIY Quilt Along 4.6 – Basting Sea of Squares
I finished my pieced backing from last week and now it’s time to baste Sea of Squares! The backing took me 2 hours to cut, piece and starch. The basting also took 2 hours, so it was a very pleasant … Continue reading
DIY Quilt Along 3.6 – Marking and Basting the Chevrons
Although basting a quilt is my least favorite “chore” of the whole quilting process, it’s a necessary step so I can get to my most favorite part which is the machine quilting. I always have better results if I take … Continue reading
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Tagged basting, Charm Packs, Charming Chevrons Quilt, Chevrons quilt, Free Patterns, pinmoors
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DIY Quilts 2.4 – Marking and Basting Baby Bricks
I finished the pretty pink version of Baby Bricks this week to go along with the baby blue top that I will be basting today. (Kits are available for both colors for a limited time.) Before I get to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Bricks Quilt, basting, diy quilts, Free Patterns, Patterns, pinmoors, Quilt Patterns, Quilting Tools
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DIY Quilts #1.4 – Backing and Basting Your Jelly Roll Quilt
Welcome to part 4 of my do-it-yourself quilt along! So far we’ve gathered our supplies, sewn the blocks, and completed our quilt tops. This week we will piece our backings and baste our quilts so that our Jolly Jelly Roll … Continue reading
