Monthly Archives: August 2016

Stash Report And Wrapping Up The Month

Posted on August 28, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

I used ¾ yard of fabric for the raffle block finish (more info last post).  No fabric in this week. Right now I feel like I should never buy fabric in again, but that feeling won’t last. I’m almost done … Continue reading →

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UFO #3

Posted on August 27, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

I finished the third UFO for the year. I decided to call this one “Thinking of Maggie”. I almost called it “Remembering Maggie”, but that makes it sound like she passed away, which to the best of my knowledge she … Continue reading →

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What If Wednesday, A Day Late

Posted on August 26, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

I stopped at the library today to pick up books I’d called in. Out of the blue, I thought, “what if I randomly pick a book off the fiction shelves and give it a shot?” That might be an interesting … Continue reading →

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Stash Report And Small Victories

Posted on August 21, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

No fabric in this week. I skipped the sale at my LQS and don’t regret it at all. A small amount out this week as part of the continuing declutter. I found a faded piece of pink fabric from origins … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough

Posted on August 20, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

I knew I’d have to do it sooner or later. I bought a wide bed machine two years ago and never could get it to free motion quilt correctly. I spent time messing with it and corrected some of the … Continue reading →

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Right Result, Wrong Reason

Posted on August 18, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

A local quilt shop is having a sale on Halloween and Christmas fabric and kits this Saturday. I’ve been eyeing one of their Christmas kits for a while now. The first thing I thought when I saw the email was … Continue reading →

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Stash Report And Reorganization

Posted on August 14, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

No fabric in this week. We did some reorganization in my son’s room yesterday that forced me to sort through all my non-quilting fabric and some of the older quilting fabrics. That room was originally my sewing room, but we … Continue reading →

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The Books And The Questions

Posted on August 11, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

The work continues here on the question of too much inspiration and the realization that I don’t put my heart in my quilts. To address the inspiration question, I started reading those all those books. I finished two so far. … Continue reading →

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Stash Report And The List

Posted on August 7, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

No fabric in or out this week. I started quilting the Raffle Block by outlining the appliqué. I will quilt heavily in the open space to make the appliqué stand out. The quilt is small, so maybe a finish next … Continue reading →

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August Scrap Goals

Posted on August 6, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

There’s a scrap challenge going on over at Confessions Of A Fabric Addict. The best part of the challenge is that each participant sets her own goal for the month. I haven’t made much progress in the past few months. … Continue reading →

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