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04 Apr

My First Embroidery

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
august blooms, embroidery, first quilt, polka and bloom
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I finished my first embroidery project the other day! I have been afraid of embroidery for a couple of years now. But lately I've been getting into hand sewing (sewing leather handles on bags, sewing hexagons), so I thought, hey, maybe I'm finally ready.I scoured the internet and Etsy for embroidery patterns to find the one that I would...

16 Oct

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My First Quilt: Day 3

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
Amy Butler Lotus Quilt, first quilt, pattern review, sewing pattern
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I got 5 more rows sewn onto my quilt, only 8 more to go! I realized that I am about 14 squares short, though, so I'm going to have to dig into the stash and cut some more fabric up. Not much else to report, I'm just trying to think of what fabric to use for the back. I'd...

14 Oct

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My First Quilt: Day 1

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
beginner, cutting, fabric, first quilt, ironing, rotary cutter
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So I started working on my first quilt today (the Amy Butler Lotus quilt pattern that I mentioned in a previous post). I have a little over 100 fabric scraps, all different prints, that I was using to cut 4-1/2" x 7-1/2" squares from. To begin with, I had to iron all the fabric since it had been crammed...

13 Oct

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Starting My First Quilt

March 24, 2014
Posted by Sara Lawson
Amy Butler Lotus Quilt, beginning quilter, first quilt
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My on-line sewing friends are all making quilts, so I finally decided...why the heck shouldn't I make one too? I know nothing about making a quilt. I have a rotary cutter, but silly to say, I don't even know how I'm supposed to go about cutting everything out. I figured I'd try to find a video on YouTube, lol.So...