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quilting canuck: February 2011
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Monday, February 14, 2011. Building Blocks - Line Diagrams. Over the years of doing Nearly Insane. I've had a few questions asking me how I figure out what to cut. I chose not to provide dimensions for the blocks I was doing since that would mean you didn't need to buy the book and I figure that violates the copy right. So, instead I'm doing a tutorial on how I figure it out. The Centre of this block (picture below) is a 3" finished (3 1/2" unfinished) square made up of 9 squares that are each 1" finished.
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quilting canuck: Building Blocks - Set in seams
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Building Blocks - Set in seams. I was working on these blocks and someone looked at them and said eewww set in seams. They're really quite simple to do and shouldn't scare you off from a block that you're interested. So, I thought I'd do a little tutorial. You start off by attaching the first piece the the centre block. Leaving part of the seam undone. I usually do not bother back stitching with this step. The next piece is added just as you always would. Same with the next piece.
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quilting canuck: Building Blocks - Square-in-a-Square II
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Sunday, July 5, 2009. Building Blocks - Square-in-a-Square II. I've been thinking of doing a series of building blocks type tutorials for a while now. Cut your centre diamond square (the square-in-a-square block in the picture below) C 1/2" by C 1/2". Sew two of the triangles on opposite sides with a 1/4" seam allowance. Here is a close-up of the X. And here is the point you end up with. All without needing to pin. (Yes, I'm lazy. I'll avoid extra steps wherever possible.). And here it is trimmed. I'm st...
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quilting canuck: Not a Boy Quilt
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Thursday, February 10, 2011. Not a Boy Quilt. I guess focusing only works for so long. I have a finish to report! Though not UFO #3 or the bookmark either). I started this quilt many many years ago. I had originally picked pink, blue and yellow fabric so it could be a unisex baby quilt. Obviously it didn't turn out that way. Oh well, it's a cute quilt anyways and will be a lovely quilt for a little girl. Look wonderful. Great to finish I bet. Have a good weekend. February 11, 2011 at 8:06 AM.
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BUTTON BLISS: hello crafty world..again
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Visit with me and find out what is hot off the cutting table, what is freshly painted and waiting to see the world, have a sneak peek at a new stitching project or two. plus more than my fair share of musings about family life, Happy Stitching, Lisa - x-. July 29, 2012. Hello crafty world.again. Its been such a long time since I last posted that Im not sure if anybody out there is reading.or waiting for me to speak. So the next biggest news here is that Abby. Hes a Cavoodle - Cavalier crossed with Poodle.
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quilting canuck: March Madness
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Sunday, March 6, 2011. Well, my crafting/creating mojo has left me for a little while. I think that's what's been contributing to my finishitis. A common ailment afflicting many creative-types resulting in many partially completed projects with nary a DONE in sight. Not to be confused with its cousins Finishitupitis and Startitis. A strange compulsion to finish partially completed projects. This is quite a rare ailment in the crafting world. If you ever catch this, enjoy it as long as you can. I started ...
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quilting canuck: Y-seams
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Monday, August 24, 2009. Y-seams can seem a little scary at first but if you keep a few things in mind they're not bad at all. For all the seams that meet in the Y - sew up to the 1/4" seam allowance but no further. Then backstitch. Now you do the same thing for the other side. Remember to stop just before the pin and backstitch. If you notice from the picture below, I fold the fabric out of the way so that I'm not fighting the fabric while sewing. August 25, 2009 at 5:46 AM. August 25, 2009 at 6:24 AM.
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quilting canuck: Fun and Games
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Friday, July 18, 2008. France was amazing. Since it was for work, I really saw nothing but the office and hotel room, but the little bits I did see of the rose city (Toulouse) made we want to go back. My camera was repaired and came home yesterday! I just had to take piles and piles of pictures. First things first. The Nun and the Penguin are done! I'm actually able to join one of Judy's. Since I'm on vacation, I decided it was high time for some fun! I've been wanting to paint the bathroom for a while a...
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quilting canuck: Dear Jane
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Saturday, March 5, 2011. Here are a few more Dear Jane blocks that I've been working on. With this set, it brings my grand total up to 161 blocks. That means that there are only 8! Blocks left for the centre. Wow, I can't believe I'm in the single digits! Of course, after that, it's onto the triangles. :). Your blocks look wonderful! You must be so thrilled to be so close to finishing up those center blocks. March 5, 2011 at 6:49 AM. March 5, 2011 at 8:33 AM. June 10, 2011 at 7:35 AM. The Eye of the Storm.
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quilting canuck: March 2011
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Sunday, March 6, 2011. Well, my crafting/creating mojo has left me for a little while. I think that's what's been contributing to my finishitis. A common ailment afflicting many creative-types resulting in many partially completed projects with nary a DONE in sight. Not to be confused with its cousins Finishitupitis and Startitis. A strange compulsion to finish partially completed projects. This is quite a rare ailment in the crafting world. If you ever catch this, enjoy it as long as you can. Here are a...
