It’s time to announce the winners of the prizes for the Texas Teardrops Quilt Along. I’m a little late in posting the winners but that’s not unusual for me. I apologize. Please don’t hunt me down and beat me up. This was my first time pulling winners from Flickr so here’s how I did it. […]
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Wow! My first quilt along is officially over. I would like to thank everyone who participated and helped make my first quilt along a success. I’d like to think I did an okay job with this one but I know I have a lot to learn. Quilt alongs take quite a bit of time to
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This is it…the final step in making the Texas Teardrop quilt! I cannot believe my first quilt along is quickly coming to an end. But don’t worry, I might have a surprise or two up my sleeve for the future. I want to start this lesson with a disclaimer…I do my borders different than most
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It’s hard to believe but this quilt along is quickly coming to an end. This has truly been an awesome experience for me and I have learned quite a bit along the way. Hopefully, this will help my next quilt along be even better. But don’t panic…you still have plenty of time to finish up
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Can you believe that we are almost finished with our quilts? It’s true. All that’s left is a little squaring up and sewing our blocks together. You might be wondering why squaring up the blocks is necessary. I like to give myself a little extra room when I applique in case the fabric pulls in
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Can you believe it’s already time to start appliqueing the teardrops? I can’t. This quilt along is flying by. Make sure you’ve joined the Flickr group, there are lots of awesome pictures! I’m so proud of all the progress everyone is making. This step takes a bit of time just like the cutting step. I’m
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Good Monday morning everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I’m super excited because I’m heading to McKinney, Texas this week for some quilting classes taught by Linda Taylor. I’mpretty scared about one of the classes…feathers. I can’t quilt a feather to save my life. Let’s hope I’m not wasting my money. I’m
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Before we get started today I have a quick boo boo to fix. I must have read the Texas Teardrops pattern 100 times to check for mistakes but I still managed to miss something. On page 8 at the very top, I stated you will cut 32 pieces, 4 of each size…that is incorrect. You
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Welcome back to our Texas Teardrops Quilt Along. Today, I’d like to discuss the teardrop templates and the fusible web. I have a few tips for you all, but overall this part is pretty simple. First, you need to print the templates that are included in the pattern. Remember, print 2 copies of each template.
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It’s finally time! I get to start my very first quilt along with all my lovely quilting friends. I’m completely grateful that so many of you have decided to join me in this adventure. It truly is a milestone in my blogging adventure. Don’t worry…there’s still time to join. Just head over to Craftsy.com to
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