Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Joy of Finished Projects

Posted on March 30, 2011 by quiltdabbler

Last weekend was pretty productive because the snow storm kept me at home! I finished two of the smaller projects on my to-do list. The first is Sunrise Tree.   I started this last year in a four-day workshop with … Continue reading →

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Snowy Spring

Posted on March 27, 2011 by quiltdabbler

Yesterday morning I was enjoying the beauty of the blooming spring trees, the cheery daffodils and the beautiful spring green of the grass. Yesterday afternoon it all came screeching to a halt! After 5-7 inches of snow, we canceled our … Continue reading →

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Tweaking the Tension

Posted on March 25, 2011 by quiltdabbler

I started quilting another quilt top today. I finally got my Superior Top Tension Gauge. I used it and my Towa Bobbin Tension gauge to set up my Handi-quilter 16 with YLI metallic gold thread in the top and So … Continue reading →

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Rambling Art Quilters Retreat

Posted on March 20, 2011 by quiltdabbler

This past week some of the Rambling Art Quilters gathered to have a retreat at the Shaw Nature Reserve. This is the group that did the river quilts (see the December 17 post). We sewed at the Freund Center and … Continue reading →

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To Contra or To Quilt: That is the Question

Posted on March 13, 2011 by quiltdabbler

This weekend I managed to do both contra dancing and quilting which makes it a very good weekend. On Saturday night, we went to Columbia for a dance with a great band called Crowfoot. The caller was Diane Silver from … Continue reading →

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Quilting time

Posted on March 1, 2011 by quiltdabbler

While I didn’t have much time to work on my quilting in the last couple of weeks, I haven’t totally neglected it. Last Wednesday I taught a free motion quilting class. My two students both did well in the class. … Continue reading →

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