Monthly Archives: April 2014

“Princess Vickie” has been sold….

Posted on April 22, 2014 by fortquilt

I made “Princess Vickie” when I was first getting back into quilting a few years ago. She was pieced in 2007 and quilted in 2008. The quilt measures about 92″ x 92.” This was early in my long-arm quilting efforts. … Continue reading →

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“Five Half-Square-Triangle Hills” Progress Report

Posted on April 15, 2014 by fortquilt

I loaded this quilt top seen in my previous post . I stitched in the ditch along all the chevron elements, that is the red, brown, white and HST chevrons. Then, with a water soluble pen, I marked the white … Continue reading →

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Half Square Triangle – Fat Quarter Tutorial

Posted on April 3, 2014 by fortquilt

In a previous post I promised a tutorial for making lots of half square triangles (HST’s) from fat quarters, so here goes. First, I would like to emphasize that accuracy is of the utmost importance, in marking, sewing and cutting. … Continue reading →

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