Category Archives: Quilting

Greenery

Posted on July 22, 2010 by fortquilt

This quilt started with making the center Dresden Plate block as an experiment using Lurline’s tutorial. Then the idea of using partial Dresden Plates to make the curve going round the center developed into this completed quilt. The straight line … Continue reading →

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Nova Nouvelle Completed

Posted on June 27, 2010 by fortquilt

Earlier, I gave you a progress report on the Nova Nouvelle. Here is the completed quilt. Overall View Back Views

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Another Miranda Day Bag

Posted on June 7, 2010 by fortquilt

Just finished another Miranda Day Bag , pattern by Lazy Girl Designs. The fabric is “On the Rio Grande” by Terrie Mangat. It is lined and has lots of good sized pockets and a rigid base which makes it strong … Continue reading →

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Progress on the Nova Nouvelle

Posted on May 27, 2010 by fortquilt

I finished the machine quilting on the Nova Nouvelle design by Jinny Beyer. I could not resist posting a few pictures. When I complete the binding, I will post a full view. Continuous curve quilting in the star points Feathers … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peak of the Nova Nouvelle

Posted on May 4, 2010 by fortquilt

Sneak peak of the octagon miter of the first inner border on the Jinny Beyer “Nova Nouvelle” quilt I am working on. I am using Jinny’s fabric and pattern, but I visited her studio to pick out my own fabric … Continue reading →

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Dresden Plate

Posted on April 29, 2010 by fortquilt

Don’t you just love quilting? Got Dave to make a template to cut the wedges and completed this yesterday from stash and scraps. I think I will call it “Scraps on a Plate!” Check out Lurline’s tutorial.

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Table Runner

Posted on April 28, 2010 by fortquilt

A small quilting group I meet with once a month worked on this project yesterday. Each of us made her own version of this “quilt-as-you-go” table runner. I am not quite sure, but I may add a bit of long-arm … Continue reading →

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Bop Around The Bay

Posted on April 22, 2010 by fortquilt

Several of my quilting friends and I are going on a quilt fabric shop hop entitled “Bop around the Bay,” where the participating shops are all near Grand Traverse Bay. The shop hop is sponsoring a contest to make the … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Quilt

Posted on March 31, 2010 by fortquilt

Since moving to northern Michigan, I joined a small group of quilters, all ex-pats from Indiana, called the Hoosier Quilting Circle. We worked on a group project to help brighten our wintry lives the past few months. This little gem … Continue reading →

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Bargello Quilt

Posted on March 21, 2010 by fortquilt

I finished up this little wall hanging recently and hung it in the powder room downstairs: Here are some close-ups of the machine quilting: ***** ***** ***** The big picture:

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