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Quilting Options — Are You a Purist?

I was talking with my father the other day and asked him how his new quilt project is going. He’s busy hand piecing the top, which he says will work out to be about 78 x 88 if all goes according to plan. When he gets it done, he’s planning on sending it to me so that I can quilt it for him.

Quilting Options — Are You a Purist?

Popsicle Dreams and My Thoughts on Sashing

The fabric I ordered finally arrived, and I have been able to get back to my Popsicle quilt top. But before I get to the finished top, I wanted to talk about sashing.

In general, I really don’t like sashing. Mostly, I don’t like sewing sashing. But I also find that sashing tends to really disrupt the design of the quilt. I think you can get a lot more movement and interest out of

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Open House in the Works

Here at Chez Amy a la Mode, I’m in the throws of planning a wine & cheese open house to introduce my quilts to everyone I know. I’ve pretty much settled on a date — Sep. 25, unless anyone knows of any objections to that?

I live in fear that the week before Sep. 25 everyone I meet will tell me that Sep. 25 is some big school-related day (since I don’t have

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August 12th, 2010 | 5 comments so far | Categories: Other, Sewing | Print this Page

Inspiration – Handmade in India

During a recent perusal of my public library, I came across this massive book – Handmade in India, A Geographic Encyclopedia of Indian Handicraft. It covers all the handicrafts in every area of India. Even artistry that is only practiced today by two people in one remote village. It’s all in there! And it has so many fabulous photos, many of
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August 11th, 2010 | 3 comments so far | Categories: Inspiration | Print this Page

The Latest Quilt Design

You might be wondering if I’m totally crazy. And I admit that it’s totally possible that I am. But when I saw this Popsicle photo and several others over on Happiness Is… a couple of months back, I immediately started thinking about a quilt. (Incidentally, did you know that Popsicle is a proper noun — it’s a brand name! Who knew??)
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August 10th, 2010 | 6 comments so far | Categories: Inspiration, My Quilts, My Sketchbook, Quilts, The Process of Making | Print this Page

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