Category Archives: Quilting

Like a Breath of Fresh Air

Posted on April 19, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

Last night I went to a Norwegian quilt club meeting!  The first quilt meeting since the beginning of December. Think about the feeling you get when you go into a greenhouse in February (you in cold countries will understand this). … Continue reading →

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Sewing Again! Yay.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by kuwaitquilter

I finally got my sewing machine back – after being without it for almost 4 weeks, our air shipment has arrived. I lovingly unpacked it, and all the other bits and bobs that go with quilting, last Thursday.  Friday, I … Continue reading →

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Making Flowers

Posted on December 28, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

This morning, I’ve been assembling the flowers for the border of the baby quilt.  I had traced and cut out 5 petals and one centre each for the 24 flowers on Steam-a-Seam Lite, so today I assembled them on my … Continue reading →

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More Quilting – and a Bit of Dying to Boot!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

I’ve done a bit of sewing again this week – mostly on that baby quilt. That lovely young lady is now over three weeks old.  Have to get busy! Here is the centre to this point. The next border is … Continue reading →

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A Week of Sewing (A Bit)

Posted on December 11, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

If I didn’t have such an interesting life, I would get more sewing done (Is that the polite way of saying “If I wasn’t such a gad-about?)  Well, much as I would like to get more done, I’m enjoying life … Continue reading →

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Quilting Today

Posted on November 1, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

The past couple of days, I’ve been working on the baby quilt for my new granddaughter, who should arrive the beginning of December.  I’m doing fused applique as i want it to be strong enough to handle hundreds of washings.  … Continue reading →

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Isabelle’s Quilt…

Posted on August 16, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

is done.  At least, my part of it is.  I finished the quilting the afternoon I left Muscat (Aug 7) and did the trimming this morning so we could take photos. Here it is, hanging in the garden at Corinne’s … Continue reading →

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Update on Design Class

Posted on June 15, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

As I’m getting ready to head to Canada, I won’t be able to make my class quilt on time…. I should have decided on a sketch, values, colours, and be pulling out fabrics by now, but I won’t be home … Continue reading →

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Rippit, Rippit!

Posted on June 11, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

Spent most of Thursday afternoon unsewing! I hate that. I was quilting merrily along…. not very far, really, when I realized that I had tension problems. It’s amazing how much longer it takes to take stitches out than to put … Continue reading →

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Inspired To Design – the class

Posted on June 5, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

I’ve been working on my class sketches, and each one I do gives me an idea of how to stretch it farther. I did some cropping and repeating of the cropped bit – got some interesting patterns.. a bit abstract. … Continue reading →

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