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View fullsize Five fun** facts about this quilt 1. It took less than two hours to make the quilt top (including cutting) 2. I’ve just published a tutorial on how to make one yourself ! 3. I’ve used two layers of batting to make it extra puffy and war
View fullsize When your friend texts you to say she’s bringing around freshly baked cinnamon buns (with cream cheese icing), what else is there to do but whip up a quilted oven mitt to give to her? ☺️ I used the QAYG method so it came together in no time (an
View fullsize Slight change of quilt coat plans - I’m now making a quilted vest instead ! Using @smlennox #stsidetietop pattern so it will be double sided and I’m going to hand quilt it ☺️☺️ . . . . . #quiltersofinstagram #modernquilting #quiltville #
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View fullsize How to make a king size quilt top in 90 minutes ? Big blocks ! The little squares are 5.5” and the big ones are 15.5” - it’s now basted and ready for hand quilting- if only I could find my missing thread ☺️ . . . . . #quiltersofinst
View fullsize My quilt is finished ! How many hand stitches do you think there are in the quilting? I haven’t counted each one individually but did count one row and multiplied by the number of rows to get a pretty good idea ☺️ PS. Tutorial available at joz
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View fullsize It’s amazing how much you can get done in a 9 hour road trip between Melbourne and Sydney - I finally finished a blog post which I’ve been thinking about for a good two years on quilting tools - the must haves, the very useful to haves an
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View fullsize My winter 2023 quilt coat is underway! (Listen to me pretending I’m a fashion designer aligning to the seasons 😂😂) Lovely linens and lots of hand quilting (and I’m thinking a wool batting for extra cosines) ☺️☺️🥰🥰 . . . . #quiltersofi
View fullsize Quilt top done ! (And basted and now I’m hand quilting it ☺️) Tutorial for this pattern coming soon ! ☺️ . . . . . #quiltersofinstagram #modernquilting #quiltville #quilter #sewersgonnasew #sewersofinstagram #sewcialist #printandpattern #quiltp
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View fullsize Was going to give away or sell this quilt but now I’m thinking it might be a keeper ? 😂 tutorial to make this one coming soon ! ☺️ . . . . . #quiltersofinstagram #modernquilting #quiltville #quilter #sewersgonnasew #sewersofinstagram #sewcial
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View fullsize Oh hi there, just casually modelling one of my favourite quilted items - the quilted apron ! I’ve written a little blog post about it and linked to the tutorial I wrote in case you wanted to make one yourself ☺️ (Duffy is v pleased his ball mad
View fullsize BRB, off to Taiwan to buy some more of this fabric 😍😍 I love these earthy tones and textures and little "flowers" - I've got a tutorial almost drafted (it's super simple) to show you how I made this one so you can make one yourself ! ☺️ .
View fullsize With the weather cooling down, I think it might be time to make a new quilt coat ! I’m thinking rust linen and a gingham lining ☺️😍 Does anyone else have a quilt coat on their upcoming projects list ? . . . . . #quiltersofinstagram #modernqui
View fullsize I gave myself two days to hand quilt and big stitch bind this entire quilt and it took me … two days (after hours plus some listening only meetings) + 3 hours on a flight + 30 minutes in my hotel room - so I’d consider that goal achieved
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View fullsize Quilt top done, basted and now I have two days (where I also have to work) to hand quilt and bind ! I love sewing to a deadline but this might be pushing it for this impatient quilter 😂😂 (Also how cute is Duffy! 🥰🥰) . . . . . #quiltersofinstagra
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