bow-tie quilt

Oopsies Happen from Podunk Pretties

"The true measure of a quilter is not how perfect the quilt but how well they hide their mistakes"

Even the most seasoned quilters make some of the most common mistakes from time to time. I think it's important to share the mistakes and how they were fixed.

Sometimes the fix is pretty simple like this one. These were sewn together wrong.

The fix was to rip out the stitches and sew them together correctly.

And sometimes the fix is more about hiding the mistake. In the picture below I accidentally sewed my flippy corner onto two background squares ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under bow-tie quilt

Bow-Ties, Tomatoes And SPIDERS from Podunk Pretties

In my quilting lifetime I've heard many quilters say they don't like scrap quilts. How is this possible? To me they are works of art even if it's a just a bunch of squares sewn together. The joy of a scrap quilt is seeing the different prints.

Let's be honest, they are a pain to make. It's understandable why someone would not like them for that reason alone. Digging through the scraps to find the right size fabric pieces. Pressing and cutting tiny pieces. It takes 10 times longer to make a scrap quilt. Cutting ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under bow-tie quilt , canning

Ready, Set, GO! from Podunk Pretties

That's right, it's pedal to the metal time. The last of the red Bow-Tie quilt blocks were cut yesterday and they are ready to be sewn together today.

By my estimation these should take about three hours to complete. Since underestimating is a problem for me, let's bump that three hours to five or six. The first set of blocks are on the design wall in front of my sewing machine for inspiration. It's my way of telling myself to keep stitching.

The top drawer of my sewing table has been pulled out and a design ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under bow-tie quilt

Starting A New Scrap Quilt 3 Inch Blocks! from Podunk Pretties

Hi Quilty Friends! I'm so excited today to share my newest quilting adventure. Three inch finished Bow-Tie blocks.

The plan is for a 90 x 90 quilt. That's 900 Bow-Tie blocks.

Assembling the blocks is a breeze. The challenge is digging through the scraps. It's going to be 100% scraps, even the background fabric. You see, I have this large tote of white scraps. Different shades of white fabric and a few white on white fabrics. If I had to guess I would say there's about 12 years worth of fabric in here.

For the white ...

added by Podunk Pretties 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under bow-tie quilt , free scrap quilt pattern , scrap quilt

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