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September 2, 2024

Bumpkin Baskets ~ The Final Border from Podunk Pretties

After wasting many hours trying to make this border tickle me pink, I gave up and decided to call it good enough. It makes me happy to throw in the towel. You know what they say... Finished is better than perfect!

The picture above is a bit deceiving. Let's take a closer look. See the gazillion pins? Two days of my life was wasted pinning on the border, unpinning the border, trying different applique and pinning again and again and again.

The only way for me to know if I like the border is to see each little piece ...

added by Podunk Pretties 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under bumpkin baskets quilt , invisible machine applique

July 20, 2021

FREE Stars and Stripes Forever Pillow Tutorial from Podunk Pretties

I'm excited to announce my new FREE Stars and Stripes Forever Pillow. I designed this pillow after getting many questions on social media about how I make my invisible machine applique.

My pillow was made using a few scraps, FQ's and larger of patriotic colors but in the video I share other fabric pulls from my stash.

Here's a sneak peak of one of the colorways, shabby chic style. I love this and will be making one in pink and another in purple. The little stars look like a dainty flower when you change the colorway. Changing ...

added by Podunk Pretties 3 years, 9 months ago. under free pillow pattern , invisible machine applique , patriotic pillow , video tutorial

February 8, 2021

Mount Yo-Yo is Active! from Podunk Pretties

Big hugs to all my quilting friends. The weekend didn't produce as much as I had planned but at least there was some progress on the Sugar and Spice quilt Blocks. Machine stitching the dresden's and yo-yo's made this so much easier. It was a little tricky on the yo-yo's but with a slow and steady pace they came together quicker than I thought they would.

As usual I used Superior Threads Mono-Poly Invisible Monofilament thread. It is second to none in my opinion. After years of trying other clear threads I was so leery about ...

added by Podunk Pretties 4 years, 2 months ago. under invisible machine applique , sugar and spice quilt pattern , yo-yo's on quilt

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