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Jingle Status Update: Designing, Planning, and Online Shopping from Cheeky Cognoscenti

This needs to be short and sweet today, as I have about a bazillion errands to run before choir rehearsal tonight and if I even stop to blink, my clock will spin from 10 AM to 5 PM while I'm not looking!

Current Favorite Quilting Plan for Jingle, iPad Sketch Detail

I haven't had a chance to get this quilt loaded yet, or even spent any time at all in my studio since I last posted about it, but my iPad is with me everywhere I go so I've continued to experiment with sketching different quilting ideas ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 11 months ago. under design , ipad , jingle bom , long arm quilting , quilting , technology , thread

Tentative Quilting Plan for Jingle and More Spirit Song Birds In the Air from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Alright, you guys -- my #1 priority quilting goal for the month of December is to get as much of this Christmas themed Jingle project quilted as I can. It's not loaded on my frame yet, but here's what I've accomplished since I posted about it a few days ago:

Located a package of Hobbs 80/20 Cotton/Poly batting in my stash that can be cut down for this quilt
Ordered and received a package of Quilter's Dream Wool batting to layer over the 80/20
Located the 108" wide backing fabric and prewashed it in ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 11 months ago. under birds in the air , design , hsts , ipad , jingle bom , notes plus , patchwork , quilting , spirit song quilt , technology

Name Your Goliath: My Giant Is Named JINGLE, So I'm Quilting It Anyway from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Oh my gosh, you guys -- I'm so glad I went to church last Sunday! The sermon at Christ Lutheran was PERFECT for helping me get over my fear of "messing up" my Jingle quilt by quilting it poorly!

If you have ever felt intimidated by something (sewing related or otherwise) that seems too big, too complicated, or too difficult for you, then today's post is for you.

Center Appliqué Medallion for my Big, Scary Jingle Quilt, Erin Russek's Pattern Available here

The text for the sermon was I Samuel 17, the story of the young shepherd boy ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 11 months ago. under bible , christ lutheran church , daniel and goliath , erin russek , fear , hand applique , imago dei , jingle bom , motivation , quilting , theology

Oh, Crap! I Only Have 5 Weeks to Quilt Jingle BOM Before It EXPIRES! from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Just when I was relaxing away without a deadline, an awful realization slammed into my peaceful reveries while I was driving home from choir practice last night. Do you guys remember my Jingle BOM (Block of the Month) quilt, the one I started way back in 2013? This is my first-ever appliqué quilt, designed by Erin Russek of One Piece At a Time. The appliqué was a huge learning curve. Learning to piece the blocks accurately so they all finished the right size was a learning experience. Dealing with the Crisis of the Bleeding Fabric Dye was an ordeal in ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 11 months ago. under applique , erin russek , jingle bom , long arm quilting

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If you have ever felt intimidated by something (sewing related or otherwise) that seems too big, too complicated, or too difficult for you, then today's post is for you.