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Spirit Song Update: The Borders and Blue Triangles Have All Been Quilted from Cheeky Cognoscenti

I am finished with the borders of my Spirit Song quilt!!! I am finished with the blue thread! I am so EXCITED!! I rolled the quilt back up to the top last night -- for the last time. Today I'll do some experiments off to the side of my quilt to decide whether I'm rethreading with So Fine or with the lighter weight Bottom Line thread in the needle as well as in the bobbin, and then I get to start quilting background fills in all of those white/neutral HSTs.

With the skinny inner blue border, where I ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 3 months ago. under lisa calle , long arm quilting , quilter's groove rulers , quilting with rulers , spirit song quilt

Spirit Song Progress: Blue HSTs Nearing Completion + Tentative Plan for Background Fillers from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Good morning, and Happy Thursday! I have been doing a pretty good job of squeezing in at least an hour or two at my long arm machine each day, so my Spirit Song quilting is progressing.

I am starting to really enjoy this little motif in my little blue HSTs that I think of as a "lollipop flower." Of course, the first couple I quilted didn't look this cute, but every time I start a new design I see it progress from "Oh, ick" to "maybe it's okay from a distance" to "meh" to "hey, NOW it's ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 4 months ago. under apqs millennium , aqs quilt week , lisa calle , long arm quilting , quilt design , quilting , quilting with rulers , rulers

Spirit Song Quilting Commences: Monofilament Invisible Stitching in the Ditch from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Good morning and happy Tuesday! My quilting goal for the past week was to complete all of the SID (Stitch in the Ditch) quilting along the seam lines of my Spirit Song quilt. I'm about halfway there as of when I switched off the machine last night.

Invisible Monofilament SID Halfway Completed

For the SID work, I'm mostly using my 2 1/2" x 6" Quilter's Groove ProMini ruler, with Nexcare clear first aid tape on the backside of the ruler to reduce the slip-and-slide action without sacrificing visibility. I also have the larger 10" version.

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added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 6 months ago. under lisa calle , long arm quilting , monofilament , quilter's groove rulers , quilting , quilting with rulers , samwise , spirit song quilt , stitch in the ditch , superior threads , tension trouble

Order In the Studio: DIY Wall Mounted Racks for Longarm Quilting Rulers from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Good morning, and happy Thursday, everyone! Thanks to my blog-reader-friend Diane in Texas, SAMWISE LEARNED HOW TO GO DOWN THE STAIRS YESTERDAY!!! After reading my post about how I was carrying my 50-pound Rottweiler puppy down a flight of stairs every morning, Diane emailed me with step-by-step training instructions to get Samwise over his fear of the stairs, and they worked like a charm. It took me all of 5 minutes, y'all, and this morning he came down the stairs all on his own. I am eternally grateful, Diane, and so is my back!!

On to the Quilty Goodness ...

added by Rebecca Grace 4 years, 8 months ago. under bernie , diy , lisa calle , long arm quilting , organization , quilting with rulers , sewing studio

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