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Better late than never right ?   I have so much Christmas fabric that I love, Love, love... and I never use it :(  This year I decided things would be different.... and they were -- just a little late for Christmas.   This afternoon I finished up  "Redbird Christmas" pillow.   I started with my "Family Tree Quilted Envelope Pillow" tutorial posted here on the Moda Bake Shop, designed a new applique center, and re-used my pillow insert.   Ta-daa!   Redbird Christmas The final finish of 2013. I used hand dyed wool from a sorta Local Quilt Shop and some very old Holly Taylor fabric with a little Judie Rothermel and Blackbird Design fabrics mixed in.  For the pillow front, I cut my own 2.5" strips from yardage and it worked out perfectly. I used Valdani 12Wt Pearle cotton to hand stitch the wool applique and Aurifil Mako 50Wt Cotton for the piecing, cotton applique, and machine quilting -- LOVE these threads!!  I quilte...

I'm excited to share Part 3 of "Teardrops of Love - a needle turn applique tutorial".  Part 3 focuses on Stitching Basics - Long Edges and Easy Turns.  Specifically we will cover: thread color threading and knotting your needle hiding your knot  needle turn stitch  curves making a turn at an outer point  finishing off your stitching If you missed Parts 1 and 2 of Teardrops of Love you can review them here: Part 1: Tools Part 2: Marking, Cutting and Basting Shapes You can also download the Teardrops of Love PDF Summary and Shapes Template (to be updated with Part 3 soon) from my right sidebar.    I LOVE feedback -- so please, if you have other tips and tricks and would like to share them with the readers please comment below for all to see. Lets get started: Our shapes are traced, marked, cut and basted onto the background fabric -- now for thread selection.  If you missed learning about my favorite threads - click here for a review in the Th...

Oh tidings of comfort and joy! May you be blessed with time to spend with those you love. Merry Christmas fellow quilters... Hugs, Karen

Thank you all for participating in Giveaway Day !  What a wonderful week of Giveaway's its been!   There were a total of 197 comments on the Giveaway Day post and many visitors new to my blog decided to follow -- welcome aboard!    I didn't exactly tally the responses to my question but I think "piecing" wins the majority vote!    I'm always in awe at those who have the patience and skill to piece - it's definitely not my strong point.  Before I announce the winner let me share again "Teardrops of Love - a needle turn applique tutorial".   The first two Parts of the tutorial have been published;   Part 1: Tools and Part 2: Marking, Cutting and Basting .  There is also a PDF summary posted on my sidebar where you'll find the Applique Templates for the tutorial.  Stay tuned for Part 3... If you're at all interested in Needle Turn Applique I would Love to have you follow along with the tutorial and let me know wha...