tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340418442109703942024-03-12T20:04:30.289-07:00 TIA CURTIS QUILTSthe Campfollowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.comBlogger316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-49496673335812101622021-10-19T17:56:00.003-07:002021-10-19T17:56:18.446-07:00The Best Quilted Bucket Tutorial<p>Hello hello hello!!!! Long time no see right? I probably say that every time I try to post to my blog, I hear there is a resurgence in blogs. Hopefully, that is true, I remember the great days of the blogs and how much fun it was to read about everyone's crafty lives. Well, here we go. I have been making buckets! I hope you want to make some too!</p><p>I have been teaching Quilt As You Go both on the longarm and on the domestic machine and I find myself with a bunch of fun little quilted slabs, but I really don't need a lot of quilted slabs unless I turn them into placemats for the table, which is fun, but again I don't need that many. I do however need little containers to put stuff in. This is where my little quilted buckets come in. They are quite simple to make, especially if you have taken one of my classes (please take one of my classes so I can feel justified in filming more). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKv-E1s2z_6f4EYEUjoAldPrjNfD0SlFJTSdY2NrvqF9KitPIr47v9ntzNBiSTTJ-gP0tCZIQ7dQ478fcpihfFarfanFEd-h7EG6DPS4GYVIKM_HB4dY02NQHJ90vpoXIioWRMo3BzmdU/s2048/IMG_5457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKv-E1s2z_6f4EYEUjoAldPrjNfD0SlFJTSdY2NrvqF9KitPIr47v9ntzNBiSTTJ-gP0tCZIQ7dQ478fcpihfFarfanFEd-h7EG6DPS4GYVIKM_HB4dY02NQHJ90vpoXIioWRMo3BzmdU/w640-h426/IMG_5457.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I think these little buckets are really cute disguising a nursery pot for a new plant, or on the desk filled with pens. I use mine by my sewing machine and put my favorite machine feet in it. I also have one near my longarm so I can collect all the thread clippings from quilting and removing basting thread. It is fun to see in accumulating in this little bucket instead of on my studio floor or wrapped around the vacuum beater bar. Not only are these little buckets incredibly cute and useful but they are so incredibly fun to make. After you make your first, I dare you to try to resist making many more. I like to use my Quilt As You Go slabs, but they are so great made out of some of my quilting samples after I have tried some new designs or even my tension tests. Really you can't go wrong.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWdw9O7uFXLsb2xW3eQtwEUaP1-2T_tiNOww4Ny_NM5or3D-Vqd55pVFv2iGieUhj-ppU4SQBUvF3gvYa1Y7JxjK6TVBvhX80JCDejfHi_0YjU7zZXftXTjj9S83B6wmxkh-ClIl7Kkg/s2048/QAYG+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="2048" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWdw9O7uFXLsb2xW3eQtwEUaP1-2T_tiNOww4Ny_NM5or3D-Vqd55pVFv2iGieUhj-ppU4SQBUvF3gvYa1Y7JxjK6TVBvhX80JCDejfHi_0YjU7zZXftXTjj9S83B6wmxkh-ClIl7Kkg/w640-h518/QAYG+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Supplies:</u></b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sewing machine in good working order with a variety of different feet</li><li>A quilted thing that is at least<b> 9.5x14 inches</b></li><li>piece of lining fabric <b>9.5x14 inches</b></li><li>a strip of fabric to bind the bucket <b>2.5x18.5 inches</b></li><li>Fabric marking pen or pencil</li><li>Rotary cutter and self-healing mat</li><li>Quilting Ruler</li><li>Fabric scissors</li></ul><div>*All seams are quarter-inch unless otherwise stated.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><b>Step 1) Cut your pieces</b></div><div><br /></div><div>You need to cut your pieces for your bucket</div><div><br /></div><div>Cut out a<b> 9.5x14</b> inch rectangle of both the quilted slab and the lining fabric (a lining is not 100% necessary, but I like to add one to disguise the raw seams). </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Step 2) Mark and Cut out your bottom gusset</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRsSret8-G2P3Ybf-n9IQR1CbJ-DdEzG0HwJonwNEjTvvrP0o3iQzpoJ1QMcxilrmmS_8LAXT_QvHfJqbiQ7maD3Tia9paZ2GVe3R9JL4BsBjGniwfmNWjUoFfDlysm2r3Zl-kQizwrQ/s2048/Bucket+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="2048" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRsSret8-G2P3Ybf-n9IQR1CbJ-DdEzG0HwJonwNEjTvvrP0o3iQzpoJ1QMcxilrmmS_8LAXT_QvHfJqbiQ7maD3Tia9paZ2GVe3R9JL4BsBjGniwfmNWjUoFfDlysm2r3Zl-kQizwrQ/w640-h501/Bucket+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fold your quilted piece in half so the short sides are at the top. Mark a 2 inch square in both bottom corners. Flip it over and do the same thing on the other side. I recommend you use a fabric marker, I used a sharpie so it would show up in these pictures for you.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOZTPhZt9gUY0C7PO6YXKCRRgEQmQGDxmz-0ozm8uc8v-ovb6w1ujQB2CtcVpbCfyhqi2Z9l0WSvDRdOQeK6a1VKxK3NWueqESOnaE0uxU3G-KxLTWe_CLHbLe9I1X25fF3qu0xpjDw8/s2048/Bucket+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="2048" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOZTPhZt9gUY0C7PO6YXKCRRgEQmQGDxmz-0ozm8uc8v-ovb6w1ujQB2CtcVpbCfyhqi2Z9l0WSvDRdOQeK6a1VKxK3NWueqESOnaE0uxU3G-KxLTWe_CLHbLe9I1X25fF3qu0xpjDw8/w640-h405/Bucket+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If done correctly you will have a<b> 4x2 inch</b> rectangle to cut out from both sides. Go ahead and cut them out. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b>Step 3) ZigZag Stitch Around Your Quilted Piece</b><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnuJ4P_q-pkHkP8b48vUvHRn6HOYNtbLq_KIxQvnb3OJphdd8Yv8IgUFP9ZkcMA7nZAa1Idx-d1UHjq_92rD27ylHQo-aDRQAnenVYIOF0bcusS7PJyB7cuyvk-tFR3Okm1Mjjy6N5IE/s2048/bucket+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="2048" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnuJ4P_q-pkHkP8b48vUvHRn6HOYNtbLq_KIxQvnb3OJphdd8Yv8IgUFP9ZkcMA7nZAa1Idx-d1UHjq_92rD27ylHQo-aDRQAnenVYIOF0bcusS7PJyB7cuyvk-tFR3Okm1Mjjy6N5IE/w640-h450/bucket+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I think it is important to do some sort of Stay Stitch around your quilted piece. This prevents the quilting from coming unraveled at the edges. I use a simple Zig Zag stitch or the stitch that looks like a serger stretch stitch. On my Bernina it is #13</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Step 4) Sew Up the Sides and Gussets</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTAQxFfPUZU3mrSlBmM7Qv3WNzWigoFb9msJyJ1mCosLPCttP_fBNnwuzSNXpUL9AdxPzUR8bdsxdBuVBqb_Ghha7Y2k1zyD9PM6XjOI-BZWnmLzW96iAcKPXTK4cebBPkWfrd9SwVfM/s2048/bucket+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1687" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTAQxFfPUZU3mrSlBmM7Qv3WNzWigoFb9msJyJ1mCosLPCttP_fBNnwuzSNXpUL9AdxPzUR8bdsxdBuVBqb_Ghha7Y2k1zyD9PM6XjOI-BZWnmLzW96iAcKPXTK4cebBPkWfrd9SwVfM/w528-h640/bucket+5.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After you have stay stitched the quilted piece you can sew up the sides then the gusset bottom of both the quilted piece and the lining. I use my walking foot when sewing up the quilted portion of the bucket. You can see your little bucket coming together now. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Step 5) Place the Lining inside the Quilted Bucket</b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvK7sIA6c1BIC1ReS0vmE5-b-9d15wM0XaFn8pa_mswhSUgcZYaXF9jaWcy7wIEO7w-cK7L01XmjJ6FaIXT670YoFcPFGhqveHbpzKXpISLSTCT1YUFeXmZj4W6_dGvuwqr7O70LOF3A/s2048/bucket+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="2048" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvK7sIA6c1BIC1ReS0vmE5-b-9d15wM0XaFn8pa_mswhSUgcZYaXF9jaWcy7wIEO7w-cK7L01XmjJ6FaIXT670YoFcPFGhqveHbpzKXpISLSTCT1YUFeXmZj4W6_dGvuwqr7O70LOF3A/w640-h397/bucket+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Leave your lining inside out, but you will need to turn your quilted part <b>Right Side Out </b>at this point. Stuff your lining inside the quilted bucket. It is helpful to nest up your side seams and either pin or use wonder clips to keep the parts in place. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Step 6) Sew Lining Inside Quilted Body of Bucket.</b> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdPmtzoR6x1ZDxfvETuSrVcV49ovcbgFgeGy8q8tZbTZ0G9TVjHM5RcvrFDqydt3d2_zwdDPb_alhzJ2So2isNkljailRIvkPCsFAoUh1IIIYhdGCHt2XRLF0atyksvI79w7Sf57NPU8/s2048/bucket+7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="2048" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdPmtzoR6x1ZDxfvETuSrVcV49ovcbgFgeGy8q8tZbTZ0G9TVjHM5RcvrFDqydt3d2_zwdDPb_alhzJ2So2isNkljailRIvkPCsFAoUh1IIIYhdGCHt2XRLF0atyksvI79w7Sf57NPU8/w640-h608/bucket+7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This part is easiest done with the free arm of the sewing machine exposed. I almost always have an extension plate on my sewing machine, but when I have to put in linings I remove it so I can get this part done easily. Sew the lining inside the bucket. Sewing the lining in before adding the binding makes the binding part easier and Easy is good. I use my walking foot for this step and I use a scant quarter-inch seam so it will be hidden when I finish my binding. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Step 7) Make and Add Binding to Bucket</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5wU-brax5JuHgpKjWRNn-EVx5QLA3F7uo4ZOSak6_l_wHBo6NsyAcfxywWtD4ORvHIEmaAbM9w9RShS40ETXnEmHDMGonOOfPePYyFlYyGCP5srET_6KI4GSL8hF-YNBCcDlA0ZURrs/s2048/bucket+8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="2048" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5wU-brax5JuHgpKjWRNn-EVx5QLA3F7uo4ZOSak6_l_wHBo6NsyAcfxywWtD4ORvHIEmaAbM9w9RShS40ETXnEmHDMGonOOfPePYyFlYyGCP5srET_6KI4GSL8hF-YNBCcDlA0ZURrs/w640-h610/bucket+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I failed to take a picture of making the binding. I am sorry. I never like binding for some reason, so I blast through it. You will need a <b>2.5x18.5 inch </b>piece of binding. I love a black and white stripe for my bindings, but use whatever you like. Press the binding in half down the length. Open the binding up and sew the short ends together with a quarter-inch seam. Finger press this open and fold the binding back in half along the pressed edges. At this point, if my words make sense, you will have a pretty ring of binding. Hooray!</div><div><br /></div><div>Turn your bucket inside out and slide the binding onto the bucket with the raw edges together. Pin or wonder clip the binding in place paying attention to where the seams line up. I don't like all the seams to wind up in the same place. The bulk makes me crazy. Now use your walking foot and sew the binding to the bucket with a quarter-inch seam.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Step 8) Finish Binding your Bucket</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztF2ipAelr_jKZgwImxXeHxFVj_JH6ItcNGo8sMmEoeMv96X0d641Vowfbtx9c4W2GmlDTkREwfUsmaEkm7_6MCihpxNguUbRlSCtzPfgpYT7KXtyzv1GjWCqq8ekjBjmgDTkDbDmv7Y/s2048/bucket+9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="2048" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztF2ipAelr_jKZgwImxXeHxFVj_JH6ItcNGo8sMmEoeMv96X0d641Vowfbtx9c4W2GmlDTkREwfUsmaEkm7_6MCihpxNguUbRlSCtzPfgpYT7KXtyzv1GjWCqq8ekjBjmgDTkDbDmv7Y/w640-h598/bucket+9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You are so close to finished! Yay! Now you just need to flip your bucket right side out, fold your binding down over the edge and stitch it down. This is a great time to get creative if you feel like it. Slide some rickrack or Prairie points up under the fold and make an exciting binding, or hand stitch the binding down with fat embroidery thread, maybe add some wool felt to park your hand needles so it can become a sewing bucket. You are really only limited by your imagination. Go for it! Make heaps and give them to your friends and family! If you do make some and post them on IG please use the hashtag #tiacurtisquilts so I can see your fine work. Below are some that I have made and remembered to get a picture of before sending them off to their new homes.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxx9_oQ_ZZt5ylti1IRnyfdcNsCJO_e3mO5TJFg8_xd70e7ePHMyvff4MNf8vu2cgYYS3FQzZ7qDFznvYxZzxnkZzjiSlkWaXgB-ZNWW2_9rArkg53umfDIC6TWGiF7R71ZtmSMsMukI/s2048/3+buckets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="2048" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxx9_oQ_ZZt5ylti1IRnyfdcNsCJO_e3mO5TJFg8_xd70e7ePHMyvff4MNf8vu2cgYYS3FQzZ7qDFznvYxZzxnkZzjiSlkWaXgB-ZNWW2_9rArkg53umfDIC6TWGiF7R71ZtmSMsMukI/w640-h592/3+buckets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some that normally hold baby plants. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkmaDqukSlJ7xFT4zJXGCKFLLnzvapnyHh48GjmpWOZQFk-fvse-SSVE8RbzYQxt-AWWdWsgh4Q55mZjGWiNqoGUkrxPt2-lK-F4ZbxfcBRZAswmSL5yMsgafqr9L9libBC4Vh-lRNBA/s2048/More+buckets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2048" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkmaDqukSlJ7xFT4zJXGCKFLLnzvapnyHh48GjmpWOZQFk-fvse-SSVE8RbzYQxt-AWWdWsgh4Q55mZjGWiNqoGUkrxPt2-lK-F4ZbxfcBRZAswmSL5yMsgafqr9L9libBC4Vh-lRNBA/w640-h600/More+buckets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One holds my binder clips the others will hold baby plants</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpq3wio-jedHW5DXDcFF-2OUT-qDARCVZBML6W2dwC8zOkMAprnKUQsHkW8PaSs4OKGCjMoNbrOuZA6I4QhUyFcaNLv5rwEf1I6XoDAyM2TaU2mUNAeesJNxDbrHfPWiB-dhyphenhyphenGREjnUY/s2048/Blue+Bucket+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1705" data-original-width="2048" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpq3wio-jedHW5DXDcFF-2OUT-qDARCVZBML6W2dwC8zOkMAprnKUQsHkW8PaSs4OKGCjMoNbrOuZA6I4QhUyFcaNLv5rwEf1I6XoDAyM2TaU2mUNAeesJNxDbrHfPWiB-dhyphenhyphenGREjnUY/w640-h533/Blue+Bucket+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one is from a test quilting piece and holds my wonder clips</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIATRgMQi7Z6Cn7Gm9TbBVsLTxaUDXvRY3iAXS4Y5fwlvpxD5GOGGIj9SEeMngEjIgPt85dDi8obx97s46yjbdYhGUWRDiLBs70fI76LnTnH4G2HuINQNvdkvlY1JLwOLXW5A2ZnZ2Vw/s2048/Thread+bucket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="2048" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIATRgMQi7Z6Cn7Gm9TbBVsLTxaUDXvRY3iAXS4Y5fwlvpxD5GOGGIj9SEeMngEjIgPt85dDi8obx97s46yjbdYhGUWRDiLBs70fI76LnTnH4G2HuINQNvdkvlY1JLwOLXW5A2ZnZ2Vw/w640-h560/Thread+bucket.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a QAYG piece and holds my thread clippings. That's a lot of thread folks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o7_JTe6pXgAFTGPN7Hh67NfOPQAZo9neW0vhuoTtpoiFhTIcyasHi5h9PrbrY_A4ubEKZGkTqrD3abIIFAZDiaLCObeAM6gSUI_XgG-zGHZNCtCeC0U6kicXtZky5Fdd4xS82PaFYRU/s2048/Applique+bucket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="2048" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o7_JTe6pXgAFTGPN7Hh67NfOPQAZo9neW0vhuoTtpoiFhTIcyasHi5h9PrbrY_A4ubEKZGkTqrD3abIIFAZDiaLCObeAM6gSUI_XgG-zGHZNCtCeC0U6kicXtZky5Fdd4xS82PaFYRU/w640-h485/Applique+bucket.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my applique bucket. It normally lives by my seat on the sofa or in the car. I added some felt so I could park my needles</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13M1qfXH9NbtKI__RvzsbDNXvSXMpoXxvPQdIKg3xBgWB7E6rp9JzKYYAkQBUqn7iT_V03KDb4LOWFAbKq6Yrh15Y3pl33YgCNpcV3FaDjlN3zV8BXwCq92ddfLbNoR25PsswmZCF3wA/s2048/Sewing+Bucket+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1829" data-original-width="2048" height="573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13M1qfXH9NbtKI__RvzsbDNXvSXMpoXxvPQdIKg3xBgWB7E6rp9JzKYYAkQBUqn7iT_V03KDb4LOWFAbKq6Yrh15Y3pl33YgCNpcV3FaDjlN3zV8BXwCq92ddfLbNoR25PsswmZCF3wA/w640-h573/Sewing+Bucket+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This one lives by my Sewing machine. It holds all my favorite notions. I would be lost without it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">OK, go forth and make buckets for yourself and all the folks you love. The world needs more quilted buckets! Also, leave a comment. Let me know you are here!</div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>the Campfollowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-37992410540734533152020-08-27T15:04:00.001-07:002020-08-27T15:04:45.525-07:00Cat bags and Octopi bags are coming soon!!!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey there folks!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do you know? I am typing a blog post. How wild. It is rather dusty around here. It has been so long since I have posted that the entire platform seems to have changed. Oh well onward and upward, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, how has Covid19 been treating you? I hope you are doing well and are healthy and happy and have found some good things to keep your mind and body busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For those of you who have been long time followers, HI!!!!! I miss you all so much! For the newbies HI!!!! I am so happy to meet you. From 2006 to about 2013 I made bags. <a href="http://campfollowerbags.blogspot.com/">Camp Follower Bags</a>. That was my gig. I made bags out of peoples uniforms and they were pretty cool if I do say so myself. I hear from folks every so often about how they still carry their bag after x amount of years and that they still love them. Those tales make me so happy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, during this pandemic I have found myself going back to what I know. I have been making bags again. I have made some rather large and complicated ones and I have made some smaller ones that are absolutely charming. I have been able to focus long enough to knock out a bag here or there and it is the little victories that have made me feel like I am getting things done. It makes me feel rooted. I first started sewing to feel like I had some control while my husband was deployed. I obviously need to feel some control again now that it seems like the world has turned itself inside out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I have quite a few ready to go onto their new homes. I have about 40 zipper bags of varying complexity and detail. Every single bag is a one of a kind. You will be the only human on the planet with that particular bag. Each one is a piece of art in its own right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYv4hAYiEA8sjx4m_AKXVHe09LvtColozOCmkpXPwGOBheVRR0lvg5XKRk1KlwfMjhQGO_jIPMhEDMLsaPoSABl62ASOwMJCeYU3Q05klRAuG4cf_V34Z4d5tL11lZ7BHdPL6nI5ukQiE/s2669/catlot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="2669" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYv4hAYiEA8sjx4m_AKXVHe09LvtColozOCmkpXPwGOBheVRR0lvg5XKRk1KlwfMjhQGO_jIPMhEDMLsaPoSABl62ASOwMJCeYU3Q05klRAuG4cf_V34Z4d5tL11lZ7BHdPL6nI5ukQiE/s640/catlot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I know there has been alot of excitement and questions about when they will be available. Soon!!! I took so many pictures over the past couple days, but I need to edit them and upload each individual listing. as well as measure each bag so you will know what you are getting. </p><p>The cats above are going to be available. They are so cute. I think there are 12 cat bags, maybe more? I painted all the ones above with fabric dye, washed and set the dye then used my long arm to do some free hand thread sketching of some cute little cat faces and quilted the backgrouds. The bags are quilted all the way through and with the exception of 2 bags all have metal zippers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFe8XWJOyqNX4R61reW_ZhuJfQ8Kb3JKVDXmY3_-fhDauS4GrUnnJiaEzxbYuMorhzt9p1DULG0xXtd2CLJTB0h5dTvuuo9WqDC1O6bhxWIOo1w3YMvlVYwSEyC79qtrrWi5NV0akB4g/s2048/Cat1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFe8XWJOyqNX4R61reW_ZhuJfQ8Kb3JKVDXmY3_-fhDauS4GrUnnJiaEzxbYuMorhzt9p1DULG0xXtd2CLJTB0h5dTvuuo9WqDC1O6bhxWIOo1w3YMvlVYwSEyC79qtrrWi5NV0akB4g/s640/Cat1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>My daughter Emma and I coolaborated on several bags. She painted pieces that I quilted and then I made them into bags. Notably the Octopus bags which I have not yet photographed. Yikes! I need to do that tomorrow I hope. Needless to say they are awesome and I kinda want to keep them all, but that is stupid, also She will be getting the money from the sale of her bags. College isn't free, and she wanted a creative job. I hear you kiddo. 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If you sew, and have not made one yet, stop everything and go buy the pattern from <a href="https://sewingillustration.com/moorpark/">Sewing Illustration</a> and make a couple. I have had alot of fun during this pandemic making these bags out of little quilts and samples I have made over the years. Seriously they are so satisfyling and her zipper technique is kinda brilliant.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3z8bMj-2_tE2qqJXnZy5vW3s5KbUk7cWI0E8TVmm0KcppTBa2x_gOzpGwJ7yFz3Mx4xZTXWCUlpDaoXR81aRw2jOTs0xVlvcUCwEABvrkgsVaRdhYBiIF__jmTeq9dfW5OgdjUIkW9tw/s2048/stackofbags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3z8bMj-2_tE2qqJXnZy5vW3s5KbUk7cWI0E8TVmm0KcppTBa2x_gOzpGwJ7yFz3Mx4xZTXWCUlpDaoXR81aRw2jOTs0xVlvcUCwEABvrkgsVaRdhYBiIF__jmTeq9dfW5OgdjUIkW9tw/s640/stackofbags.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I hope you enjoied a bit behind the scenes here on the Curtis homefront. I am sewing like crazy. Still quilting everyday and dabbling in painting. If you have not signed up for my newletter please do. That is where the first announcement will go as to when the bags will be available in my shop. you can sign up over on the right hand sidebar or right as you open my blog a really annoying popup pops up. I swear I will never bombard you with spammy emails or nonsense. I don't have time for that.<p></p><p>*Also I can't find spellcheck on the new platform. I am going to go re-read this post. Hopefully it wont look like it was written by a bot. If it is filled with typos, sorry. Do not feel like you need to let me know.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am so happy you came here to ready my blog. I miss you guys! Let me know in comments if you would be interested in a Zoom class on how to make your own cat bag?</p><p><br /></p><p>xoxo</p><p>Tia</p><p><br /></p>the Campfollowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-30353866053569445812020-07-28T14:28:00.001-07:002020-07-28T14:28:21.441-07:00Quilting with curved rulers to make secondary designs<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zoe1vpU9sE0" width="480"></iframe>the Campfollowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-37056711186444413512020-04-05T20:01:00.001-07:002020-04-05T20:01:35.275-07:00Make Protective Fabric Face masks with your Long Arm quilting machine.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5DhjrZlnZ1Y" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
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Use your digital quilting machine to stitch out protective face masks. The digital pattern I designed is for use with the pleated <a href="https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask" target="_blank">Deaconess.com mask</a>. It has reinforced 1/2 inch gaps in each of the four corners to insert either elastic or Cotton ties depending on availability and preference.<br /><br />
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Please let me know if you have any questions.the Campfollowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-82025427911181269212020-02-28T09:30:00.001-08:002020-02-28T09:30:32.565-08:00Studio Apron Tips with Tia Curtis<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3RtrB_VDRLw" width="480"></iframe>the Campfollowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16342276701416619400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2034041844210970394.post-39174131277157354282020-02-21T13:07:00.001-08:002020-02-21T13:07:16.338-08:00"A Lesson on Improv Curves" quilt pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I showed up here today to tell you about my newest pattern. I have been playing with improv curved blocks for several years and I finally have it down to a fun technique that I can almost do blindfolded. </div>
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This pattern is written like one of my classes. It is full of color pictures of step by step instructions to make both simple and complicated blocks. I love making curves so very much. Please give this pattern a look if you feel like it might be a technique you would like to add to your quilt making tool box.</div>
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I'm excited to present this <a href="http://www.tiacurtisquilts.com/shop/improv-curves-lesson-pdf-file" target="_blank">pattern to you in PDF form on my website</a>. And happily enough I am also running a Studio Sale to celebrate the reboot of my website shop. You can get 20% off orders of $25 or more, so you can pick up some lovely fabric and a pattern or two. Use coupon code STUDIOSALE at checkout.</div>
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I made the cover quilt with <a href="https://pbsfabrics.com/collections/wonder-by-katie-larson" target="_blank">Wonder fabric</a> by <a href="https://www.katielarson.studio/" target="_blank">Katie Larson</a> and PBStudios solids. I love this collection so much. The large scale prints are perfect for simple curves and the solids make such great companions.</div>
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I made this version with the Harriet companion prints that go with Carolyn Friedlander's recent collection. I love how calm this version is compared to the one above.</div>
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Now, this version was one of my first dabbles into curved piecing. I made these quilt blocks from the small inside curve out to the lager curves. I also cut my pieced curves in half and inserted narrow stripe strips before finally nestling the curves into their silver backgrounds.</div>
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This last version was made a couple days before the first time I taught this quilt at my LQS. I felt I needed at least one more sample. I wanted to work on a rather chaotic layout so after trimming up all the blocks I shoved them into a paper bag and sewed them together as I took them out of the bag. It made for really making a fun layout. </div>
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I loaded the quilt up onto my Gammill long arm initially intending to quilt it very simply with an edge to edge design, but I lost control and filled the quilt up with custom quilting. My husband decided it should be named "Cruising Altitude" because it kinda looks like farm land when seen from above. These fabrics are almost all hand dyed by me from a dying jag I had a couple years ago. I like how soft and faded the quilt it. The back is a Silver Cotton Sateen that makes the quilt have such a lovely soft feel. This is the last thing I am going to say about the quilt before signing off. I used Bamboo batting from Winline. The batting is so soft and wonderful. I have wanted to add a good Bamboo batting to the battings I offer clients for some time. This one is just perfect. It is thick enough show off pretty quilting, but the drape is elegant.</div>
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Hey there! I hope you have all been well. Autumn has descended on Eastern Kansas. It is absolutely beautiful outside with all the leaves changing colors. I have ben busy, but aren't we all? I have several blog posts in various states of editing going on about all the awesome trips I made this year to teach my love of quilting both with Gammill and on my own, but I start them and just can't finish for some reason.<br />
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Hi There! My friend recently took a couple head shots for me. I absolutely LOVE how they turned out. I was told at a teaching gig recently that I don't look anything like my publicity photo. I assume that I am clearly more stunning in real life (just kidding, I know what I look like). My daughter took my other pictures right after going to the salon. I do love a blow out and I feel so fancy with straight hair...but in real life my hair is kinda curly. I never take any time with it. I guess I should look in pictures like I do in real life. Nicole did a great job with these pictures and she made me look skinny too. So now when you see me roaming around in the wild you will recognize me, come say hi.</div>
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As the days are cooling off and the leaves are changing all I want to do is sew! I figure I may not be the only one. I am running a sale on fabric in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TiaCurtisQuilts" target="_blank">ETSY shop</a>. 15% off fabric sales of $25 or more use coupon code <b>FALLFUN</b>. Go treat yourself! </div>
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I have several new prints including Akoma and Steno Pool. I am especially LOVING the new Front Yard Sunflower knit. I made a <a href="https://www.straightstitchdesigns.com/product/montlake/" target="_blank">Montlake t-shirt </a>and I just LOVE it!</div>
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I have been thinking about a post like this for years. I get so many questions about starting a long arm quilting business and I am almost always happy to answer your questions. But it would be nice if it was in an easy to find spot wouldn't it?</div>
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First off, I quilt with Gammill long arms. I LOVE them. Wholeheartedly and utterly, I LOVE my machines. The machine is so well built and the software is the very best on the market in my opinion. I have quilted and taught on other machines, but I am coming at you from a Gammill perspective. I don't sell the machines, but I know who does. With that said this will not be a Gammill Commercial. Although I would love nothing more that doing Gammill commercials because I love the company, support and the fantastic machines they build.</div>
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This post is for those who want to start a business. It is for those of you who want to make money quilting for other people. If you just want to buy a long arm and quilt your own quilts that is fine, awesome. Do it! Stick around some of this may apply to you. </div>
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Please ask questions. I am happy to answer them. Many of these topics are probably great for their own post, but I am just trying to be quick here. If I get questions I will address them in individual blog posts.</div>
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I am not a business advisor. I am a small business owner and I love what I do. I enjoy my work and I like to quilt for others. I truly LOVE to quilt.</div>
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In my opinion you need to like quilts and quilting before you begin this endeavor. People won't want you to work for them if you hate your job, or if you don't know how to do your job. Do some quilting for yourself first, get comfortable with your machine and your abilities and then start quilting! </div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">You need space.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Purchase the best machine you can afford that can do digital Edge to Edge quilting</li>
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A long arm is a sewing machine on wheels that is on a big table. The ones I quilt with are massive. One table is 14 feet long the other is 12 feet long. Does your table need to be that big? No. I have only used all the space on the 14 foot rollers twice, but I like having the extra space so I can access my bobbin area and get to my machine easily. You will need a REALLY long room. I know it is hard to find a big space like that so you can fill it with and enormous machine. I looked at many houses in San Antonio (during our mock move this summer) and very few had the space that I required. When we bought this house in Kansas, a big open space was almost first on the list.</div>
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I have one machine set up in our lovely sun room. I love that room. It is so nice to be up in the light. my eyes like it too. it is easy to see what I am doing. My other machine is in the basement. I love that room too. It is dark and basmenty though. </div>
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Purchase the best machine you can afford. Seriously. You are investing in yourself and your business. If you are quilting for others you need to be able to quilt digital edge to edge designs. That is where the money is. The money is absolutely NOT in custom work. You need to be able to quilt quality work consistently. You are basically buying an employee. A robot if that is easier to wrap your head around. Hand guided machines are great, but you will wear yourself out pushing a sewing machine around peoples quilts over time. Machines with computers can do free hand work too. Some folks are under the impression that custom quilters are raking in cash. I sure am not with my custom work. Do you want to spend 3 weeks on one quilt and get paid $700 or do you want to quilt 21 quilts in that same three week period (with a very reasonable 1 quilt a day) and get paid over $2100. The answer is clear. I am just estimating each quilt will cost about $100. Clearly you can quilt more than one quilt a day but don't go into this thinking you will be able to quilt 8 quilts a day. Maybe I will get there someday, but I want to do good work, and I am still raising kids, going to football games, cooking, cleaning and all the others things that come with being a mom. You will have other obligations too. I make my best money with digital E2E quilting and traveling to teach quilting. My passion is custom quilting, but that doesn't pay for new carpet and plumbing. The digital E2E quilting does.<br />
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A computerized machine is expensive. I hear you saying that to yourself. I know that. Believe me I know that. It is probably not the answer you want to hear. But I have already done the research for you. I have quilted on my domestic Bernina sewing machine for years. Heck my first business was built with quilting from my Bernina sewing machines. When that got too hard I bought A Bernina 820 with its bigger throat space and a nice sewing table it made quilting even easier. Well, that came with its own basket of issues so I went on Craigslist and bought a used Gammill Supreme. These are pretty rare these days. It was a 36 inch no frills beast. I LOVED it. I started my quilting business with that machine and I did great work with it, but the Edge to Edge service I was providing was all hand guided, but I had to charge what the other E2E quilters were charging to compete. Crazy right? I was doing what is really custom work but only getting a fraction of what my time and skill were worth. I finally bought a second hand Gammill with a Statler Stitcher. It was my first computerized quilting machine. It came already loaded with a zillion digital designs and was in phenomenal condition. I was able to do so much with that machine and it could keep up with me. Everything I could think of that machine could do. Now I have two computerized machines and I keep them running. One for custom work and one for Edge to Edge quilting.<br />
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Take classes on how to use and operate your machine. When you purchase a machine it should include several classes. TAKE them! You can learn heaps on youtube and instagram, but you need to take classes to learn the minutia. The software can do SO much, you just need to learn how to make it do what you want it to. Learn how to do free hand quilting, I can't tell you how easy it is for me to whip out some pretty background quilting to make a quilt sing then make the machine do what I consider complicated or boring.<br />
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Go to shows and try out all the long arms. You will be able to feel the difference between them. Push them around, Get your hands on them. See how they work and what features you like. you don't need all the bells and whistles, but some things are important ( you want a stitch regulator at the very minimum). Ask about support. Who will be able to come out and fix your machine if something horrible happens to it? Are there videos somewhere guiding you through your own maintenance? Is there a support network available somewhere or are they going to take your money, drop off a massive machine and later out of your house so fast and never hear from them again? You are making a big investment you need a support network.</div>
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Join Quilt guilds! Quilting an be a rather lonely business. You spend your days alone quilting and listening to true crime podcasts (maybe that is just me???) you need to get out. Quilt guilds are my free time. I get to talk to friends, meet new folks and see beautiful quilts. I am currently a member of two guilds and both are awesome. Besides friends quilt guilds also provide business opportunities. All you have to do is bring a show and tell quilt and stand in line when the time comes. You hold up your work and say "I quilted this on my Long Arm" that is all you have to do! After that people will come up to you and ask if you quilt for others. Say "Yes" and the rest will be history. You will have plenty of quilts to quilt. You can also ask your local quilt shop if you can offer your business cards there. All local quilts shops work differently and have rules, ask and see if you will be a good fit.<br />
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You will need an intake form of some sort. I have a digital form I email to clients. It asks all the pertinent questions I have when I get ready to quilt a quilt. I want to know how they want their quilt quilted, what batting they want, what thread color they desire. I also have a little math problem for them to do so there are no surprises when they get their final invoice. They find the square inches of their quilt and multiply it by the price of the service they want. That gives them a good estimate of what it will cost. I might charge too much for some and that is fine. I like my customer base just fine. I always want new customers, but I will not work for free and I don't like quilting for folks who always "want a deal". I am a professional and I expect/deserve to be treated as one ( so do you ). There must be quilters out there who do not value their time or skill so the deal seekers can go find them. When I contract out work to a fellow professional (doctor, lawyer, dentist, plumber, auto mechanic, photographer) I anticipate that I will be paying them for their work and skill so I research and find who meets my needs and go from there. I assume quilt makers do the same when they come to me. I have bills the same as everyone else and kids who want to have food to eat and clothing to wear. I have met quilters who only charge $50 a quilt no matter the size and I don't understand why they would do that. I am probably going off on a soapbox rant. I will get back on track.</div>
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With all that said you may be asked to do charity quilting. Have a policy for this. You WILL be asked to quilt charity quilts. That is fine. We quilters LOVE a charity. You can do some, but choose which ones you want to do. Charity quilts are actually good to try new things on but be careful because after you let a couple in you might find yourself overwhelmed with how many pour in behind them.</div>
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Be friendly and professional. I like most people and I like their quilts. You are opening a business and you are the face of your business just like me. You need to keep a tidy studio. Mine is messy sometimes when I am in the midst of creating quilts or designs, and folks understand that. Most actually like it. They like seeing what I am working on at any given time and I am normally happy to show. If they are dropping off a quilt have them make an appointment. I have drop off times and drop off days. If people drop in anytime it makes it hard to get back to work. I get distracted especially when it comes to talking about quilts.<br />
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My last thing is social media. In this day and age we need to have some sort of social media presence. I am not a big fan of Facebook, but lots of folks love it so I am there. I really like Instagram and I have a website. The people need to be able to find you. It is best if you try to remain professional. Don't post your nude pictures, drunken rants or political stance. What is it they say not to talk about at a good dinner party? Don't talk about religion, sex or politics. I try to stick to that with my social media. You do you of course, I am just offering my advice.<br />
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OK...does that help a little? I hope so. Long Arm quilting is a great gig. I get to work from home and be around when my family needs me. I am my own boss and get to do what I love. I hope you do too! Please let me know if you want me to deep dive on any of these topics. I am sure money will be one and I am working on a blog post specifically about that. don't worry.<br />
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It has been a long time hasn't it? So much has been going on with my family and so much quilting has been going on as well. About May my husband decided to take a job down in San Antonio. Needless to say that meant a move, putting the house on the market, making renovations, selling the house buying a new house, packing all our stuff up, selling our absolutely awesome flock of hens, saying good bye to friends, making new friends, saying farewell to the best quilt guild in the world, and getting a heap of quilts quilted. Some of that did happen. Most of that happened actually. I did send my husband to Texas without me to try on the job and city and see if he actually liked it before moving us all back to Texas. We did make a ton of renovations to our house and we put it on the market. I packed up almost my entire studio and most of the house, sold and gave away so much fabric and sewing machines and just STUFF. I quilted my entire rack of client quilts, I wrote some quilt patterns, planned so many classes, trunk shows and workshops for next year and we said goodbye to dear friends. But.....then we didn't move. Turns out we were not fans of a massive city and my husband wasn't a fan of the new job, so we stayed in Leavenworth, Kansas. I got to experience all the emotions. I got to start taking a new blood pressure medicine. I can't find half my stuff that is still packed up in the garage and I am still trying to catch up on the whirlwind that was this summer. It was hot and stressful and so so so productive. If you follow along with my Instagram feed you will know some of the madness we have been putting on ourselves.</div>
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I am just going to show some pictures of the quilts I have quilted. Please ask questions if you want to see more of them...heck some of them I may have shown before. If so they are pretty and you get to see them again.</div>
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I quilted this one to be cut up and made into bags. I made 6 bags out of it already.</div>
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This is Lori's version of my BOEOM quilt. Isn't it cute? </div>
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One of my own quilts got in the mix. This is a class sample for a couple classes.</div>
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I really love this quilting I did on Konda's quilt. Sometimes it takes a long time to figure out what I want to quilt on a quilt, but this one was so fun and easy. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.</div>
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Another or Klonda's quilts. I love this black on black quilting. so puffy and wonderful.</div>
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This was a neat one. I quilted the lyrics to a couple Wicked songs on this quilt. The texture of my handwriting makes a neat element.<br />
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And I have been raising these clowns. They have grown up so much. Seems like just yesterday they were little. I think they are my best work really.<br />
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OK, back to work! If you saw something you want more info about just let me know in the comments or email me.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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I hope you are all doing well. I have been busy quilting as usual. I have been traveling to teach and do trunk shows too. That has been quite fun. Earlier this month I squeezed my own quilt into the Custom quilt queue. It was super fun to quilt. I don't make many quilts these days as I spend most of my time quilting for people. While I was making this quilt I knew how I wanted to quilt each section so the quilting went quite quickly. I think the quilt needs a different name than #KCMQGBOEOM What are your ideas for a different name? I stink at naming quilts.</div>
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Here I am in my sunny studio. I have a basement studio too. My quilting business has swollen to take up quite a bit of the house. If we ever move I think I need an out building to set up shop it. Oh and that fluff ball under my arm is my daughter's cat Ragnar. He is a dream boat. All the tutorials for this quilt are here on my blog and over on my Youtube Channel. If you make blocks from my tutorials I sure would LOVE to see them. Please tag me on Instagram, or send me a picture. I will happily make more tutorials if I see that people are using them. Its a little vainglorious to just write posts that no one reads or is inspired by. So sound off if you are here. Now, lets look at pictures.<br />
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Almost ALL the fabric in this quilt is Cotton+Steel from my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TiaCurtisQuilts" target="_blank">shop</a>. Go get some for yourself if you like. For the next couple days you can use the code SUMMERBREAK to get 15% off your fabric purchase of $25 or more. There is some great stuff in the shop and more on the way.<br />
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I used 2 layers of batting. Quilters Dream Blend on the bottom and Wool on top. Using two layers of batting creates a false trapunto look. The un-quilted bits pop and it looks more fancy. The quilting can really show off.<br />
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The whole quilt is quilted with Glide thread in the color Tar Heel. Not only is it a great color, but I like the name too.<br />
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I did a little curved crosshatching because it is fun and I don't do it very often. I love Linda's rulers from The Quilted Pineapple. They are the best I have ever used.<br />
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So there you go. Everything I can think of about this quilt. Please ask questions if any spring to mind.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
Tia<br />
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Hey there! Are you ready for the last block in the KCMQG Block or Every Other Month? I am. I won't lie...I never take this long to make a quilt and its kinda driving me nuts. I don't like dragging things out. I am a woman of action and I want things made and done. boom.<br />
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This was a hard block to name. I took it to the Instagram hive mind because all I could come up with was "Humpy Block". While I love the block and I think they are really fun to make my daughter told me they looked like ogre fingernails...and if you butt them together they look kinds like pills or lady parts. Funny how it goes when you are so pleased with how something turns out and then to get someone else's opinion on their appearance it totally changes how you feel about them. Boo. I think they look like the fantastic Olga mountain range in The Middle of Australia. If you want to read more about that trip you are welcome to read about it on my old blog <a href="http://campfollowerbags.blogspot.com/search?q=uluru" target="_blank">Camp Follower Bags</a>. Its a funny story and my kids were so so so cute! I also wanted to name them the "Olga Blocks" but I figured no one would understand so without further ado I have named this last block "the Modern Arch" Thank you so much for helping me name it.<br />
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Of course I made a bunch of them. These blocks are both pieced and appliquéd. The appliqué is a small bit so it is easy and a great place to begin if you are new to needle turn appliqué. You are also welcome to just use raw edge appliqué or fusible. These will be your blocks, do them however you please.<br />
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Here is one of my aboriginal paintings of the Olgas. See how they are fabulous rounded domes? Such a magical place. The Artist who painted this piece is named Rooth,<br />
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I have several Aboriginal pieces and I love the swirls and curves...I bet you can see it reflected in my own quilting can't you?<br />
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Start out with two sets of rectangles. Overlap them. One will be the right side and the other will be the left side.<br />
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Cut an arc while the blocks are overlapped. If you are uncomfortable free cutting with your rotary cutter, you are welcome to draw an arc and use that line to cut on. Don't worry if they aren't symmetrical, I think the asymmetrical quirkiness is what makes these so fun. You do need to leave at least a half inch on the far edge so you can piece the Arcs without loosing your curves...unless that is the look you are going for.<br />
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To piece the curve you need to have a bit of an overhang of the inner piece.<br />
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I don't pin the block I just go for it and ease the curve in as I go.<br />
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As you can see you will have some waste that you will need to trim away. Thats fine. You can stop here or add another inner curve.<br />
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Do it the same way. Overlap another square or rectangle and cut a curve a so the curve angles match the piece you are sewing them into.<br />
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If you notice there is no way you will get the center seam to match up feel free to piece in a scrap and make it straight. You are in charge of these blocks.<br />
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Now for the piece that you will be appliquéing. Cut an arc that is smaller that the last one you stitched in.<br />
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I like to make a basting stitch about 1/4 inch from the edge and then I use my needle to tuck the seam allowance under. That basting line acts as a barrier and helps keep the proper shape.<br />
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Trim the fabric beneath the appliqué if you can. I do this because it makes for less layers when I quilt it and if the fabric is darker under it will make a shadow that might be ugly.<br />
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OK.... go forth and make some Modern Arch blocks. I Sure would love to see what your look like. If you make them tag me on Instagram.<br />
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Welcome to another episode of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild BOEOM (Block Of Every Other Month) We are on block 7 - the Crazy Daisy!!!! This is a super cute block that is fun to make. As you can see below this is what my quilt top looks like. I have finished the top so you can see where we will be going from here. I didn't do a video this month...too much was going on and I just couldn't find the time to plan it out. An old fashioned picture tutorial will have to do.</div>
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Here are the Crazy Daisy blocks. One has a pieced center and one has an appliqué center. I think both are fun, you choose what you like best.<br />
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April I will show how to do the hump blocks. I am not wild about that name, so if you have a good one let me know. They are really fun and surprisingly versatile depending on how you use them.<br />
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So here is the finished block. I trimmed mine to 6 inches, you can trim yours smaller if you like. I also fussy cut the center, it looks great if you aren't fussy, but I felt the need to make it just a little more complicated. Its the way I roll.<br />
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I like to strip piece. So I cut my pieces as WOF (Width of Fabric) and make several blocks at one time since I am sitting there anyway. This set of instructions is for just one block.<br />
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Sew the two background rectangles to two opposite sides of the daisy colored square. Press the seams.<br />
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Sub cut the pieced bit into four 1" segments. There will be a tiny bit of leftover.<br />
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Cut the 6" background square in half diagonally.<br />
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Sew one of the petal pieces into the cut. Press the seams towards the background for this first petal. The rest of the daisy seams will be pressed towards the petal pieces.<br />
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Cut the piece in half again on the diagonal.<br />
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Sew another petal piece into the cut and press the seams towards the petal piece. I think the block looks pretty great at this point. If you ever need an X block, here you go.<br />
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You can piece the center of the daisy anytime. Just cut one of the petal pieces in half and sew the 1" center into the cut. Press the seams towards the petals.<br />
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Cut the flower again in half through the center of the X and piece in another petal. Press the seams toward the petal piece.<br />
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Cut the flower piece in half one more time. The center of the last petal piece should nest perfectly with the previous piece. Here is a bad close up picture with pins (even though I don't really pin this block in real life).<br />
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This is what your Crazy Daisy block should look like.<br />
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Here is a picture of the seam side. I always think it is helpful to see the seam side. You can see how the first petal piece was pressed towards the background, but all the other seams are pressed towards the petals.<br />
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Last step is to trim the block. I trimmed the block to 6 inches, but you can certainly trim it smaller or even make it asymmetrical. You can do a lot with this block. The petals don't have to be even sizes, you can make them wonky or when you cut the block to piece the petals you can cut is crazy. That is fun too. I tried hard to make this one nice and symmetrical so you would all be impressed. In real like I make mine pretty wild.<br />
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OK, have fun making these! I would love to see yours on Instagram. Just tag them with #KCMQGboeom. Yay! Oh and lat me know if you have any questions in the comment section.<br />
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I hope everyone had a great holiday break. I know I am already way back in the swing of my work so I figured I should blog. My resolution for 2018 is to blog more. I do so much fabulous sewing and I have gotten out of the habit of documenting it. It gets given away or sold and I never see or think of it again...its like it never happened.</div>
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My husband and I have already made a video tutorial over on Youtube for the way I make <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TiaCurtisQuilts?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Quilted Boxy Zipper Bags</a>. Please go over and have a look. If you are visiting from Youtube, welcome! I am so happy you are here. I have quite a few tutorials here (and over on my old blog) the list is over on the right hand side of the blog as well as several video tutorials over on Youtube. Poke around a bit and make yourself at home. Feel free to make comments or suggestions for future videos too. </div>
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The lighting is funny, but it sure showed all the lint and pet fur on the navy blue fabric. I used a really cheap sheet as the quilt back and it just acted as a magnet to any lint, fur, hair and thread. yippee.</div>
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OK, so a couple things that will be important if you want to make the zipper bags. Below is a quick shot of the dimensions for the different sized bags. It is not fancy and it is really the technique I wanted to showcase, not really the pattern. I just wing it whenever I make them anyway. I find a zipper to fit the quilted bit I have ready to go and move on from there. But maybe you want more structure? I get that. I am here for you!</div>
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I will have the same info below with a couple sample bags pictured too. I have your back!<br />
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Both of these bags are made from the same 10" x 16" quilted piece. I just used a different sized zipper and did the sides and boxing of the corners different.</div>
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Boxy Zipper Bag</div>
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The large bag = 14" sport zipper and 15"x 21" quilt<br />
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The Small bag = 9" zipper and a 10" x 16" quilt<br />
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Wide Bag = 12" zipper and 10" x 16" quilt</div>
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Skinny Bag = 6" zipper and 7" x 13" quilt</div>
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*this is the only bag where you will sew the zipper along the longer edge of the quilt sandwich. All the other bags get the zipper sewn along the shorter edges. Muy Importante!!! </div>
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Large bag = 12" zipper and 13" x 11" quilt</div>
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So folks, use these formulas to make some great zipper bags. This is just the jumping off place. Go bigger, go smaller do your thing! Practice your quilting and make some great little projects. These are perfect for gifts or to organize your stuff.</div>
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I buy my zippers from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/zipit" target="_blank">ZIPIT</a> on Etsy. Her (or his) prices can't be beat and the selection is too awesome.</div>
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Ok, let me know if you have any questions!</div>
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Here is the sixth portion of the #KCMQGBOEOM. Improv Spike borders are awesome! They are really great looking and are quick and easy to make. I made a video, so the instructions are there. I have all the other videos on my Youtube channel and there are also links to them on my website. </div>
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You can see how my version of the quilt is coming along. I am trying to figure out the last part that will be available next year. Between you and me I really just want to get one to the best part...the Quilting!!!!!!<br />
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Thank you so much for shopping from me this Holiday season. It really means the world to me. I am a tiny business and most of my time is spent quilting. I don't make time to market my shop and that has been a poor decision on my part. For those of you who have sought out my shop and bought fabric, patterns and things from me I truly truly thank you. </div>
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It is stars! I love stars. I always turn to these wonky little stars when I am feeling my quilting muse has abandoned me and I'm not totally sure what to make, but I feel like I must make something!</div>
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I love to use ombre or gradient dyed fabric. I used Cotton+Steel Pigment Gradients for these stars. I think the different shades really add so much to my quilts. I used <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/548089731/pigment-basics-in-navy-by-cotton-and?ref=shop_home_active_64" target="_blank">Navy</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/548088453/pigment-basics-in-marigold-by?ref=shop_home_active_63" target="_blank">Marigold</a>. The two different sizes really make the stars shimmer.</div>
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Wonky Stars are easy to make. They are basically a 9 patch block, and those are super easy right?</div>
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I used 2 different sizes, a biggish one and a little one.</div>
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The bigger one is made using 2.5 inch squares and the little ones are made with 1.5 inch squares.</div>
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Cut 4 of the star squares in half diagonally, keep the 5th square for the center of the star.</div>
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Choose 4 background squares and lay 4 of the star points on the lower right corner pretty side down like the picture above. When you do this hold them down at the stitch line to make sure after you sew them the star points will cover all the triangle part behind the point. I don't always do this step, at this point in my quilt making life I can eyeball it pretty well so I don't check. If you are new to this type sewing do check. It will save you some frustration.<br />
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Sew them all down. If I am going to be making a bunch of stars I chain piece these puppies by the bucket full.<br />
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Flip over and press the star point down then trim away the extra fabric so there isn't a lot of bulk. This step will make it easier when it comes time to quilt your quilt.<br />
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Same pressing and trimming</div>
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The last step is going to be sewing the block together and trimming it to whatever size you want it to be. If its too small add some fabric, if its too big trim it down. Easy Peasy.<br />
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After you have made your stars you can make them into a border I used 13 large stars and 10 small stars. I knew I wanted my border to be 10 inches wide, so I added more of the Navy gradient dyed fabric to make the star segments 10 inches wide. Then I scattered them around the 2 sides of the quilt and filled in with more fabric. Not very fancy or precise, but that is how I work.</div>
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I used a bunch of the stars in this Menagerie Eclipse quilt too. Once you get going you will knock out a big stack and have so many stars you don't know what to do with them!<br />
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So I am making the next blocks already. Just to tempt you a little they will be spikes!<br />
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I am having a Cyber Monday sale on everything in my shops! 10% off EVERYTHING in both my <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TiaCurtisQuilts" target="_blank">etsy shop</a> </span>AND my <a href="http://www.tiacurtisquilts.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">website shop</span></a>. I loaded up a bunch of face studies, fabric, quilts and aprons. Everything is on sale.</div>
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I know you will be bombarded with sale emails and offers. I feel like I have been carpet bombed for months about Christmas shopping. I don't want to be a bother I promise, but I have some pretty great stuff that you can make great things with or that you will be happy to give as a gift (or keep for yourself). I have not done a sale before, so this is new to me. Im trying to figure it all out! Yay.</div>
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I spend my day working in my basement. I quilt and cut fabric and sew from time to time. I also love to wear an apron. I suppose it stems from when my sister and I would cook with our mom as kids. She had a big drawer filled with dish towels and our Grandmothers old aprons. We would pick out our aprons and we got to cook. My favorite was a pink gingham smock style apron. It was easy to button in the back. I think about that apron so many times, so I drafted one for myself. I wear it as my work uniform (I wear other stuff too, not just an apron. The basement is too chilly for that nonsense). The apron I wear normally is a simple smock style apron with a big pocket to hold my phone, scissors and a lip balm. I made it fancy by adding some lovely hand tatted lace that I bought at a shop in Weston. I love that apron so much. When I put it on it is like immediately getting in the zone. I am ready to work. Sometimes I am so focused on work that time slips away from me and my alarm goes off warning me it is time for the mail run and school pick up. I have to dash out of the house and more often than not I forget I have my apron on. All the sudden strangers in the post office compliment me and my wonderful outfit and ladies ask me where I bought my top at the grocery store. I say "Thanks! I made it." I do like to say that. Well, now you can say that too! I made a pattern for the apron! You can get it on my website and print it off in your home, or take the file to a print shop with a large scale printer (that is what I do).</div>
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The PDF pattern is available now and soon we will have some paper patterns available. Seriously this is the easiest apron to make. One piece of fabric, as many pockets as you want to sew on, easy tomato fancy and tart up if that is what blows your hair back. These are so cute in Cotton+Steel linen canvas, but that are great in all sorts of fabric. I am currently making them in the faded green canvas from an old Thermos tent. I have several aprons listed in my <a href="http://www.tiacurtisquilts.com/aprons/" target="_blank">shop </a>that I made while testing out the pattern. If you don't sew that might be an option for you.</div>
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Here is my little model out doing her thing in one of the aprons that I added a ruffle to. See how the back snaps? It is so easy guys!<br />
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This is me in a longer version. It dawned on me that I'm pretty short. Most of humanity is taller than me, so I added some extra fabric onto the bottom of this one with a French Seam. </div>
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I will be making a video soon to show how to make the apron if that is helpful, but frankly I don't think it is necessary. It is really the easiest pattern. If you make one I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see it!</div>
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Now that I have discovered Adobe Illustrator get ready for all sorts of patterns! They have been clogged in my head for so long.</div>
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I have been busy busy busy down in my quilt lair. So busy in fact that many quilts have left the house without being photographed. Oh well.... Lets look at some I managed to get shots of.</div>
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This is a Pickled Beets quilt that I quilted for Kelly. She wanted it ultra feminine, with massive cabbage roses all over it. She that is what I did. Between the large scale quilting and the wool batting this will be one ultra fluffy quilt.<br />
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I took the Pickled Beets workshop that Latifah taught when she came to Kansas City, but I am no where near as focused on finishing my projects as Kelly is.<br />
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This next one is by Klonda. I loved those cute pinwheels and I decided they needed some wind to blow them.<br />
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So this one got big spirals and wind.<br />
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I lift the black squares and the pinwheels unquieted so they would pop with the wool batting.<br />
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This is an Eclipse quilt I made for myself. When the Cotton+Steel Menagerie fabric came into my shop I couldn't help but cut it up and make a quick quilt. You can find the Menagerie fabric in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TiaCurtisQuilts" target="_blank">etsy shop</a>. Go on...help yourself and buy it all. I would like that very very much.<br />
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I made an eclipse moon with reverse Appliqué. I made this quilt quite some time ago now that I think about it.<br />
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I wrote in the larger stars some info about the eclipse like how long the totality lasted and where the eclipse happened. I saw this on an antique quilt and knew I had to add this to mine. I quilted it with an edge to edge design named Modern Curves. I programed the machine to jump over the stars and then I came back and quilted them in later. The texture on this quilt is so great. I love how soft and lovely the drape is.<br />
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I spent weeks quilting this lovely quilt for Morgan. The traditional ones take me so much longer. She wanted the quilting to create a secondary design in the background. You will be able to see it better on the picture of the back. I had rather lousy light to get the pictures.<br />
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The back is pretty awesome if I do say so myself.<br />
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I quilted this one for Lori. It turned out so pretty, but again the pictures stink. Sorry.<br />
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I did straight lines in the purple areas and swirls in the pale and yellow backgrounds.<br />
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Oh and I did this whole cloth for my bed this winter. It is made with Essex linen in Aqua and the back is the most beautiful lawn from Allison Glass. This whole quilt was inspired by Alison's booth at Spring quilt market. Karlee Porter had quilted a gorgeous large scale whole cloth quilt on linen and I knew that I would need to make myself one before the year was out.<br />
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This is a little better detail picture. Maybe it is just my eyes and you all can see fine. I had to get glasses a couple months ago and I swear it is humbling to have to use them. I made it almost 43 years without needing help, but now I NEED them, of course I hide them from myself all over the house. That's always fun.<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">Most of my Custom quilting is done freehand but I do like to use the Statler when the quilt calls for it.</li>
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The first quilt is a Metro Rings quilt that Betsy made. I used grey thread. What really makes this quilting pop is the little narrow 1/4 inch borders I defined the blocks with and the wool batting. I really love how this quilt turned out. I have wanted to quilt a Metro Rings quilt for a while and I was so excited to get to work on Betsy's fabulous quilt.<br />
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I was a little stumped on the wide border, so I quilted in a big fat free hand feather.<br />
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This quilt had lots of ruler work. My favorite rulers are <a href="http://www.tiacurtisquilts.com/shop/63ouf3ja6i1qgf1m9plnmgi676oxlt" target="_blank">my own half circle rulers</a> and <a href="http://thequiltedpineapple.bigcartel.com/product/ultimate-bundle-savings-all-3-sets-big-qp-curves-original-6-qp-curves-the-edge-straight-rulers" target="_blank">The Quilted Pineapple rulers</a>. I love them and I think I used ALL the rulers on this quilt.<br />
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Next up is Laurie's wonderful Neighborhood quilt. I had a blast quilting this one. It is a good example of my Feathers, Lines and Swirls style quilting.<br />
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I used a silver So Fine #50 thread on this one and a blend batting. I was going for clouds and wind in the background and all the little houses are quilted a little different.<br />
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Gwen made this awesome Flamingo quilt. There was so much wonderful background to quilt! She wanted me to do my Feathers, Lines and Swirls technique on this quilt as well. I just love it. The pictures aren't awesome. I didn't have the best light.<br />
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This quilt also had Quilters Dream Wool batting and So Fine #50 thread. I used white thread in the background and a peachy orange thread for the flamingos.<br />
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So there are some of the quilts I have been quilting away on. I got to spend most of yesterday unpicking bad tension stitches from a quilt and moving it to my other machine. Everything was going awesome and then it wasn't.<br />
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Today I present to you the Small Churn Dash. Isn't is so adorable? Daniella wanted to do Churn Dashes this month. The Churn Dash block is a classic in every sense of the word. I fussy cut the centers and I prefer the block on point, so I added the triangles on the sides. This is optional (as are most things right?) you can easily just omit the triangles and make it a traditional square block.</div>
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Here is the video Daniella and I worked on showing how to make the block. Daniella is the sweetest lady.<br />
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Here are Daniella's Churn Dash blocks as a table runner. Hers look like crosses the way she worked her colors and her HST (half square triangle) corner blocks don't have a specific background color. I love how you can make blocks look totally different just by color placement.<br />
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Here is how I have used the blocks in my quilt. I really am trying to NOT make a Medallion quilt, but the quilt seems to want to be a medallion. I do have a plan to force it into another configuration. I am really loving how this quilt is coming together. If you are following along I would love to see yours.<br />
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<li>Churn Dash 3 1/4 inch square and 1 1/4 inch x 10 inch strip</li>
<li>First background 2 1/4 inch square and 1 1/4 inch x 10 inch strip</li>
<li>Second background 5 1/2 inch square (this can actually be a 6 inch square that way you won't loose your points like I did)</li>
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* in the picture above I have already sewn my 2 strips together ready to submit into the pieces of the churn dash and background.</div>
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*the video will show me sewing around the 4 sides of the 3 1/4 inch squares and then cutting them in half diagonally twice as well.</div>
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Cut your second background in half twice diagonally<br />
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The corner HST blocks will be 2 inches. Submit the strip pieced part into 4 x 2 1/2 inch pieces and piece the block like it is show above.<br />
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Last sew on the 4 triangles pieces and trim the block to about 6 1/2 inches. Be careful with your pressing as the triangles are cut on the bias and tend to distort. I don't mind this as I can force them into the piecing easier, but some folks don't like this. It does;t bother me in the slightest.<br />
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Have the best day and let me know what your quilts are looking like! Ask questions below in comments if you have them. I may have left something out. Next time will be wonky stars...my all time favorite.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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Way back in June I taught 5 classes at the Kansas City Regional Quilt festival (KCRQF). It was so fun! There was a crazy amount of work to get ready for it (and for my first class I was really nervous and totally forgot to show my samples. Whoops.) I was also working on client quilts right up until the end. As always before a class I decide that I need a last minute quilt to add to the mix. </div>
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I decided to do another Quilt as You Go on the Longarm quilt. Thats right! An entire twin sized quilt quilted and pieced on the longarm. Is the word long arm or longarm? It is my job, but I don't know which version is the proper one. Anyway....I found working on this quilt to be such a treat to myself. It was a really soothing break from class prep...but it was class prep!</div>
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I sort my scraps by solids and prints, then I resort them according to color. I pulled out all my solid scraps and made kinda log cabin blocks with them on a big piece of backing fabric.<br />
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I was just going to do straight lines, but it gets too boring for me so I ended up adding in some more quilting textures.<br />
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I absolutely LOVE how this quilt turned out. This is a class I am teaching, so if you are curious about it get a group together and invite me to come teach. You will love it.<br />
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I even added in some Welsh style borders!<br />
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So now, lets look at some quilts I quilted for folks.</div>
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I quilted Lynn's Llamas with my favorite Feathers, Lines and Swirls technique (this was one of the 5 classes I taught at KCRQF and I am more than willing to teach you too. Again, get a group together and invite me to your guild) There was so much beautiful negative space so I filled it up.<br />
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I especially love the fur on the llamas.</div>
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I quilted one of Latifah Saffir's quilts for quilt market. The one right behind us. I even went to quilt market! It was so fun to walk around and meet all the wonderful characters from the fabric world and it was so great to put faces to names I have been emailing with for years. Latifah is the sweetest lady!<br />
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I quilted this awesome Star quilt for Pam. Pam always chooses the best colors. I want to copy this quilt exactly. It is quilted with an e2e named Serpentine.<br />
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Here is one of Sharon's quilts. I quilted a Baptist fan on it. I never get pictures of all the e2e quilts I do. The machine quilts them so quickly they are out the door before I know what happened. The custom jobs hang around a great deal longer so I feel they all need to be documented.<br />
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I quilted Jenifer Dick's Scissors. She wanted jagged lines and jagged lines were fun to do!<br />
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This was a special quilt I quilted for Carol. It has names and special words quilted into the background. Her brother recently passed away and the quilt is for her father.<br />
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I also quilted Lynn and Sandi's challenge quilt for KCRQF. This was weeks of work, but I get terrible pictures of it and you can barely see the quilting<br />
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Last up today is this fun quilt I quilted for Taylor. Taylor rescues vintage quilt blocks and uses them to finish the makers vision. This was a fun quilt to work on. Traditional style quilting takes so much longer than more modern quilting, but boy is it worth it.</div>
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I hope you have all be doing well. I have been swamped with teaching, quilting and summer fun with my own family. I dropped the ball on getting this June's KCMQG Block of Every Other Month up on the blog. It has been up on the Youtube for sometime, but in case you are looking for it here on the blog I bet you were sad when you couldn't find it. It is an Appliqué border! Huzzah!!!! I like to do my appliqué as needle turn, but you certainly can do it as fusible or machine appliqué. If you know me, you know I am not a big rule follower, so you have permission to do it however you want. I just love the look of mixing patchwork and appliqué. I did 2 different videos for this border. One is kind of an overview and the other is more of a close up. Like you are sitting beside me and we are sewing together.</div>
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I chose hand appliqué for our summer challenge because I LOVE doing a little hand work in the summer. It is nice to have a little something to work on by the pool or in the car during road trips.</div>
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You can find the template pieces for the flowers and leaves <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2M87SlV_LZjbU1tLUExMnByX0U/view" target="_blank">HERE </a>and on my website tiacurtisquilts.com</div>
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I am here with the second installment of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild Block Of Every Other Month ( #KCMQGboeom) its a mouthful for sure! So this month we are doing strip pieced pyramid blocks. Anything strip pieced is awesome. It always looks like you worked really hard, but it actually really simple. I am showing how to make the basic block, what you do with it is up to you. I choose to use my pyramids in a border around the Lone Star block from February. You can do that, or here are some more options.<br />
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This is the way I used my pyramid blocks for my BOM. I used them as a border. You can use your blocks in many different ways though.<br />
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This layout is alternate pyramids</div>
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This is regular pyramids.</div>
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This layout is diamonds.</div>
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I made so very many pyramids that I have enough to make a whole quilt. I will be staggering my pyramids and adding a lot of negative space so I can play with quilting the heck out of it.<br />
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If you follow my video tutorial I would love to see what you make! I think these videos are pretty fun. Please let me know what you think. We have fixed the audio problem from the first video so that is good. Also, let me know if there is something you would like to see. I plan to add some long arm quilting videos as well but let me know if you would like to see a specific type of block or quilting design I can do almost anything and my mind is always so full it is hard to pick from the options.<br />
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Have a great day and happy sewing!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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