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Square in Square Bright Quilt

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will. 
 ~Vernon Howard



I finished my 2nd quilt this month! yay!! it's something that I was afraid to do. I can't imagine how to quilt in my home sewing machine. I watched lots of you tube tutorial and became more scared ..LOL. Then I just started doing it. And by my second quilt, I can say I manage well, no wonky stitches at the back.

I call this happy quilt because of the colors. I thought I will make a baby quilt with the fabric but ended up make another single quilt. The size is 60x70" 

So, here's what I learned:

1. Using this Micro Stitch is really help to hold the quilt together. I won this on one giveaway some 3 years ago !!..



2. Using fleece as a batting is easier than poly-batting, because the fleece doesn't move much/not slippery.




3. I'm rolling  up the sandwich while tacking it. I find this easier and once finish I have a nice roll, ready to quilt. I quilt NOT from the middle like one tutorial I read. I started from the side. Maybe this is not the right way, but I managed fine with this method.



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4. scrappy binding is always a choice. It gives a happier look, I guess..;)



So, here's my happy quilt sitting on the swing:D



I used polkadots at the back. It was a bedsheet actually :). It's difficult to find a wider fabric here, so instead I go for bedsheet which works out cheaper and easier plus I'll get a matching pillow covers ;)

One more look :D

Until then....happy sewing


Being Patient


The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.


Patchwork -and sewing in general- thought me about patience. You simply can not rush or the result will not be to your satisfaction. Believe me, I have done several mistakes in the past. It's not easy. Sometimes I just can not wait to see how it will unfold...how things will  be...but then, like Bon Jovi said in one of his songs "Good things come to those who wait" ..:)

This is what I'm doing now:


That's the lay out of my happy quilt :-)...and now I'm still tugging, pulling and squashing....


Hopefully my spondylitis will compromise now.

Until then....happy sewing


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