Archie The Wonder Dog

The 2016 Finish-Along is drawing to a close ( don't forget to link up your finishes ), but we're pleased to announce the new set of global FAL hosts for the 2017 Finish A Long! Our new hosts continue to span three continents and several countries and each of them has a lovely (and inspiring) blog and we hope you will enjoy visiting them: Rhonda -  Rhonda's [Quilt] Ramblings  - USA Nicky -  Mrs Sew & Sow  - Great Britain Jess -  Elven Garden Quilts  - Australia Abigail -  Cut & Alter  - Great Britain Izzy -  Dizzy Quilts  - Canada Ella -  Throw a Wench in the Works  - USA Lucy -  Charm about You  - Great Britain Sarah -  Sew me  - Northern Ireland Judith -  Just Jude  - Northern Ireland Felicity -  Felicity Quilts  - Canada Marci -  Marci Girl Designs  - USA Karen -  Capitola Quilter  - USA Leanne -  She Can Quilt...

I thought I'd share a nifty technique for adding accurate (and straight!) quarter inch strips to a project - it could be for some teeny tiny piecing/strip piecing (just think how accurate and square a 3/4" finished nine patch would be!), an accent strip in a block or on a pouch, or for some Seminole work.  It can also be adapted for other widths, particularly three-eighths or half an inch, simply by using a different foot (I use my number one foot, which is the all-purpose zigzag foot which came with the machine) and moving your needle to the right. For this tutorial, my sample piece is a table runner.  As you can see, I've got both dark grey (the accent) and pale grey (the background) strips, but you can adapt this however you like, it's just to demonstrate the technique. You'll need to cut 1" strips of the fabrics you wish to join as quarter inch strips (mine is the dark grey Oakshott) and whatever size piece you wish to add it to (I'm calling ...

Hello, and welcome to the final finishes link up of the 2016 Finish-Along! We have made it to the end of the 2016 FAL (I can't believe it's come round so quickly!) and it's time to link up your Q4 finishes! As you know, the 2016 FAL is now global - a community of bloggers across the world are jointly hosting the FAL, and our hosts are: Debbie - A Quilter's Table - USA Jess - Elven Garden Quilts - Australia Stacey - SLO Studio - Canada Jennie - Clover & Violet - USA Helen - Archie the Wonder Dog - UK Nicky - Mrs. Sew and Sow -UK Cindy - Fluffy Sheep Quilting - Ireland Rhonda - Rhonda's Ramblings - USA Leanne - She Can Quilt - Canada I t's time to link up the projects on your 2016 Q4 FAL list that you finished. First, a huge thank you to our fantastic sponsors: Fluffy Sheep Quilting - �25 (25 Euro) gift certificate Green Fairy Quilts - $25 gift certificate Clover & Violet LLC - choice of 3...

After I'd added the two Christmas cushions to my Q4 FAL list , I decided a table runner made from the leftovers would also be nice so added that too, as item nine.  I said that it would use strips and squares as that's what I thought I'd have left, but what I actually had left was this: I couldn't decide how best to use them and Sarah brilliantly said 'Well I want to see a long thin solids only blue sky top, darker blue sea on the bottom right, white on the bottom left as ice floor and snow hills. With that penguin far left.' I loved that idea and laid out the fabric on my coffee table straight away: All the blue is leftover from other projects and the whites are the small pieces left from the penguin cushion, along with about ten charm squares of a Bella solid (snow?), which isn't the same bright white and so provides a bit of depth.  I've decided to share all my progress photos with you so you can see how I made it.  And also because I like t...