COMING SOON..."Scrapin' w/Cat...Quilt-a-long!"

 Hey quilter's....hope your week is going well. I'm really excited to be sharing my Scrap Quilt-a-long soon.  Due to my 'downtime", I've been able to really focus on my quilting designs. Sometimes it takes a health issue to make you get back to what you love. My Scrap Quilt-a-long will showcase one of my favorite series...."1 Design...Sew Many Ways"....your "Scrap Fabric" enhances the design. My patterns will feature designs from "Country-Coastal-Christmas." The techniques will be from beginner to advanced along with "easy binding" to finish your projects. My advanced technique is sew fun & easy... it will drive you "Crazy!" That was a "hint" of what's too come :-) I believe in "no stress quilting" & "being imperfect is perfect" for me anyway! There's no "judging" in this quilt-a-long! Your creativity will shine through with your fabric stash choices. Endless Possibilities just in time for Christmas Gift-Giving!

SEW grab your Stash & Aurifil thread & Let's have some fun 2gether!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Love this..."I Love Quilting"

 Hey quilter's....hope y'all had a great weekend. Seems like we just we're excited about the weekend. Time does "fly" & time is flying way too fast visiting with my grandson. Never enough time for this "Gege." Praying for everyone dealing with this crazy weather. This is the time of year when we never know what to expect. Anyway....I've been working on my "Stash...Quilt-a-long" that I'll be posting soon & some recent projects as well. I "believe" one especially y'all will love....it's a great gift for any occassion. In the meantime....I hope you like this quote below. During these crazy times I for one "vacate" to my sewing room. Although it's a bit "tiny" these day's it still brings me joy! Making gifts for other's makes this "Gege" happy. Have a great Monday!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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"Easy Border/Binding Technique"

 Hey quilter's....hope your Saturday is off to a great start. I was "googling" Mrs. Bobbins recently & had to laugh at this one below. I loved watching Bob Ross, his creativity amazed me much less how he was alway's so calm while instructing. But...as a "quilter" this cracked me up! If you're not enter a quilt to be "judged" and want a "no fuss" binding technique please check out some of my previous post. They all have my easy Border/Binding technique. Basically you are following the "Log Cabin" method. You will be amazed of how easy this technique is and it's a great way to use up your scraps. Win...Win...in my quilting room! Please remember if you are using "scraps" to make your borders you might have a "stretch" in your fabric depending on how your scrap fabric was previously cut. If you're having a bit of difficulty just spray a little starch and then preceed on...in my "mind" having a bit of a stretch when doing borders works great....not so much stress and maybe that's why I love this technique. Enjoy!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Need a easy recipe to take to a Quilt function? My Rustic Chicken Pot Pie!

 Hey quilter's...hope your week is going well. I wanted to share my Rustic chicken pot pie recipe with y'all. I'm hoping "quilt gatherings....pot lucks etc." will happen more & this is a d'lish recipe...easy to do & freezes well. Don't let the pie crust intimidate you....trust me it's easy but everyone will compliment you! So pop on over to my cooking blog to see how fun & easy this recipe is. Enjoy!

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Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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"How's your Scrap Pile doing?"

 Hey quilter's...it's Friday! I love this "quilting humor" below 'cause it sums me up right now. I recently finished a birthday gift for my daughter (pattern coming next week) & used a lot of my Batik scraps for a coastal design. Oh my goodness....didn't even make a "dent." I'm very happy with this "scrap challenge" series although it can be a bit frustrating when you don't sew fast enough to see results. I guess I should hush and be 'thankful" that I do have fabric scraps! Check in next week for a very fun...easy....family oriented gift to make! Have a great weekend!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Cat's Tip of the Day..."Rotary Cutting Small Incriments"

 Hey quilter's....hope your week is going well. This week while rotary cutting "small increments", which I would rather not :-) I forgot my own tip. I messed up a perfect square due to not cutting the 1/4 " seam first. I know, sounds so simple. But sence I've gotten into the habit of cutting my "small increments" first then my whole increments things go a lot smoother. Maybe it's my age...who knows! I do stress this technique for new quilter's getting used to rotary cutting. Just helps in the long run so you don't make mistakes like me. Although if you do...no sweat....you just have another piece of "scrap fabric" :-) I also like to share that "rubber backed gardening gloves" are also wonderful while using a rotary cutter. Helps with slipage of the rule when cutting and protects your fingers. Yes...I do know the horrible feeling of a rotary cutter. Kids gardening gloves work great for small hands.

Have a great week!

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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Here's what I do....

Alway's square up your fabric edge

Rotary cut your sm increment (1/8, 1/4, 1/2) then measure out and rotary cut your whole number. 

Hope this tip helps!

My "Scraps" are Growing!

 Hey quilter's....hope all is well. I've been working on a design that I'll be sharing next week & I had to laugh. While I'm using my "stash"....I looked on my cutting table & my "scrap" pile looked larger then when I started. Oh my gosh....I did laugh although I felt defeated. I hope that I'm not the only one that feels like this from time to time :-) Sharing a little humor below to give us a little "encouragement." I consider myself "a lady" although I am "sharing" the fact that my "Scraps/Stash is Growing!" :-)

I'll be posting a "Summer gift" soon....it's very "Coastal" but can flip to any design you wish. The "gift" is for my daughter's birthday so I'll post after she sees it :-)

Blessed Quilting from My Home to Yours,

Cat

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