Tag Archives: vintage linens

It’s Friday, and………

Posted on June 1, 2018 by treadlemusic

I’ve not finished anything I’m at liberty to share (), but I have gotten 2 things ready to stitch….sandwiched and pinned……first, the smaller one is 10”x 15” and will (hopefully) finish in short order—it’s really speaking loudly!!!    Adding texture, … Continue reading →

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A Miscellaneous Monday post……..

Posted on September 25, 2017 by treadlemusic

These past few days have seen record breaking heat in these parts….94F+ is a tad(?) unusual and, may I say, a tad unwelcome by many who find themselves with outdoor tasks. Among those, DH and DS#2 are adding the last … Continue reading →

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“Ingredients” (of the quilty kind) or The Postman Cometh…….

Posted on September 21, 2017 by treadlemusic

Ideas are always swirling but “making do” doesn’t always result in the desired outcome. 2 examples: I’ve been wondering how it would work to fill a “sandwich” with my fave fmq (free motion quilting) then add some type of colorant … Continue reading →

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Design Wall (kinda) Monday………

Posted on August 21, 2017 by treadlemusic

Continuing the project from this post, I have finished 2 of the 3 linen pieces that have a ??? finish (coming soon)……….    To do a bit of a “recap”…..                       … Continue reading →

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Vintage stitching……..

Posted on August 16, 2017 by treadlemusic

But, what is the vision???? This, first, appeared here (and had some ‘company’)……     The center motifs were sketched with air-erase marker, immediately(!) stitched and left a bit so that the marker could fade a tad. One never knows how long … Continue reading →

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Design Wall….er….Table Monday…………………

Posted on August 14, 2017 by treadlemusic

Wall…table….what’s in a word? Today was finish a quick “UFO” day (actually, get rid of a little stack of fabric left from 3 previously completed pillowcases). This time I needed to bring it into the quilty world by doing something … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Design Wall…………..

Posted on June 12, 2017 by treadlemusic

er……..table(?) was pretty much covered with ‘fuzz’. Yup, I said “fuzz”. Rotary cutting boards have a way of grabbing those pesky fibers when I trim a finished quilt (and I have done some recently!). So….first, to the “de-fuzzing”…………    Using one … Continue reading →

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