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01-06-2014

Winner- Millstone Giveaway and a QuiltingTip!

Our final winner of the Millstone Mondays giveaways is…

Cynthia Knapp!

She will be getting a charm pack and Aurifil 10-piece, thread set.

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A big thanks to Millstone Quilts for sharing all the quilting goodies! and Aurifil for the thread love! Expect more giveaways here in 2014.

And before you go…a Sassy  Quilting Tip for you today:

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For more accurate piecing, use a 1/4″ piecing foot! A lot of machines do not come with this foot and they are pretty inexpensive to add to your quilty tool box. Some have a metal “wall” on one side to keep you from going too far to the right and some just have the accurate 1/4″ width foot. Generic ones are available. You do need to know if your machine has a low shank, high shank or a slant shank. This is the bar where your feet attach. Your manual should let you know which one you have.

More accurate piecing makes your sewing much more enjoyable. Just remember if you are off by only 1/8 of an inch that adds up to an entire 1/2″ (4/8) off every four seams!!!

Here are a couple different links where you can purchase one.

Quarter Inch foot with bar.

Quarter inch foot without bar.

Just a side note, but if you are a magazine junkie like me….this is my latest find and it is one of my new favorites, Love Patchwork & Quilting! It isn’t super cheap, mainly because it comes from the UK, but has such a modern and fun take on quilting and the latest fabrics:) Each magazine comes with a small gift too. My first one had a set of heart shaped pins, that made it feel totally worth it!

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Later this week I will begin my beginner quilting series…So You Wanna Make A Quilt!

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12-30-2013

Millstone Mondays – Week 4

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~Week 4~

Just a few more days till the New Year begins and I just want to thank everyone who has visited The Sassy Quilter and made my year the best one yet!

I am enjoying some time off between the holidays to wrap up some projects before 2014. Here is whats on my design wall right now…

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These were leftover HST’s from a chevron quilt(below) that I made earlier this year. You can see in the pic above I have several quilt tops hanging around my sewing room that seriously need to be quilted…2014 for those. I will be happy if I can at least finish up these quilt tops for now!

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Here is another I finished up….my Virtual Quilting Bee quilt top! Finally got those borders on there.

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To wrap up the year and the Millstone Mondays giveaway series we have a 50wt., 10 piece set from Aurifil and a charm pack from Millstone Quilts.

Congratualtions to QuiltinGram, last weeks winner!

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Lario by 3 Sisters charm pack and Aurifil thread collection Autumn by Sheena Norquay.

How to enter:

Just leave a comment…..tell me something quilty you would like to accomplish in the New Year!

Mine….a serious fabric diet!!! I want to really use up some of this fabric before buying new(yeah, yeah…I know we have all said this one, but I mean it!, for real:) )

Feel free to share this post on Facebook or if you have your own blog using the Millstone Mondays button on the right sidebar. Spread the quilty love!

Contest ends Sunday@12pm and is open internationally.

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12-23-2013

Millstone Mondays – Week 3

~Week 3~

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Oh my goodness! Tomorrow is Christmas Eve:) I don’t know about you, but I’m excited for some fun family time and time off to enjoy the peace and quiet that comes just before the new year.

Congratulations to Patty M., last weeks winner!

Today’s giveaway sponsored by Millstone Quilts and Aurifil is one of my favorites!

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A Simply Style by V&Co. charm pack and a five piece, Aurifil thread sampler set.

Here is a quilt top I finished recently with this line(bought these at Millstone Quilts!). I just need to get this quilted…2014 to do list!

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How to enter:

Just leave a comment  telling me your favorite traditional quilt block,

Mine…Double Wedding Ring, hands down. This was my grandmothers favorite:)

Feel free to share this post on Facebook or if you have your own blog using the Millstone Mondays button on the right sidebar. Spread the quilty love!

Contest ends Sunday@12pm and is open internationally.

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12-16-2013

Millstone Mondays – Week 2

~Week 2~

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Hope everyone had a great weekend, the countdown is on! Take a deep breath and try to remember to enjoy the holidays….I think I’m talking to myself here:) Yesterday was my B-day, but I did manage to squeeze in some shopping time. Oh, and I got this yummy Waterfront Park by Violet Craft for Michael Miller in a layer cake! Can’t wait to cut into it.

So what holiday spirit booster has Millstone Quilts  and Aurifil provided this week>>>>>

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A five piece Aurifil thread set and a Jubilee charm pack by Bunny Hill!

These light, icy tones have a wintry feel to me and the thread set includes a sample of Aurifil’s different products perfect for testing out and finding what you like best.

How to enter:

Just leave a comment answering this question,

Do you like a surprise for Christmas or are you the sneaky type, always trying to figure out what you are getting!

Me….I like to wait and let it be a surprise when I open it!

Feel free to share this post on Facebook or if you have your own blog use the Millstone Mondays button on the right sidebar. Spread the quilty love!

Contest ends Sunday@12pm and is open internationally.

Congratulations to Anne J., last weeks winner!

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09-30-2013

Quilts, quilts, quilts…

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This weekend was just jam packed with fall quilt fun!

I went to a Quilt Harvest(doesn’t that just sound fun!), had a sew day with friends, went to the state fair to check out my entries and finished up my Chevron quilt top! Whew, I am tired just thinking about it all.

Let’s start with the Quilt Harvest! It was held at Millstone Quilts, a local quilt shop in Mechanicsville, VA. They had a great display of antique quilts outside in the perfect fall weather, free brunswick stew and apple cider, a huge storewide discount inside the shop, free goodies when you checked out and an entry for a doorprize….which I won!!!! I have to go back to pick it up and will definitely share some pics. I don’t even know what all is in it yet! Here are some of the antique quilts:

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These quilts were from the 1800’s-early 1900’s. Notice how “modern” some of these look:)

Next we made it to the State Fair to check out the winners(night pics so not the greatest). I got an Honorable Mention on my Star Surround:) and a 3rd place on my Christmas table topper. Nothing on the Prism, but there were some pretty amazing quilts there. I won’t ramble on and on about how I feel about some of the quilts chosen, but this one had no ribbon and it was mind blowing.

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Can you imagine all these tiny blocks and this is still square?

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These house blocks are about 3″square and each one is pieced and the window is fussy cut!!! The quilt was huge! They were definitely wronged! No ribbon at all! I don’t care if you like this style of quilt or not, the workmanship was amazing. There, I’m done, lol. Here are some others and Best of Show.

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Best of Show, hand quilted. You can never out do amazing hand quilters at a show. That’s another thing…long arm doesn’t have a category, I hate when I see a computerized design(or someone who uses panels) beat someone who did their own, sorry doing it again. Everyone has their own opinion I guess, just my two cents.

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Here is my Chevron quilt top, Tangerine Tango! I followed Kelly@MyQuiltInfatuation’s tutorial here and whipped it up pretty quick. Instead of using a different fabric for each row I just alternated teal and oranges for a scrappy look. Not only do I love the look, I also used up a bundle of Fandango fabrics that were getting pretty dusty on the shelf!

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Whoa! Now that was a lot of pics! Thanks for hanging in there, if you made it this far:)

Oh and before I forget! I would love any votes I can get for my Prism quilt here:

http://www.13spools.com/2013/09/prism-along-linky.html

To vote just click on the heart in the corner of my quilt pic, thanks guys!!!

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Links:

stitch by stitch Better Off Thread  Fresh Poppy Design

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