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Loose Threads

I hate cutting materials

30 November 202412 July 2025 melle

Ugh. I thought the secondary materials would be less of a slog. Good thing I’m used to being wrong.

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Piecing

Quilts in Review

30 November 202430 November 2025 melle

Detour through old pictures. Up until CJ’s t-shirts, it had been a long time since I quilted anything. A

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EPP

Sewjo Rising

29 November 20247 July 2025 melle

After years of throwing myself into other crafts, my sewjo has finally decided to ascend once more. Don’t it

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Piecing

Done is better than perfect

27 November 20247 July 2025 melle

I should have put more (any) thought into the tail, but I find the gather rather endearing. Less so

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Piecing

Tail spin

22 November 20247 July 2025 melle

Only enough batting for one side and the tail. Found some leftover blanket binding, though I cannot for the

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Piecing

Scale model

21 November 20247 July 2025 melle

A little stitch-witchery to baste the scales down for quilting; front and back of the tail fin assembled. Hopefully

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Piecing

Shoulda, coulda, woulda

18 November 20247 July 2025 melle

Too much green in the precuts and not enough patience in me. More time in layout would have been

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Piecing

In the pink

16 November 20247 July 2025 melle

Rethinking the approach. Now that I have proof of concept, starting with putting together all of the first wave

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Piecing

Running scales

15 November 20247 July 2025 melle

They went faster than expected, hastily clipped curves and all. Had to cut reinforcement solids, but hoping to keep

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Final answer for side 1 and lining

14 November 20247 July 2025 melle

I think all my scales are finally situated, if not stitched.

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