Fabric Bias » Quilting http://fabricbias.com color ~ cloth ~ texture ~ design Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:56:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 The Surprising Hexie http://fabricbias.com/2015/11/the-surprising-hexie/ http://fabricbias.com/2015/11/the-surprising-hexie/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:56:48 +0000 http://fabricbias.com/?p=5149

I’ve been bitten. It’s also contagious, I’m sure of it. I fear there’s no cure. It’s the dreaded hexie bug! To be clear, it’s not that I’ve never heard of hexies. I knew about them long before this latest fad … Continue reading →

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]]> http://fabricbias.com/2015/11/the-surprising-hexie/feed/ 0 The Fate of the Misery Quilt http://fabricbias.com/2015/11/the-fate-of-the-misery-quilt/ http://fabricbias.com/2015/11/the-fate-of-the-misery-quilt/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:08:22 +0000 http://fabricbias.com/?p=5132

Much of the last few years has been spent feeling guilty about all the quilting supplies and other “stuff” that I have that I don’t use, and when I do work with it on Inchie quilts (thinking “I should really … Continue reading →

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]]> http://fabricbias.com/2015/11/the-fate-of-the-misery-quilt/feed/ 2 Bali Pops Precuts and Bali Breezes Quilt Pattern http://fabricbias.com/2015/05/bali-pops-precuts-and-bali-breezes-quilt-pattern/ http://fabricbias.com/2015/05/bali-pops-precuts-and-bali-breezes-quilt-pattern/#comments Fri, 22 May 2015 16:25:03 +0000 http://fabricbias.com/?p=5114

Years ago, I had a quilt plan in my head that called for a LOT of different fabrics. I thought that the best/easiest way to get the fabric variety I needed would be to use precut strips, and I purchased … Continue reading →

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I’ve been thinking about my collection of quilting UFOs lately. Well, a little more than usual, I guess. I have quite a few, though I don’t know exactly how many anymore. Some I think about quite frequently, and others I … Continue reading →

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Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been working with a new Watercolors Bali Pop from Hoffman Fabrics to design a quilt. This Bali Pop has 40 2½” x 43″ strips of Style #1895 Handpainted Bali Batik fabrics, and came … Continue reading →

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Crazy Accuracy Freak Girl has broken out of her cage and is on the loose. I do try to keep her locked up, but she’s a wily one. If 1/16″ or 1/32″ of space that shouldn’t be there between two … Continue reading →

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