Category Archives: Quilting

(Stash)BUSTED! – A Keeper!

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Lisa Yarost

Today features my first Keeper book: Material Obsession: Modern Quilts with Traditional Roots by Sarah Fielke I love books with pretty pictures. I think nearly all quilters are suckers for a pretty book, due to our visual nature. This one … Continue reading →

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(Stash)BUSTED – Knowing what you have

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Lisa Yarost

I decided to start on my book- and stash-busting project by tidying up and getting a handle on what fabric I owned. This may take a while. I shall consider it an ongoing project. This is what over 100 yards … Continue reading →

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(Stash)BUSTED!

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Lisa Yarost

I’m back, after a long, long sabbatical from blogging, to start a new project. As a quilter and an artist, I tend to collect (hoard) things. Most notably, I have an affinity for books. My fabric stash is at StABLE … Continue reading →

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Lucky Me!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Lisa Yarost

Back in the day, when it was cool to be on AOL, my handle was OLuckyMe. I no longer have the handle, but I am, indeed, very lucky. Don’t worry; this is not one of those long, gratuitous gratitude posts. … Continue reading →

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Happy Feet – Batting edition

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Lisa Yarost

If you’ve made even one quilt, you have narrow strips of batting. Sometimes they’re just shy of the size you need for a wall hanging, purse, or anything else. WHAT TO DO? You can join these pieces of batting together … Continue reading →

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Happy Feet – Quilt Binding Edition

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Lisa Yarost

The Problem I hate binding quilts. It’s the one thing about quilting that feels like drudgery to me. It takes a long time to do it the traditional way, and it is difficult to get great results if you do … Continue reading →

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Lipstick? What’s that?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

I saw this lipstick case at a garage sale and bought it to use as a headphone case. Instead, I discovered that it is the perfect size to hold my Voyager 17 longarm bobbins! Funny that it never occurred to … Continue reading →

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Taking the Longarm by the Horns

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

This weekend I had the joy of visiting with a long-time friend. Syma finished her first quilt, and asked if she could come over to quilt it on my frame. Of course, the answer was YES, since that meant that … Continue reading →

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My first “jelly roll” quilt

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

There is a fun quilt technique I learned about at the quilt shop the other day. Excuse me for being behind the times, but when I heard about the 1600 jelly roll race quilt, I had to try it. You … Continue reading →

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Another quilt block!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Lisa Yarost
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