Author Archives for Eric The Quilter

Sorry About These Random Posts

So, for the past 24 hours WordPress has been acting strange. When I publish a post, it is supposed to publish to my Facebook page, and I usually share these posts in the groups I am a part of, but lately Wrdpress has been not sharing my posts correctly. I’m not sure why, but hope to resolve this soon! In the mean time, I’m sorry for the random posts as I try to figure out what is going wrong!

Working On A New Scrappy Christmas Quilt

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I’m working on a nice sampler quilt for a few craft shows I’m going to be in this fall. I wanted to use up more of my Christmas scraps s it will just be some fun simple blocks and then I can use that in the shows as a sample. Then after it makes the rounds my cousin, who is obsesses with Christmas wants it. So then once it is shown off, back to Minnesota it goes!

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One More Reason Not To Leave My Sewing Room

Okay folks, I have some awesome news to share with you guys and gals. I have found a way to eat my favorite thing. I love Smores flavored Pop Tarts! I do! They are amazing! Well today I figured out a way to make then without leaving my sewing room! Grant it, bringing a toaster up to my sewing room would have been a simple solution, I decided to take the hard route and use my iron! It turned out amazing and I just wanted to share!

Pop Tart on an Iron!

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Confessions of A Quilt-aholic: Keeping Myself Busy

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“Idle hands are the Devil’s play toy.” We’ve all heard the expression, but up until recently I never headed any warning from it. As you all know, because I have blogged about it in the past, I have severe depression, and sometimes I can collapse into myself like a dying star imploding in a cluster of fabric, thread, and other sewing accoutrements. I’ve realized over time that I need to keep sewing! I just need to put on some Disco and have Gloria Gaynor lead the way! I’ll applique myself right out of my Blue Mondays. Oh wait, that was a techno reference… Oh well! Continue reading

Enter The Contest!!!

As you all know, I asked what people wanted me to do for a give away. The results were a wall hanging, and a set of pot holders and coasters. So here are the rules!

1. You must guess the number of pins in the container.

2. The person closest without going over wins!

3. There will be a first and second place.

4. In case of a draw, whoever guessed the number first wins.

5. You must comment on this blog with your guess in the comments section. (I really want to keep them all in one place.)

6. This will be open until Saturday the 2nd of November!

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Finished The Etsy Zelda Quilt

After a week and a half of slaving over a hot sewing machine, I have managed to make this gorgeous quilt! I really hope the customer likes it! I went with blacks, greys, and charcoals to make the background and then golds and yellows for the Triforce and bird. I finished quilting it early this morning, but then had to run to work and then did some more work at a coffee shop with a crafting friend. I am tuckered out! So, here is the beautiful quilt!

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