What’s on Your Table for Sunday Sew Day The sunshine streaming through the windows has put me in a creative mood. Today, I am focusing on machine quilting. The music is blaring, and I am dancing along as I quilt. It’s a good thing that my machine glides nicely as I quilt. I love these types of days. Sunday Sew Day is bringing a smile to my face. Where Did February Go? While I enjoy…
Hello, October Quilt UFO – Welcome to my Sunday Sew Day Well, it is that time again – Quilt UFO Buster time. Today’s Sunday Sew Day means it is time for the October number to be drawn. I also have to acknowledge I didn’t finish my project this month. I have all the big machine quilting done – YES!!! But I have the rest of the peel-back to do. I have completed 9 out of…
A Review of Completed Quilts. Looking back at the quilts of 2022, I realize how many projects I completed. However, the process started slowly and not without hiccups. A Quilts in Review post was needed to celebrate the successes. Quilts in Review – New Projects I continued to add projects in 2022: a mystery quilt and a block of the month added in the early months of the year—both of these projects fed my creative…
Quilt Projects Progress! Last month I had a goal to make progress on quilt projects. So, I have made some progress over the past month on my quilt projects with a little help from a friend. I am enjoying a new to me Juki tl2010q with a Grace Q Zone Hoop Frame. I found this little gem for a great price on Facebook Marketplace. This is a small but mighty set-up. I don’t have space…
Welcome to Quilting With Tamara There is so much more to quilting than picking out a pattern. Each quilting skill builds upon the next and therefore important to learn the foundation skills. It takes practice and a willingness to learn a few basic techniques. Let’s throw some patience in there too! I continue to learn. Quilts, fabrics, and even quilting tools inspire me – well, almost any tool, as you will see. There are fundamental…
Mystery Quilts were what got me started way back in the ’90s. Now for a bit more about my quilt design process and how I started designing quilts, specifically mystery quilts. It was a long and often bumpy road, but so worth the journey. I am showing my age, but I might as well celebrate it. I started my quilt business in 1999. That was when I felt that I could do something with my…
Welcome to Quilting With Tamara Let’s Get Started. Welcome to Quilting With Tamara. When I sit down to write, I start out thinking this will be easy. The truth is, I am usually writing and rewriting for days until the post finally comes together. I appreciate your patience as I get back into the swing of posting again. As I begin, I will only scratch the surface of what is behind Quilting With Tamara. You…