Meet Melissa Mortenson of Polka Dot Chair
My name is Melissa Mortenson and I blog at the Polka Dot Chair. I am very excited to be working with Bernina, I love new adventures!
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Technique: quilting
Sew to Serve the Ovarian Cancer Quilt Project
You can help the Ovarian Cancer Quilt Project heighten awareness of Ovarian Cancer and raise funds for research through quilting. … More
Chevron Fever
While a single chevron is a V shape made with a line or a stripe, rows of chevrons next to each other create zigzags. And, these repeating chevrons have been turning up in all kinds of sewing projects lately – here are some of my favorites! … More
Quilting With The Running Stitch
Have you seen the running stitch in quilting lately? This usually utilitarian stitch has been slightly altered to make a beautiful gently waving quilting stitch. … More
YOUR Sunrise Baby Quilts
Thanks for sharing your Sunrise Baby Quilt photos with us! Please post by April 2, 2012 at 11:59:59 Central Time to enter our contest. … More
Sunrise Baby Quilt Sew-Along Week 5: Show Us Your Quilt
Last week we completed our instructions for Erika’s Sunrise Baby Quilt, so maybe you’re wondering why we’re posting again for Week 5. Maybe you’re thinking, “I finished my quilt and it’s totally cute! What more is there to do?” Well. We have a surprise for you. … More
Sunrise Baby Quilt: Bind It!
Nearly done! This week Erika has absolutely fabulous instructions for stitching a double-fold, mitered-corner binding to your quilt. … More
National Quilting Day is March 16
Saturday March 16th is National Quilting Day, and we’ve got some great ideas of how to celebrate! … More
Sunrise Baby Quilt: Let’s Get Quilting!
You’ll be getting very friendly with your walking foot this week as you stitch back and forth across the layered backing, batting, and pieced top during this week’s Sunrise Baby Quilt Sew-Along installment. … More
Sunrise Baby Quilt: Piece Those Strips!
You have your fabric and you’ve cut your strips…. Now it’s time to stitch them together! See our tips for sewing perfect 1/4″-wide seams, then start putting your quilt top together. … More
QuiltCon 2013, the Highlights
As promised, I put together some fun highlights from QuiltCon 2013 for you. This inaugural event, hosted by the Modern Quilt Guild in Austin, Texas, was a ton of fun. But see for yourself what this impressive exhibition of the best quilts following the new movement had to offer. Plus all the happy faces that were able to attend this great event.
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QuiltCon 2013 and the New Era Modern Quilting
The Modern Quilt Guild’s QuiltCon 2013 is over after an impressive four days of classes, lectures, exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, give-aways, and more. All of you who followed my QuiltCon journey on Facebook got a sneak peek of the event. Back in Chicago I cannot stop looking at the great quilts on my camera! … More
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