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Latest Quilting Designs!

The Feather Practice Series will continue tomorrow for all the feather quilters.  I wanted to share that Digitech Patterns has just released some more of my quilting designs.  Right now, if you go to...

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Molly’s Quilt

I finished Molly’s quilt for her awhile back, but thought I would share the photos here, too. This was a adorable garden theme quilt, designed by the mother/daughter team, Arlene and Melissa at The...

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Doug’s Quilt

I am busy working on a quilt for a guy quilting friend named Doug.  Doug owns a local quilt store and he is funny to boot!  He will call me posing as Bill Clinton, and ask me whether the Presidential...

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Art & Stitch Workshop

I recently attended a wonderful seminar in using Art & Stitch (ANS) digitizing software for quilting and embroidery design.  I loved this workshop and had a blast drawing designs using this vector...

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Doug’s Finished Quilts

I realized I never posted images for Doug’s 2 quilts I quilted recently.  I will start with the Group quilt, which had Doug (High Sierra Quilt Store) to piece it, Bobbie Jarrett to applique some...

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iCreateFlix

Earlier this year, I was approached to teach on a brand new creative website called iCreateFlix.com.   After researching the company, I knew I wanted to develop classes, patterns, e-books and tutorials...

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Guest Blogging Carla

My first guest blogging post has been published today HERE.  I hope you will read it and click if you like it and want to see more guest posts from yours truly. The new website, iCreateFlix, has...

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Quilt of Honor Finished!

Recently, I finished a special Quilt of Honor for a wonderful Marine who served her country during WWII.  This veteran, Jane Ann Jordan Henderson, is unique in that she served in the US Marine Corps...

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Feathers, Feathers and More Feathers!

Many of you have written noticing that I have been rather quiet of late.  That is because I am working hard at finishing my Feather Mastery Workbook and also on my revamped online classes. I anticipate...

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Teaching in AU in October 2014!

Hello, I thought I would share the wonderful news that I will be traveling to Australia in October, 2014, to teach 7 classes at the Australian Machine Quilting Festival in North Terrace, Adelaide.   I...

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New Carla Designs at Digitech Designs

I had a pleasant surprise the other day.  I was searching for just the right modern quilting design for a special quilt for my friend, Lyn B., and I saw that Digitech Designs had released more of my...

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Open Call for Quilting Mistake Images!

Let’s face it- we are imperfect people who make lots of mistakes in life. After all, if we were perfect, life would be perfectly boring, right? So I am in the midst of class development for a new...

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Modern Maze Quilting Example

I promised you a picture of what my Modern Maze quilting design looks like quilted up.  This is a freehand design, so it is not perfect.  I finally came to a large enough area on Lyn’s quilt to...

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Designing a Modern Quilt

I wanted to talk a bit about my design approach to a color blocked modern quilt by a wonderful person named Lyn Baker.  Lyn is the binding queen and personally responsible for improving my binding...

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Modern Sashing Design “Sprocket”

I thought I would share my modern sashing design for all the freehand quilters out there.  If you do not freehand quilt, but instead have a computerized quilting system, no worries, as  I plan to...

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Lyn’s Quilt Finished!

I am finally done with Lyn’s beautiful and colorful modern quilt.  Lyn is one of my quilting friends, who taught me to improve my binding technique, so I wanted to do a nice quilting job for her in...

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Heart Feather Design

Here is another new design that will work perfectly for many types of quilts.  It is a rather girly design, and here it is used on a friend’s quilt: Heart Feather quilting design by Carla Barrett When...

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Work-in-Progress Quilt

Thought I would show you a sneak peek of the quilt I am currently working on.  This will be a special quilt for someone in Montana: Quilting and design by Carla Barrett You can see where I am quilting...

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SID For Stand Up Quilters

Stand Up Machine Quilters seem to be divided into 2 camps- those who love to stitch-in-the-ditch  ( SID), and those who dislike it.  My theory about this relates to careful precision work.  Either you...

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Sprocket Pattern Release!

Announcing the release of my latest quilting design at Digitech Patterns.  Even better, if you act now, it is 50% off for a short period of time.  Here is the design: Design by Carla Barrett; available...

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