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Bags & Small Quilts ► June 14, 2017

Classes, a fun blog hop and a question!

Hi friends! How are you? How is the weather where you are? This week is very nice here in CO. It seems we had gone from early spring to summer in one fell swoop! But...

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Post Quilt Market
Bags & Small Quilts ► May 25, 2017

Post Quilt Market

Quilt Market is over. Sigh. When we are standing in our booth, on the last day, our feet are tired, most of the customers have left and we are just waiting for 4pm, we can’t...

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Winners and…!!!
Braid Projects ► May 11, 2017

Winners and…!!!

Hi friends! It has been a rainy week here in CO- on Monday we had rain, hail, wind… wow. Luckily for me, where I live, we did not get hail so we were spared any...

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It’s May and things are happening, including a giveaway!
Quilt Patterns ► May 5, 2017

It’s May and things are happening, including a giveaway!

Hello friends! Can you believe it is May? It’s May, it’s May, the lovely month of May…. it’s so funny. Last weekend we had 10″ of snow on the deck and today it is sunny...

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In honor of Earth Day
Bags & Small Quilts ► April 18, 2017

In honor of Earth Day

A while back I was lucky enough to be able to work with some great fabric designed by my friend Kirstyn Cogan. She designed the line, Urban Scandinavian for P&B Textiles. I created this table...

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My quilt in Quilts from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks
Quilt Community ► April 5, 2017

My quilt in Quilts from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks

Hi friends! How are you??? Yesterday was my birthday. A quiet day here; it was snowing so I stayed in and worked but spent almost the whole day in my pajamas because, well, it was...

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Island Batik Project: Paper Piecing!
Bags & Small Quilts ► March 30, 2017

Island Batik Project: Paper Piecing!

Hi friends! So, do you like to paper piece or do you hate it? Be honest. I do like paper piecing. Sometimes. Sometimes I don’t feel like ripping out paper! But, sometimes, it is the...

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EQ7 and the Braid Quilt
Blog Hops and Quilt Alongs ► March 25, 2017

EQ7 and the Braid Quilt

Hi friends! How are you? On the blog today I have a link to my friend Kari Schell’s post. Kari is an EQ7 expert and her website is called On Point Quilter. On her site...

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Random thoughts on quilt retreat, quilt borders and…
Bags & Small Quilts ► March 8, 2017

Random thoughts on quilt retreat, quilt borders and…

Hi friends! Recent Quilting Thoughts How are you? I am busy! Last weekend I went on a quilt retreat. It was at the Liar’s Lodge in Buena Vista CO and the place was lovely. They...

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More mini fun with Leah and Jackie’s posts
Blog Hops and Quilt Alongs ► February 22, 2017

More mini fun with Leah and Jackie’s posts

Hi friends! Today Leah is posting on her blog about the challenges she had picking a quilting design for my cute little mini braid quilt AND a video on the process. Click here to go...

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