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Bags & Small Quilts ► March 24, 2015

Snippets of Work

Another busy week last week.  And the hard part is I can’t share most of what I worked on. Drat. I can share snippets though. This is a picture of one of two quilts that...

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Balance and a Book Review
Bags & Small Quilts ► March 14, 2015

Balance and a Book Review

What a week! We had some glorious weather- warm, sunny days. Spring was in the air and I hope it is here to stay, don’t you? I had a lot of projects on my plate...

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Labels
Bags & Small Quilts ► March 5, 2015

Labels

We all get asked a lot- “What do you do?”  – meaning- “What is your job?” Until I moved here almost 3 years ago, the answer was easy. I would say, I am a nurse....

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Quick Valentine’s Table Runner Tutorial
Bags & Small Quilts ► February 6, 2015

Quick Valentine’s Table Runner Tutorial

Hi friends! As promised, here is the tutorial for a cute heart runner you can whip up this weekend and have on the table for Valentine’s Day. To get started, you need either 3 or...

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Happy New Year! My word for 2015 and a UFO Resolution
Precut Quilt Patterns ► January 1, 2015

Happy New Year! My word for 2015 and a UFO Resolution

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2015 is good to you. Do you make resolutions every New Years? So many people do- to eat healthier, exercise more, read informative books… Have you made any? Do...

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Easy Star Table Runner
Bags & Small Quilts ► December 19, 2014

Easy Star Table Runner

Do you need a quick gift? Or maybe something to dress up your table? I have put together a quick star table runner- and I even added a few options if you are really pressed...

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10–nope, 12 Gift ideas for a Quilter!
Bags & Small Quilts ► December 12, 2014

10–nope, 12 Gift ideas for a Quilter!

The other day I mentioned that I was getting together with some quilty friends for lunch and a holiday gift swap. We were doing a random gift giving swap, so we were not sure who...

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Cover girl!
Quilt Community ► December 2, 2014

Cover girl!

Woo hoo! Check out the newest Quiltmaker magazine on newsstands today. The quilt on the cover is mine! It was quilted by my good friend Crystal Zagnoli of The Quilted Cricket. She always does such...

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Scrap Monday
Bags & Small Quilts ► October 20, 2014

Scrap Monday

What a great weekend we had- beautiful weather. Sat morning I walked a lot; went on a group walk with some neighbors and we met up with Walk with a Doc group and walked some...

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Decorating for Fall
Bags & Small Quilts ► October 17, 2014

Decorating for Fall

I used to love to decorate for the seasons. I would change curtains, accessories and knick-knacks, maybe change up the quilt that is always on the back of the couch… I haven’t done this as...

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