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Adventures In Quilting- Flying Geese
Quilt Patterns ► May 30, 2018

Adventures In Quilting- Flying Geese

Hi friends! Wow! I can’t believe how long it has been since I posted here. Getting ready for Quilt Market took up so much of my time I was unable to do anything else. But...

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Pressing matters
Quilt Patterns ► May 3, 2018

Pressing matters

Hi friends! How are you? Today I have a question for all of you: do you primarily press your seams to one side when making a quilt or press them open? I am typically a...

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Use it Up!
Blog Hops and Quilt Alongs ► April 18, 2018

Use it Up!

Hi friends! Some of the Island Batik ambassador alumni  decided to do a blog hop called “Use it Up!”. I love this idea! We all have leftover bits of fabric from our ambassador projects and what...

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Playing with my Mini Braid
Braid Projects ► April 4, 2018

Playing with my Mini Braid

Hi friends! How are you? I am so excited about my new series of blog posts with my friend Tammy Silvers! We are calling it Adventures in Quilting with Kate and Tammy.    Last week...

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New pattern – the process and a new pattern!
Bags & Small Quilts ► March 15, 2018

New pattern – the process and a new pattern!

Hi friends! How are you this week? Working on any fun new projects? I have been working to get ready for my classes next week at the AQS show in Lancaster. I had samples to...

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Gloaming Blog Hop!
Blog Hops and Quilt Alongs ► March 7, 2018

Gloaming Blog Hop!

Hi friends! Today I am posting about a wonderful new fabric line called Gloaming. The fabric is by Shelley Cavanna for Benartex. I met Shelley at Quilt Market last fall and she is just sew...

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Elementz Blog Hop
Bags & Small Quilts ► February 28, 2018

Elementz Blog Hop

Hi friends! Today is my day on the Elementz blog hop.    Elementz is a really fun, bright, bold batik line by my friend Tammy Silvers for Island Batik.    I decided to make a...

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Happy Valentine’s Day
Braid Projects ► February 14, 2018

Happy Valentine’s Day

Hi friends! Happy Valentine’s Day!    My plan for the day is to hang out with the pup and to try to get some paperwork done. It looks like we are going to have a...

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Blue Moon Blog Hop Day 2
Bags & Small Quilts ► February 5, 2018

Blue Moon Blog Hop Day 2

Hi friends! Today is my day on the Blue Moon blog hop.   Hmmm… you may be wondering- what is Blue Moon?  Well, it is Jackie Kunkel’s new Signature Batik Collection from Island Batik designed by...

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A fun Valentine’s project
Bags & Small Quilts ► January 31, 2018

A fun Valentine’s project

Hi friends! So…. I was going to have a new heart pattern for you using a log cabin design. Well, I hate to put anything out there that is not well done and to be...

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