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New Year, New Quilting Plans, and New Quilt Patterns!
Quilt Projects ► January 1, 2021

New Year, New Quilting Plans, and New Quilt Patterns!

Happy New Year friends! I know we are all glad to see 2020 in the rearview window and are hoping that 2021 will be a better year! I thought a fun way to start 2021...

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Christmas in July Quilting Project with Benartex Fabrics
Block of the Month ► July 29, 2020

Christmas in July Quilting Project with Benartex Fabrics

Hi friends! Welcome to the Christmas in July Quilting Project Hop! I have been enjoying seeing everyone’s projects! If you missed any, click here to go to my page with all the links! Now, I...

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Turnabout Patchwork Book Review
Quilting Tools & Books ► January 30, 2019

Turnabout Patchwork Book Review

Hi friends! Welcome to my post on the Turnabout Patchwork book blog hop!   Teresa has created this wonderful book, published by Martingale, which is all about simple blocks that you slice or twist to...

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Pixelating Blog Hop- wait till you see this quilt!
Blog Hops and Quilt Alongs ► November 27, 2018

Pixelating Blog Hop- wait till you see this quilt!

Hi friends! Today is my day on the Pixelating Blog Hop! The what you say???   My friend and really cool designer Toni Smith, aka Quiltoni, has a book called Designing Block Quilts. To launch...

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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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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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Happy New Year- welcome to 2018!
Blog Hops and Quilt Alongs ► January 4, 2018

Happy New Year- welcome to 2018!

Hi friends! I hope your new year has started off filled with hope, anticipation and a sense of excitement – what wonderful thing will happen this year?   For me, I have lots of plans....

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A time for reflection…
Block of the Month ► December 27, 2017

A time for reflection…

Hi friends. It is so hard to believe that 2017 is almost over. I think we all say this, probably every year, but really, where did the year go?  And I think most of us,...

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100 Blocks Magazine Winners
Bags & Small Quilts ► November 22, 2017

100 Blocks Magazine Winners

Hi friends! I hope you are having a great week! the weather here this week is lovely- we are supposed to get to the 70s on Thanksgiving. Weird but nice. I was going to skip...

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Back to School blog hop
Blog Hops and Quilt Alongs ► September 27, 2017

Back to School blog hop

Hi friends! Today is my day on the Island Batik Back to School blog hop.    When I think about this time of year, it brings up so many images. School books. Notebooks. Pens. Pencils....

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