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Fiesta de Azucar Block 7- Merry Mary
Bags & Small Quilts ► August 11, 2017

Fiesta de Azucar Block 7- Merry Mary

Hi friends! Today is my day on the Fiesta de Azucar blog hop! I hope you have been enjoying all the great, creative sugar skulls my designer friends have been making and their stories about...

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July Island Batik Ambassador project
Bags & Small Quilts ► July 26, 2017

July Island Batik Ambassador project

Hi friends! This month for the Island Batik Ambassador challenge we were asked to make a baby quilt. Fun! I love making baby quilts!   Not just because they are small and therefore we can...

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Hello Blog Hop!
Bags & Small Quilts ► July 18, 2017

Hello Blog Hop!

Hi friends!  Today is my day on the Hello blog hop! Hello is a new fabric line by Susan Emory of Swirly Girls for Michael Miller.  The line has fun funky prints like this one...

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Classes, a fun blog hop and a question!
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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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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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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Guest blog and a new iron
Quilt Community ► March 15, 2017

Guest blog and a new iron

Hi friends! Today I am guest blogging over on Tamarinis– the blog of my quilt designer friend, Tammy Silvers.  So click here to go check out my post and check out Tammy’s fun patterns!  ...

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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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