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Color Confidence for Quilters: Choosing colors for your next quilt
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► September 8, 2021

Color Confidence for Quilters: Choosing colors for your next quilt

Hi friends! Today I want to talk little bit about choosing quilt colors. One of the hardest things for many quilters is choosing what colors to use in their next quilt. Does that resonate with...

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Quilting Tips: 5 Essential Tips for Sewing Curves
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► January 15, 2021

Quilting Tips: 5 Essential Tips for Sewing Curves

Hi friends! Today I want to talk about sewing curves. Are you curve phobic? I have to admit, I was afraid of sewing curves for quite a while! Then I designed a quilt for the...

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Trying Something New: Improv Quilting
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► April 24, 2020

Trying Something New: Improv Quilting

Hi Friends! How are you all doing during our time of staying safe/staying healthy/staying home? I hope you are able to find time to have some fun with your quilting. For me, since I work...

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Your Complete Guide to the Different Types of Sewing Threads
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► January 17, 2020

Your Complete Guide to the Different Types of Sewing Threads

Hi friends! Different Types of Sewing Thread In a post last week, I talked about choosing the right size sewing machine needle for your project. Today let’s talk about choosing the right sewing thread.  Which...

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The Ultimate Guide to the Different Sewing Machine Needles
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► January 10, 2020

The Ultimate Guide to the Different Sewing Machine Needles

Hi friends! Today I want to talk about sewing machine needles. Not a glamorous topic I know but an important one. I mean, no needle, no sewing right? I don’t know about you, but I...

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New Year, New Quilting Goals
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► January 3, 2020

New Year, New Quilting Goals

Disclosure: Some of the links in this quilting goals post are affiliate links, meaning – at no additional cost to you – I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase....

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Exploring the Basics – Pressing Essentials for Quilters: 5 Tips for Pressing Quilt Seams
Exploring Quilting Basics ► December 18, 2019

Exploring the Basics – Pressing Essentials for Quilters: 5 Tips for Pressing Quilt Seams

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning – at no additional cost to you – I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.   Welcome to our...

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Deadlines, Design Wall issue and Mistakes
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► August 21, 2019

Deadlines, Design Wall issue and Mistakes

Hi friends! I am sitting here trying to decide what part of this topic to start with, the deadlines, the design wall or the mistakes! Deadlines Let’s start with deadlines. When most people learn that I...

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Market Bag and Using up my Stash
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► July 11, 2019

Market Bag and Using up my Stash

Hi friends! Last week I had a chance to do some sewing for fun. Well mostly for fun. Annie’s contacted me and asked if I wanted to participate in their Annie’s Market Bag Summer Adventures!...

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Quilt Storage
Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► March 8, 2019

Quilt Storage

Hi friends! I have been debating my quilt storage for a while now. When hubby and I moved here, I had a few quilts. Well, quite a few. But in the 6+ years we have...

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