Personalizing a Pattern
Hi friends! One of my favorite things about being a pattern designer is when someone takes my pattern and does their own thing. I once had a quilter apologize to me when taking a class...
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Pressing Decisions
Hi friends! Today I have been working on a new quilt. There are lots of HSTs and QSTs and other pieced units in the blocks and I love how they are coming out. But, sometimes...
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Tiny Piecing- some tips
Hi friends! As you know, I have been sewing along with the Christmas Countdown sponsored by AQS. We are making tiny little blocks. I am keeping to the red and white theme they show...
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Half Square Triangles
Hi friends! I am in the middle of making a gazillion HSTs. So here is the question of the day: Do you make them to size or make them oversize and then trim them...
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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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Adventures in Quilting- the Half Square Triangle
Hi friends! Today on the blog we are having another quilting adventure with my good friend Tammy Silvers and today we are talking about Half Square Triangles (HST)! So here is the question- do...
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Paper Piecing Quilt – Love it or Hate it?
Hi friends! How are you? Sorry I did not post last week but I was teaching at the AQS Quilt Week quilt show in Lancaster PA. And even with all the snow, we were busy!...
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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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June Island Batik Challenge
Hi friends! The Island Batik Ambassador challenge for June was to create a curved pieced quilt. Curves. Have you done a lot of curves? Do you like to do curves? I love how curves...
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Fabric Dyeing: Ice Dyeing Tutorial
Hi friends! Last week was a busy week for me! How about for you? On Thursday, I went to my local quilt guild meeting and was part of Demo Night. It was great! We had...
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