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February 8, 2019 how to: quilt blocks•how to: ruler tutorial•quilt blocks•ruler tutorial•tutorials•video tutorial

How to Make 2-at-a-time Half Rectangle Triangles for the Bad Girl quilt (video tutorial)

  There are only a handful of tutorials online for the half rectangle triangle, and I tried several.  Some...
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June 27, 2018 applique quilt•Free Quilt Patterns•how to: quilt blocks•how to: quilt patterns•quilt blocks•quilt finish•quilt pattern details•Quilt Reveal•scrappy quilts•Strip quilts•tutorials

Hand Cut Heart Quilt #7 + Free Quilt Pattern – quilt reveal + video tutorial

Today I’m showing off my 7th version of this quilt, all in blue this time, and I’m updating my tutorial of this block. I’m killing it lately with my scrap busting.  Making monochromatic quilts is the way for me for this.  Here’s what I do:  I have a basket for each color of my scraps.  All the pink and reds have a basket, all the greens, all the blues, each has their own basket.  When the basket gets full, it’s time to USE them.  If I don’t, I won’t have any place to put incoming scraps, so there’s my...

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February 5, 2018 embroidery•Fabric purchases•Modern Sewcialites BOM•Monday Is All About Fabric•quilt blocks

Monday is all about fabric – #47 – Liberty Society + a bit about the Modern Sewcialites BOM and my word of the year

Let’s sip tea and get comfy Hey fabric lovers! I’m drinking cinnamon tea this morning, the same as every morning.  Saturday’s mail brought in the newest Liberty Society bundle and it’s all about the blues.  Let’s dig in! Find all Monday posts here.   Product Spotlight Sashiko is a beautiful and simple style of Japanese hand embroidery. Sashiko needles by Olympus are perfect for beginner and advanced sashiko stitchers alike. The pack includes two different size needles. The longer 2.5″ needles is ideal suited for stitching straight lines, while the shorter 2″ needle works well for stitching curves. These...

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January 19, 2018 Emerge Circle of do. Good Stitches•Hand Craft•hand sewing•lately•quilt blocks

Lately in January

Today’s post is just a random assortment of bits of things that I’ve been working on. I’ll start with this mini I made for a gift. It started with one a Bari J fabric, this one to be exact. The little bird above my mini was trimmed from the fabric, fused to my background and then I embroidered over it.  I spent one evening with the embroidery, and one evening on the hand quilting. Have you tried embroidery before?  Is it not the most relaxing thing ever?  I’m so in love with it. Several years ago I first started...

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August 27, 2017 Emerge Circle of do. Good Stitches•how to: quilt blocks•quilt blocks•tutorials

do. Good Stitches – Emerge Circle – The Pineapple Blocks Tutorial

Emerge Circle is a group of 11 quilt makers (including myself) dedicated to making quilts for those in need.  Our aim is to donate 10 quilts per year.  Our circle is part of the bigger group of charity quilters called do. Good Stitches.  You can read about it and it’s creator Rachel Hauser here. Every month a different member of our group is Lead Quilter and in charge of deciding on quilt plans for a quilt that we all pitch in to make.  Visit our #emergecircledogood on Insta to see all our blocks and quilt photos. If you find...

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May 12, 2017 how to: quilt blocks•quilt blocks•thoughts on sashing

Scrapping Star Block Tutorial

This star block is the block I made from this quilt I discussed yesterday. If you are sitting on top of pile of scraps consisting of 2.5″ and 3″ squares, along with some low volume strips, this one is for you! I don’t know about you, but my 2.5″ and all even numbered squares, I find very hard to use. My block was inspired by the floors in this picture. Credit to this image can be found here. This block could look quite a bit differently if you are not being quite so scrappy, even maybe have a little...

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March 23, 2017 how to: quilt blocks•how to: thoughts•quilt blocks•tutorials•work in progress

Modern Priscilla Block Pattern & Tutorial + How to Paper Piece

There are few things that I love more than quilting.  It’s a deep, rich love.  I’m more than a little obsessive passionate about it.  I know that I will be quilting until I physically no longer can.  I know that there will never be enough time to get all the ideas I have for quilts made, but a few of them MUST be crossed off my list. Maybe you feel the same? This is a quilt that I MUST make.  Two years ago, I came across this quilt that left my mouth hanging open.  It was just the top, having been left...

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