The Most Photogenic Quilt Making – A Dresden Quilt #4 – In Progress
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The Most Photogenic Quilt Making – A Dresden Quilt #4 – In Progress

For the past 2+ weeks, I’ve been working on a new Dresden quilt, custom ordered.  I LOOOOOOOVVVVE Dresden quilts, but man oh, man, are they time consuming to make.  Even so, watching these beauties comes together might be prettier to me than any other quilt taking shape. I was given a list of colors by…

Heat n Bond Iron on Fusible Interfacing ( Product Review )
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Heat n Bond Iron on Fusible Interfacing ( Product Review )

Today’s post is a part of a series called The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit, showing and teaching about the products I use while I make my quilts. There are no products in this series that I do not use and use often, though sometimes my opinions may change as I grow and move along in my…

The Rescue Quilts – #2 – The Tumbler Quilt – Progress
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The Rescue Quilts – #2 – The Tumbler Quilt – Progress

The Rescue Quilt series is about finishing up quilt tops that were never completed and then remaking the pattern.  Sometimes I find easier / modern ways to make the quilt pattern, and sometimes I change up the pattern a bit to freshen things up. Sometimes I will offer the quilt pattern to you free, sometimes…

Using mini design boards while making a quilt
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Using mini design boards while making a quilt

I have previously mentioned wanting to make and use Lori Holt’s mini design boards before. I feel like whenever you are making quilt blocks that require that certain fabrics to go in certain positions, I have trouble with my usual chain piecing technique.  Sorta. Most quilts that I make, anything can go anywhere, but there…

Learning about YOUR personal style + Falling Slowly Quilt – in progress
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Learning about YOUR personal style + Falling Slowly Quilt – in progress

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what my own style is. There are so many colors I like and so many different looks too. I don’t consider myself traditional, but I’m not very modern either. Somewhere in the middle, maybe? I do like modern quilts and I do like traditional quilts. I read somewhere…