There’s never enough fabric. Never enough sewing. And there are never enough groups on Flickr! 🙂 So I’ve added to the chaos a bit and started a new group devoted to all things Flying Geese Blocks. After making the blocks for Tacha for Bee Modern and searching through flickr for inspiration, I realized that there […]
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I received my fun giveaway winnings! She was so prompt in sending them out! The book is great for fat quarters and has given me some ideas. And the fabric is not something that I would normally buy, so it’s fun to have it. I especially love the polka dots! It was so fun to
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This is a tutorial on one way to make a nine patch block. The Nine Patch is one of the most basic blocks used in quilting and it’s very helpful to be able to make it well. It is the starting point for many other designs. This will help you perfect the Nine Patch and
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I finished a custom set of burp cloths for a friend of mine who just had a little girl. I haven’t made any burp cloths for a few months and I wanted to try something slightly different than my previous ones. I still used a double layer of flannel, but I wanted to showcase some
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Once again the Quilt Festival of online quilters is taking off. I participated in the first one, missed the second one, but I’m here again for the third. Amy at Park City Girl has started something amazing with the simple idea of bloggers sharing their favorite quilt that they’ve made and why it is so
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I got a group of fabulous quilters together for a new bee, Busy Bees. It took some sweet talking, but I’m so excited to work with all of these women. We’re starting in June, so I sent out the packages today as I have the first month. After some deliberation and quivers, I finally decided
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I finally have the quilt top done for my latest little quilt. I started these blocks a few years ago and they were my first attempt at a Denyse Schmidt style improv log cabin. I was very happy with some of them, okay with others, and down right unhappy with others. I was frustrated by
All Squared Up quilt and some ravishing red Read More »
So I’ve pulled a quilt out from under the bed and dusted it off and started working on it again. It feels good to make progress on one of my unfinished pieces. I’ve had these blocks in various stages for about 2 years and I just could not figure out what to do with them.
Sneak Peak and lots of new fabric! Read More »
Tacha from Bee Modern wanted flying geese blocks and gave us free reign to create what we wanted. So I, being an overachiever, decided to put as many flying geese in one block that I could! 🙂 Despite the fact that I haven’t really made any flying geese before… I loved the fabric choices she
