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First Try with Woven Star
I have made my first Woven Star block! I am making the 4-inch size and using a Jolly Bar (5" x 10") of Kitty Christmas fabric by Urban Chiks. I tell you, it took me a minute to understand the directions. However, after watching the Fatquarter Shop YouTube tutorial I pretty much had it down…
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Sunflowers
I was busy in the sewing room yesterday and have plenty to share, but decided to just stick to one topic for today and not bombard you all with a half a dozen projects that I have in the works. So, I started a new project. Of course I did. I got up yesterday morning…
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New Project with Sweetwater Fabric
I mentioned a few posts ago that I was planning a new project. It is a small one, just a table runner, but I am in love with the fabric collection and the pattern. The fabric is a line called Timber by Sweetwater, with lovely golds, greens and blacks in a national park/camping theme. The…
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Let’s Make Some Moonlight Blocks
I jumped right in and got six blocks made for the Halloween Memories sew-along. I am getting into the swing of it and am having fun so far. It took as long to get organized as it will to make the blocks. Just kidding, sorta. I am getting faster at it. I grab one of…
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Piece and Quilt Sew-Along and the Celebrate with Quilts Book
I have a confession to make. I've been holding out on you in regard to yet another sew-along I find myself unable to resist. Have you heard of the Piece and Quilt sew-along hosted by Moda Fabrics? It is based on the Celebrate with Quilts book by Lissa Alexander and Susan Ache, two designers who…
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New Project: Window Garden
One of my new summer projects is going to be this pattern by Carried Away, called Window Garden. I have always loved the Cat's Cradle block and this will really show off a pretty fabric collection I plan to use. Years ago I bought this Moda kit using a Lella Boutique collection called Farmer's Daughter.…
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Back in the Saddle…Again
I got back up in the sewing room and let me tell you: I have plans. Mercantile blocks need to be trimmed and sewn together. That project is on hold until I receive the additional backing fabric required for my setting triangles. So I decided to work on the first of my three summery projects,…
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A Productive and Fun Weekend
I am still is production mode with these striped cushions. I warned you I'd be at it for a while. I have a few more to go, but the end is in sight. I am getting better and better at it. I can get one done in about 20 minutes at this point. And look…
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Foundation Paper Piecing
Since my Blueberry Delight fabric arrived, I wasted no time in starching it and assembling my paper piecing supplies. I am very gung ho to get started on this Petit Four project. Supplies: What you need is a glue stick of some kind (I am using a Sewline glue stick, but a kid's school glue…
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Bats and Boos
A year or so ago the Fatquarter Shop did a Halloween Mystery Quilt sew-along they called Bats and Boos. The pattern is completely free on their website. I didn't get a chance to make it at the time the sew-along took place, but I have kept it in the back of my mind as a…