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Sewcialites Quilt is Finished
The Sewcialites Quilt Along was a completely free program hosted by Fatquarter Shop and Kimberly Jolly. A total of 18 designers contributed block patterns each week. There were 36 blocks in all. I thoroughly enjoyed working on my block each week of the sew-along and am pleased with my quilt top. The blocks were offered…
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Bindings and Favorite Quilt of 2020
If you have followed this blog for a while, you may have gathered that I am absolutely terrible at binding my quilts. Oh, I know how to do it, and can do it well, but I put it off. I hate sewing bindings. I'd do just about anything to avoid it. That being said, my…
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Quilt Home
This is my Comfort and Blessings quilt which was a sew-along last year hosted by Piecing the Past. I really enjoyed this sew-along, which was a block of the week. A very welcome distraction during the pandemic shut down. The sew-along was free at the time, but if you missed out, the patterns are available…
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Last Finish of 2020
Happy New Year friends! I hope you all started the year off healthy and full of hope for a great 2021. My husband and I managed to stay up, or should I say wake up at midnight to give each other a smooch and a Happy New Year wish. There was lots of banging and…
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Quilts to the Quilter
Three little runners off to the quilter. Two are fallish, one is for Christmas. By the time I get them back the sunflower one will be kind of out of season, but I will definitely use the maple leaf one for Thanksgiving and the red/green/black/cream/gold one for Christmas. And Cinnaberry is the other quilt going…
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Piecing the Past Comfort & Blessings Finished
Finally finished! I got the borders on this quilt top at last and am so happy with the results. This was a summer block of the week sew-along called Comfort and Blessings by Piecing the Past quilts. And it was free! If you want the pattern now you can get it, but there is a…
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Holly Berries/Cinnaberry
I keep calling this quilt "Cinnaberry" but the proper name of the pattern is "Holly Berries". The fabric line is Cinnaberry by 3 Sisters for Moda. I love the design's powerful simplicity and the elegance of the fabric. The pattern was free, and still is available through Moda. Construction could not have been faster or…
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Square in a Square Block
What is your name for this quilt block? I call it "Square in a Square", but many quilters refer to it as "Economy Block". Whatever you call it, it can be a tricky one. You start with a center square and surround it with two rounds of corner triangles. The edges of the corner triangles…
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Quilts Back From Quilter
Three quilts came back from my quilter last week. The Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt above is going to be a gift. I bet you were thinking, "Nicole, you just got your shelves sorted out, what are you doing adding more big quilts to the piles?" No, it isn't for me. I am very pleased with…
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First Flake Quilt Top Finished for January
First Flake is finished! I am happy to have had the experience of making this fun and easy strip-pieced quilt. The pattern was purchased by me as a pdf download from an Etsy seller. I was inspired by Thelma's red and white version and will be excited to add this to my January/Winter decor. It…