24 September 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Snowball Hexagon Swap Quilt

I have had this quilt in the back of my mind for a while now. I have shown the first draft in class. When I started to play with it again, I thought “Whadiffi…”

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22 September 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Burgoyne Surrounded Week Three – Uneven 9-Patches

I just spent the better part of an hour looking for a link to this fabulous sheet about Jane McCrea and her part in the American Revolution. I could not find it so I am posting it below.

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20 September 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Quilters Alphabet 38: Sensationally Snappy Sharp Scissors

Here’s a tool quilters cannot live without… Our Scissors! And unlike our big ugly kitchen shears, we are lucky they make such pretty scissors for us.

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18 September 2012 ~ 0 Comments

September Doll Quilt: Windblown Geese

I’ve been thinking about this design for a long time. This represents that moment on a windy day when the geese lose their formation and their lines get all wobbly.

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15 September 2012 ~ 1 Comment

Burgoyne Surrounded Week Two

So we are off and running on this fabulous quilt project! This will be a true heirloom… You may need to make more than one! (I have made three!)

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13 September 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Quilters Alphabet: The Letter S

S… Slinky sinew of a letter. So many sewing terms…Strip Sets. Sashiko. Stash. Silk. Swaps. Scissors. Stained glass. Seams. Stitches…

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10 September 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Ray’s Finds: Antique 16-Patch Quilt Circa 1900

Our friend Ray has found another gem! Made circa 1890-1910, this 16 patch has held up well. Just look at it…

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08 September 2012 ~ 5 Comments

Burgoyne Surrounded Week One

After a whole summer of teasers and promises, here, at last, is the first week of our Burgoyne Surrounded Quilt. This is quite a historic quilt and offers quite a bit of piecing practice. The Quilt is not hard… but there is a lot of it!

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06 September 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Quilters Alphabet: The Revolutionary Rotary Cutter!

Where would we be without it? Would you be quilting if you had to use templates for everything?

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04 September 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Quilt Daze Fun

We had a lot of fun at QuiltDaze in Yorba Linda last month. The quilts shared were spectacular. And there were so many, we had to fold some on tables. Thank you to all who helped out… By allowing your quilts to be displayed or by helping to hang or take down or by quilt […]

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