Let’s Set Sail! These equilateral triangles look like sails to me. A whole regatta of boats, racing to the finish line…
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Fanciful Floral FourSquare Block of the Week: Block 15 Daffodils Quadrant C
Isn’t Spring a lovely time of year! The birds are singing, the sun is shining and the breezes are blowing. A perfect time for a walk in a meadow, a bike ride in the park or… to make a quilt!
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“Stash Safe” Stash Reduction Quilt Pattern and Swap
We do a lot of Fabric Swaps in my quilting classes. This one is specifically designed to pull only from your stash and make a very scrappy quilt. But I’ll let you in on a secret… This quilt could be made from a Jelly Roll, Layer Cake, Charm Pack or even Fat Quarters!
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Nautical Tumble Block 13 – Compass Rose
The Mariner’s Compass block is a spectacular traditional quilt block that is usually pieced. This Compass Rose block is unique because it is created with Applique instead of piecing.
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Nautical Tumble Sampler Quilt – Block Twelve – The Swells
This ingenious block uses Flying Geese Blocks to represent waves… The waves repeat across the block like swells out on the open sea.
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Fanciful Floral FourSquares: Daffodils Quadrant B
Happy Spring! I hope the sun is shining in your neighborhood and all the flowers are abloom! Celebrate this glorious time of year with this lovely Daffodil block!
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Come One! Come All!
I am tickled to be speaking at LACQG this month. That is The Los Angeles County Quilters Guild!
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Nautical Tumble Block 11 “Jonathan”
“It was morning, and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea.”
Here is our next block in the exploration of all things Nautical… Jonathan… Named, of course, for Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a popular book during the 1970s. Isn’t this a sweet quote above from the book? It surely applies to this golden quilt we are making.
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Nautical Tumble Block 10 – Pinwheels
This quilt evokes days gone by when men would go down to the sea in ships. And what was vital to making ships go in those long ago times? The wind that would fill their sails!
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Fanciful Floral FourSquare Block 13- Daffodils Quadrant 1
Hope you are having fun with these blocks. Our classmember blocks are simply beautiful! And our new set for April… If I do say sew myself… are BEAutiful…