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A Whole Lotta Crazy Shortcut Quilts!
Ok, I had some setbacks and I didn’t finish a quilt, but I have a list of quilters who did!! Hurray for them! Judy of KS sent this one, Derek’s Quilt made with Teenage Ninja Turtle Fabric! Amanda made these two as Christmas presents: Sara from Abu Dhabi made a RolyPoly and Marie Bartels…
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5 Minute 5 Dollar Organizer
My pal Judy Wedemeyer gets credit for this one and she’s going to post about it on her blog too 🙂 We were chatting about making quilted Art Cards and she wanted to show me some of the decorative bits she’d collected that she used to both make the cards and to give her inspiration.…
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My Design Wall Trinkets
I watched a video that made me start thinking about all the things that I keep up on my walls in my quilting area. As a response to the video I watched, I made this video which thanks the original artist, Margaret Fabrizio, and shows some of my cherished bits and tells their story. The…
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Jean N and her Hawaiian Tee Shirt Quit
Jean wrote to me a while back about her collection of gorgeous tee shirts – she made a gorgeous quilt from them! The shirts on the quilt represent 16 years of taking my fourth grade students on an annual study tour of the Big Island of Hawaii. Although there are only 15 blocks all 16…
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Two More Quick Quilting Projects …
… that I can’t take credit for either! Judy Salzmann made these great potholders for her girlfriend in South Dakota and Sara in Abu Dhabi sent a pic of her finished tablerunner. She has her handmade items for sale in Sara’s Etsy Shop.
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Three Quilts …
… but none are mine! Don’t I wish I could take credit for these 🙂 First, Michelle’s Quilt (her second Crazy Shortcut Quilt) and here’s her message: I love this technique – it is very easy and quick. I like the shortcake pattern because I like working with the smaller squares. I am ready to…
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Selecting Fabrics for a Quilt
I just discovered that I choose fabrics based on the mood I am in, which is often affected by the weather! It’s been raining for about two years here and I long for spring or summer. Soft, summery colors is what I went for when I checked my fabric stash for this quilt. I first…
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Want to Make a Quilt With Me?
I’ve been thinking about making another “Shortcake” quilt or else the “Easy To Go Crazy” quilt from our book. A quick and easy design. Anyone want to make a quilt with me? A quilt-a-long where we all quilt together? I have a free week coming up soon and I’m itching to cut some fabric! Let…
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Quilt Binding by Machine
There are many good methods of putting a binding on a quilt but I’ve never seen how to flip the corners specifically demonstrated and that’s what my friend Rosemary asked to see, so I made a video for her. When preparing for the binding I start by measuring all four sides of the quilt and…
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Protected: Cup Dresses
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