The Beautiful You Patchwork Minky Blanket has all of the favorite features of this collection, but with a twist. Rather than square piecing creating the patchwork effect, Beautiful You is strip pieced in a bright color pallet and theme of expressive floral and geometric prints in a navy, green, pink, coral and gold combination, finished […]
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Today I am sharing a look at another version of my popular Patchwork Minky Blankets. Bohemian Feather has all of the favorite features of this collection, including square piecing creating a classic patchwork effect, a soft color pallet and theme of bohemian woodland and geometric prints in a navy, gray, pink, coral and sage green
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Today I would like to highlight another version of my popular Patchwork Minky Blankets. Enchanted Forest has all of the features of this collection, including square piecing creating a classic patchwork effect, a bright color pallet and theme of woodland and geometric prints in a blue, gray, aqua, coral and black and white combination, and
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All month I worked on the Spring Florals Quilt, the first quilt in the Lana Bates Memorial Quilt Project, piecing applique and stitching the floral and butterfly elements in place. Honestly, I have not worked too much in the quilt as you go (QAYG) style, so it was a fun departure. This article is the
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I am finally able to find a few pockets of quiet, uninterrupted time around here again and I am resuming some face to face video chats. Ideally, I would like to get back to a quarterly project review and planning video where I can showcase what I’ve been up to and chat about what worked,
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In 2019 I created the first “House Rules” Mini quilt for a challenge entry with Curated Quilts Journal. (Read more about “House Rules” in that article.) The challenge was to “say something” through your quilt and it really got me thinking about what I wanted to use my art to say. Traditionally, quilting is more
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The first quilt I plan to tackle for the Lana Bates Memorial Quilt Project is the one I believe was intended to be a quilt as you go (QAYG). With quilt as you go quilts, the backing and binding are worked on with each square, essentially making several (dozen) miniature quilts which are then all
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This year for Christmas we definitely tried to focus on simplifying and not giving an overabundance of gifts. Also being home so much, I had a little extra sewing time around the holidays and wanted to focus on a few handmade gifts. My nephew has recently become interested in playing kitchen and pretends to be
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One of the first encounters I had with quilts as an art form was when I was about 10 or so. I remember in the foggy way of a several-decades-old memory just snippets of the experience. Walking through the pavilion hall with my mother and aunt, we browsed the hanging textiles as though they were
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Meet the Maker Week is an Instagram participation prompt for makers from around the globe and all media. Post prompts are created by Joanne Hawker, a stationery designer and small business owner from the UK. The prompts are typically advertised a week or two in advance of the challenge so participants can collect their images
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