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    How I love Blue and White quilts

    Cleaning out my quilt room to herald the new year, I found my beloved blue and white Aurifil BOM 2015 blocks. These were 12 mini quilts I fashioned into a 75″ x 75″ quilt for my nephew and his wife…

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    Vacation Time Mystery BOM 2015

    So ends another great year of Pat Sloan’s mystery BOM. 2015 was the year for long summer vacations, immortalised in blocks depicting the fun things we see and do on vacation. I decided to deviate from the pattern a smidgen…

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    Aurifil Designer Mini – September

    I can hardly wait until mid month to see what fabulous mini the 2015 Aurifil Designers have made. This months mini is designed by Valori Wells. A modern, improv piece made called ‘Indigo Crossing’. The naive stitching completes the design.…

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    Catching up

    I finally caught up with my BOMs. Last months Aurifil Designer mini is Grow Up by Nancy Rink Designs. Made with Hawthorne Threads in house designed fabrics Bengal and Etched and pieced with Aurifil 2024 50wt cotton. Read the interview with Nancy and…

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    Little Joys Quilt A Long

    Is anyone else feeling a little festive? I could not resist making this cute wall hanging from Elealutz Designs. The quilt is made up of three blocks which can be found as a free pattern here until 14th August. I…

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    Vacation Time – Mystery BOM 2015

    It’s July and this month’s Vacation Block by Pat Sloan is called The Hot Dog Stand.  I have been following the BOM and making these simple but fun blocks, the 1st day of each month. My background fabrics are Shades of…