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    Christmas Ribbons

    Joining in the festive fun of Christmas in July, I designed a quilt especially for the ModaBakeShop. I absolutely love anything French General and when I saw their Christmas collection, Fa La La La, I simply had to make a…

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    Tumbling In

    I was lucky enough to receive a Baby GO! with three dies. I have been very impressed with the Baby GO!’s portability and ease of use. It is a very simple and effective way to cut fabric. I love how…

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    Flying Kimonos – Moda Bake Shop

    I have been cooking in the kitchen of Moda again and whipped up this quilt – Flying Kimonos. It is based on a Japanese Sashiko design that resembles little arrow heads and has been created using the stunning Modern Workshop…

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    A very Morris Piano Runner

    I fell in love with the new Barbara Brackman collection – A Morris Tapestry from Moda and decided to make a piano runner and stool cover for the Moda Bake Shop. This is my fourth recipe. The pattern has no…

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    Weekend with the Stars

      Copyright Jane Davidson 2010  You can find the tutorial for Weekend with the Stars on Moda Bake Shop.  The fabric is Oliver + S.

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    Fandango Clams – Tutorial

    Ingredients: I used fabrics from the Fandango range by Kate Spain for MODA One Fandango charm pack from MODA by Kate Spain 1 1/2 yards turquoise print for borders and blocks 1/2 blue dot print for contrasting blocks 1 1/2…

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    Hexagons – Part II

    For instructions how to use the ‘glue method’ please see post ‘Hexagons – Part I’ I love reproduction prints, especially the fun you can have fussy cutting. To sew these flowers together, I was using Superior Bottom Line Polyester 60wt…

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    Lollipop Quilt – Tutorial 2

    Lollipop Quilt (continued) – See tutorial 1 for previous instructions Step 9 – Sew the same solid colour pairs together. Step 10 –  Place the stem and lollipop on the solid block. I measured 3/4″ from top and 3/4″ from…

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    The Lollipop Quilt – Tutorial 1

    A great project for the beginner to intermediate quilter …… Ingredients: 2 Lollipop charm packs (by Sandy Gervais for MODA) 1/2 yard Brown fabric for binding 1 1/4 yards of backing fabric 40″ x 40″ piece of wadding Matching Embroidery…

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    Hexagons – Part I

    I am trying my hand at English Paper Piecing. Using reproductions fabrics, I am attempting a scrappy quilt using 2″ side hexagons. I purchased the papers from a great seller on ETSY  – pbpatch or Australian site, www.pbpatch.com.au. Joanne produces…