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    Spell it with Fabric – Moda

    This looks fun! Visit the Cutting table today to see the list of the participants for the ‘Spell it with fabric’ blog hop. Share your progress and finished quilts using #spellitwithmoda. 

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    APQ Quilt-a-long ‘Tone it Down’ Finish

    Ta Da! Finally bound and photographed (in 36C weather with no chance of rain), my Tone it Down Burgoyne Surrounded quilt by Lissa Alexander as part of the American Patchwork and Quilting QAL. This has been a wonderful QAL and…

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    A purpose, shot cottons and a weekend

    This weekend I pulled out my collection of shot cottons from Oakshott and Kaffe Fassett and made a very quick and simple quilt for a friend. FInished size 72″ x 86″ Aurifil 5002 50wt cotton thread. Sunflower digital design. Backing:…

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    Block 2 – Aurifil Designer Challenge 2014

    This month it is Amy Gibson’s turn to make a block. Amy has named her design, ‘Mothers Day’. The block is a 12″ finished block made entirely from Half Square Triangles (HST). Amy’s instructions for completing this block can be…

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    Kitchen Stitches

    I am so excited to review the new Martingale publication – ‘Kitchen Stitches, Sewing projects to brighten up your home’. Why should your kitchen and dining room be without ‘quilty goodness’? Enjoy 17 projects from Natalie Barnes, Lindsay Conner, Melissa Corry, Jenifer Dick,…

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    It’s all in the Angle

    To coincide with the new addition of acrylic templates and tools to my little e-shop, I will be posting blocks made with these various rulers and tools.  I have always had a fascination with angles and how they impact the design…

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    Riley Blake MQG Challenge

    Challenge : Make a 24″ finished mini quilt from 6 F8’s from the Riley Blake Basic Collection. Design : DAYG ( design as you go ) . Affectionally named, ‘Splat’. Fabrics : Basic Collections – Aqua Chevron, White / Yellow…

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    Globetrotting

    Pat Sloan is hosting a BOM called Globetrotting. You can find all the details here  and when you have finished your block, please post it in the Quilt Along with Pat Sloan FB group. I had a FQ pack of Geeky…

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    Designer Profile January 2014 – Brigitte Heitland

    The Aurifil Designer challenge for 2014 has started. Brigitte Heitland from Zen Chic has started off the new year with this beautiful spool block. Check out Brigitte’s interview by our host Pat Sloan for Aurifil here. Diving into my Moda vault ( collection of precious moda…