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9-patch up in the air
Imagine tossing 86 9-patch blocks up in the air and letting then fall (not so randomly). Let me introduce my new jelly roll friendly pattern – 9patch up in the air. A very easy, tilted 9-patch pattern using your favourite…
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Fat Quarter Flowers Quilt
Today the Fat Quarter Shop is revealing their new fat quarter friendly pattern – Fat Quarter Flowers. Watch the video here. The piecing of this quilt is quite ingenious in the way it only uses half square triangles. Yes, no…
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Lined Draw String Bags
Every year I go away with my school friend of 40+ years. Over the past few years I have given each one of my friends a quilt. This year I have made my travel buddies some handy drawstring bags for…
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Modabakeshop – At the seashore – Melt Block
It’s my day for the At the Seashore sew-along for Modabakeshop. I wanted to make a larger quilt so I designed 3 extra blocks to make a 5 x 5 block setting. Life saver – pieced Shark alarm – pieced…
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Postage Stamp Star – Vintage Series
Visit the Fat Quarter Shop blog to read about the new block in their Vintage Series. I made two blocks using my Rosa and Ombre scraps from Moda Fabric and one of my favourite backgrounds, black cross weave. It’s an…
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Introducing Nine Cubed and Pointism
Nine cubed is an easy fat quarter friendly quilt, 68″ x 90″ finished. I designed this quilt back in 2016 for my son’s 5th grade teacher. Yes, each year I made a quilt (or quilts) for my two sons primary…
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Moda Love Quilt sew-along
Valentines Day is around the corner so it’s time to get the quilting love on and sew-long with Moda. This versatile design can be made into a block (mini) or a larger quilt using a layer cake and some yardage.…
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Zakka Home book tour
Zakka (from the Japanese ‘zak-ka’（雑貨）or ‘miscellaneous things’) is a fashion and design phenomenon that has spread from Japan throughout Asia. The term refers to everything and anything that improves your home, life and appearance. (ref Wikipedia). I am very excited…
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The Splendid Sampler 2 – Pineapple Block
Today, my Pineapple block is available for download at The Splendid Sampler website. I am looking forward to seeing photos of your pineapple blocks. Let me show you how I made my little pineapple block using washable, fusible interfacing, sharp scissors,…
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Jelly Roll Rug – Decorative Edge
I love these rugs so I had to make another one. This time I used Coledale fabric from Moda. It has a nice mix of soft colours and some vibrant corals and dark navy. Many people have asked me how…
