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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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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…
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Making 4 and 6 HST at a time
I am writing a new pattern and the block involved 4 of the same 3″ x 3″ finished HST’s. I could have made 2 at a time but I thought wouldn’t it be easier to cut two pieces, mark…
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Back to School Blog Hop – Corner Triangles
It’s my turn to talk about corner triangles as part of the Back to School Blog Hop. Sam Hunter from Hunter’s Design Studio is hosting a month (and a bit) long feast of tutorials on many of the techniques we…
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Splat Block Tutorial
These are the cutting instructions for the 24″ block I designed for the MQG Riley Blake challenge. My version had a 2 ½” circle and ‘Splat’ appliquéd in the centre but you can place your own 6 ½” finished block…
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The perfect square quilt
Oh how we wish! I saw a discussion on Facebook today about squaring quilts so I thought I would post a brief post on my thoughts. The best way to achieve your goal of a near perfect square quilt is…
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Strip piecing, joining seams and pressing.
Today I would like to discuss tips for strip piecing, joining strips and pressing blocks in preparation for ‘The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt’. Strip piecing Strip piecing is a timesaver when you are making multiple blocks which have identical rows made…
