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73:365 I felt the urge to work on something quick and fun last night, so I started this little mini quilt. Jessica was working with these gorgeous Pat Bravo Pure Elements solids this past weekend. She happened to throw out quite a few scraps (you know, those ones that most normal people throw out, but I save!). I dug through them and found 5 small rectangles of each of the colors she used. In her defense I think the biggest scrap was 1.25" by 3.5"? Some were as small as .75"x3.25". I have a…

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The Farmhouse Plaid quilt pattern is a classic twist on the traditional buffalo plaid design that we all love. This quilt is great for beginners!

It’s Easy Enough for Beginning Quilters! Strips of fabric come together beautifully in this scrappy quilt. Start with a jelly roll or dig into your scraps for your own unique version. This is a great project for those “why did I buy this?” fabrics. The more fabrics the merrier, as they’ll all blend into a …

[Smurf Forest] Completed!..... In natural colors.... Aspen forest..... Add some bright gold appliqué leaves

I should have tossed them out in the current downsizing flurry, but I just couldn’t bring myself to part with them. They looked so bright an...

I had this flash of an idea in my head recently and I knew I wanted to sew it up. Immediately if possible. The idea was a low volume quilt with rainbow “bites” throughout the patchwork. There was nothing terribly innovative about it, but as someone who usually sews from a tutorial or…

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This tutorial has been a long time coming. Twenty weeks to be exact! Yikes! How does time just slip away like that?? I don't know, that...

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One of the questions that I am asked most often is about quilt basting. Do you have to use safety pins? No! I hardly ever use pins anymore since I discovered spray basting. It’s faster, easier, no pins get in your way while quilting, and more importantly I think the results are better. This is …

A few weeks ago, I gave away my epic quilt top. Yes, that's right. I sent it to a friend. I had so many emotions wrapped up in this quilt. I didn't know if I loved....or even liked it, for that matter

Have you seen Jeni Baker's new collection, Curiosities? It is adorable and so when Art Gallery asked me to make a little something with it, I was pretty excited. I knew that I wanted to make a quilt

Welcome to finish it up Friday! This week, I completed my 300th quilt (baby size or larger) to date! I started quilting in 2000, so that means I complete, on average, about 18.75 quilts a year. ...