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27 May
Quilts

Red, White/Cream, and Blue Quilt Mockups

I started thinking about picnic and holiday quilts due to the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (here in the United States) and the start of summer for the northern hemisphere. I don't tend to make a lot of holiday based quilt patterns, but I wanted to show how a few of my older quilt patterns can be used to make...

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Garden Peony - Quilting Plan
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23 May
Quilts

Garden Peony Quilting Plan {Meringue Bonus Quilt}

I was stumped at first (you'll see a lot of initial thoughts from all over designs to different ways of thinking about the relationship of the elements of the quilt in the timelapse video below), but when I found a path through the shapes I knew I was on the right path! https://youtu.be/ReMeZY2QHIk I *think* I have also figured out why...

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Garden Peony - Pieced Quilt Top
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20 May
Quilts

Garden Peony Progress {Meringue Bonus Quilt}

As you may have noticed in my previous post about the Meringue Bonus Quilt, I am working on two projects at once. For me, that's pretty darn crazy. I love how we all operate differently in our craft rooms. I very rarely have more than one long term project (like a block of the month that runs for a...

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13 May
Life

2022 Summer Quilt Along

Have you taken part in the Summer Sampler quilt along in years past? This year Faith, Lee, and Katie are pausing and there is not Summer Sampler. However, one of the co-hosts, Katie @swimbikequilt, is offering her own 2022 Summer Quilt Along: a Choose Your Own Adventure Sampler Quilt! If you need a Summer Sampler fix, this quilt along...

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Curved piecing fabric scraps left over from piecing the Meringue quilt, in oyster, mustard, gold, and brown.
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06 May
Quilts

Meringue Bonus Quilt

I am officially distracted by a new idea. As I was piecing together the Meringue quilt, I set aside the large scraps knowing that I would have an opportunity to play with design ideas to create a Meringue bonus quilt. Well, the stack of offcuts was so tempting that I've set aside piecing the Meringue quilt and been having...

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02 May
quilt along, Quilt Pattern

Planview Pattern Release and Quilt Along Winners

Thanks so much to everyone who sewed along during the Planview Quilt Along. It was a treat to get to see your beautiful quilts come together! Now that the quilt along is officially over, the stand along Planview digital quilt pattern is now available in the Quilting Jetgirl pattern shop. The Planview quilt pattern is a fun, modern design that...

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29 Apr
Tips

Curved Piecing Bias Evaluation

I was cutting fabric to prepare to test out the Meringue quilt pattern, and I noticed that I could get a little bit creative and save some fabric if I cut drunkard's path concave templates differently than I normally recommend in a pattern. Well, one thing lead to another and I decided it was worth a side trip of...

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Kona Cotton in Brown, Spice, Gold, Ochre, Mustard, and Oyster neatly stacked on top of the back of a navy blue OLFA cutting mat
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25 Apr
Quilts

Meringue Quilt {Fabric Selection}

During March, Amy from Amy's Creative Side hosts a daily Instagram prompt challenge called #IGQuiltFest. One of the prompts was to post your Current WIP (work in progress), and I shared a photo a my initial fabric pull for my next quilt design, Meringue. From left to right: Kona Cotton in Brown, Spice, Amber, Ochre, Mustard, and Oyster. The more...

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Two nearly identical 5 1/4-inch square quilts featuring 8 different Tula Pink prints arranged in squared off circle
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22 Apr
2022 Finished Quilts

Rainbow Circle Mini Mini Quilts

After spending a few weeks quilting the Sequenced quilt, I had some computer work to catch up on. Then I second guessed my initial fabric pull for my next project (I'll share a blog post about that when the replacement fabric arrives), so instead of jumping into another big project, I decided it was time to have the joy...

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Stash Fabrics Kona Club Storage Solution - Bookshelves!
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18 Apr
Fabric

Current Stash Fabrics Kona Club Storage Solution

I have officially received one third of the Stash Fabrics Kona Club fabric. In January, I wasn't sure how I was going to store all this fabric so I put it all back in the box it was shipped in and tucked it away in my "super closet" for later consideration. I am getting a yard of each color,...

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Sesen
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15 Apr
Quilt Pattern

Sesen Pattern Release

Sometimes, a quilt tells you what it wants. Different colors, specific quilting motifs, a particular binding; whatever the case may be. Sesen has taught me that sometimes quilt patterns can tell you what they need to be. Today, after taking the time to really listen to what the quilt had to teach me, I am really pleased to be...

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An overall straight shot of the Sequenced quilt, which is made using a combination of 5" square drunkard's path (quarter circle) blocks in Kona Purple, Kona Coral, and Kona Kumquat.
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13 Apr
2022 Finished Quilts

Sequenced Quilt

The quilting on Sequenced, the bonus Sesen quilt, came together much quicker than I anticipated, and I just love the additional texture and detail it gives the design! Sequenced is a 60" x 80" quilt, which was a comfortable size for my husband to hold inside when we tested out holding the quilt... but he had to balance on his...

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11 Apr
Block Tutorials

Conquering Curves: Connection Block {Tutorial}

Back in September of 2015, I had a block tutorial published on the now closed Sew Mama Sew website called Conquering Curves: Connection Block. I recently had someone comment on my post that linked to the Sew Mama Sew tutorial, and I realized that it was time to publish the block tutorial here on my own website. I will...

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Planview
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08 Apr
2022 Finished Quilts, quilt along

Planview {QAL Finish}

I'm really happy to get to share the finished Planview quilt that I made during the quilt along. I made the baby size in the lava colorway, and I couldn't be happier with how it all came together! As much as I love a good all over finish photograph, I wanted to lead with a photo of the back of...

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Standing by the Crew Hatch of Space Shuttle Discovery - April 6, 2005
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04 Apr
Life

I’m Featured Today on A Quilter’s Life Podcast

Paula Chamberlain who hosts the A Quilter's Life podcast, reached out to me a few weeks ago, and we were able to schedule a time for an interview. We have all heard that every quilt tells a story, and Paula believes that every quilter has a story. Her goal is to capture details about what inspires and drives the...

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Quilting Step 2 - Purple Thread Walking Foot Quilting
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01 Apr
Quilts

Sequenced Quilting Update

I've made good progress quilting the Sequenced quilt this week. At 60" x 80", it's a good size to manipulate through the throat space of my Juki TL-2200 QVP Mini, which has a throat space of approximately 8 3/4" wide by 5 3/4" tall. I started out with the matching background thread, 50wt Aurifil 1200 (Blue Violet) and stitched around...

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30 Mar
quilt along

Planview Quilt Along {Final Linkup}

Congratulations, we’ve reached the end of the Planview Quilt Along and I am really looking forward to seeing how everyone’s quilts came together! Today opens up the final linkup where you can share your finished quilt top or completely finished quilt. The linkup will be open from today through 11:55pm Pacific on April 30, 2022. For quilting inspiration, I'll be...

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Marking Quilting Lines
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28 Mar
Quilts

Marking Quilting Lines {Sequenced Quilt}

I took my time last week to slowly, methodically, and safely (for my knees and back) mark lines on the Sequenced quilt top with my Hera marker. At 60" x 80", the Sequenced quilt takes up the entire floor space of my "living room" when I roll up the carpet. I layered the quilt top on top of the batting...

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