Cocoa Leaf Quilt
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14 Dec
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Cocoa Leaf Quilt Finish

I was really excited yesterday morning to get the binding sewn down to finish the Cocoa Leaf quilt. Before I jump to some finish photos, let's pause and talk a bit about trimming such a large quilt with lots and lots of negative space. Bottom line: trimming a quilt like this is a challenge. I use carpenter's squares, long metallic...

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Downstream
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30 Nov
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilt Gallery, Quilts

Downstream {Submitted QDAD Showcase Quilt}

I am thrilled to say that yesterday in the late afternoon I was able to submit Downstream to the 2016 QuiltCon QDAD Showcase! I am absolutely delighted with how it came together. The QDAD Showcase was based on this design spark: And the rules are: 1. You must be a QDAD member and a MQG member (no exceptions). 2. You may create up...

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Oh Happy Day
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11 Nov
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilt Pattern, Quilts

Oh Happy Day – MQG QOM November 2016

I am thrilled to get to share a bit of secret sewing with you today! Oh Happy Day is my contribution to the Modern Quilt Guild's Quilt of the Month (QOM) program and is the featured design and pattern for November. Oh Happy Day is a playful exploration of traditional blocks in a very non-traditional layout. The design aims to...

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Plus Banner Quilt
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10 Nov
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts, Stash Bee

Plus Banner Quilt Finish

Next up on my to-do list was to finish a quilt to gift to my second niece. Due to being a vigorous little lass trying to kick her way out (rather literally, unfortunately), we are expecting her a bit early via a scheduled birth on November 23rd, the day before Thanksgiving. Thankfully, I have her quilt done in plenty...

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Picnic Buddies
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09 Nov
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Finished Doll Quilt

Having a quick finish to come home to work on after Quilt Festival was just what I needed to ease me back into sewing. It didn't take long to put the binding on the doll quilt I made for my niece, and I figured the only way to photograph the finish was with the couple of stuffed animals I...

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Chakra Mini Quilt - Front (12wt)
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04 Nov
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Chakra Mini Quilt {Finished}

I liked getting the opportunity to create this mini quilt again, and it was fun to design new interior motifs for the chakras. I still think the yellow chakra is my favorite; it's just so ornate and interesting and the color just seems to glow from the design. For comparison, here are the two versions side by side (the newest finish on...

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Ready, Set, Fly Baby Quilt
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27 Oct
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Ready, Set, Fly {Finished!}

It didn't take me long to turn the Ready, Set, Fly baby quilt into a finish yesterday morning. Only 3 more hours of work and it was complete (total time spent on the quilt: 6 hours, 30 minutes). I used 50wt Aurifil 1128 (Light Blue Violet) for the quilting and it blended perfectly with the background Kona Hyacinth. To stitch...

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24 Oct
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Kaleidoscope Mini Quilt {Finish}

I had a great time quilting the Kaleidoscope Mini Quilt over the weekend - thank you so much for all the wonderful suggestions and quilting ideas that you shared with me. In the end the loose dot to dot ideas for the colored areas with denser quilting in the low volume / white on white prints spoke to me and...

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Paintbrush Studio New Block Quilt - Pre-Wash
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21 Oct
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Paintbrush Studio New Block Quilt

Two and a half to three weeks ago, when I made some blocks for the Quilts of Valor block drive, a moment of realization hit me pretty hard. I exercise almost every day at a local gym and over 8 years have become close friends with a woman who used to instruct strength training classes. Almost exactly a year...

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Tiled Parquet - Quilt Photography by Michelle Bartholomew
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08 Oct
2016 Finished Quilts, Giveaway, Quilt Pattern

Tiled Parquet – Quilt Theory Pattern Release

I am so giddy with excitement to finally get to share details about this quilt and project with you that I don't quite know where to start. I suppose the best place would be with an amazing photograph, right?? I would like to introduce you to Tiled Parquet, my quilt pattern for the debut pattern collection of Quilt Theory. Quilt Theory...

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Pineapple Mini Mini Quilt
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07 Oct
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Pineapple Mini Mini Quilt

I am right in the middle of working on the second of two secret sewing projects, and I was really thrilled to take a quick break yesterday to create a fun mini mini quilt for one of my Patrons. Because of the support I have received this year, I have been able to upgrade my website and begin printing my patterns. Because...

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Snowflake Shimmer in Blue
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23 Sep
2016 Finished Quilts, quilt along

Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Final Linkup}

Welcome to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along Final Linkup. This has been a wonderful experience for me. Thank you so much for quilting along with me; I have loved watching all the different versions come together! Today you can link up a blog post, Instagram photo, or email me to be included in the linkup which makes you eligible to...

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Star Light Star Dark
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16 Sep
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Star Light Star Dark {Finished Quilt}

I am working my way through my stack of completed quilt tops and turning them into finished quilts. Today I am super excited to share my Star Light Star Dark QAL finish! Because I have a pretty big backlog of quilts to complete at the moment, and because I have many other pulls for my time (hosting the 2016 Cloud9...

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Lucent Baby Quilt
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08 Sep
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Lucent Baby Quilt {Finish}

I just love how well the Lucent baby quilt came together! The Y-Seams pieced together nicely (there are 8 in the pattern to keep the printed fabric as single cuts), the colors blend together nicely, and the quilting was just an extra fun bonus! Just like in my original Lucent quilt, I quilted around each pieced fabric and used a...

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Quilt the Life Into It - Yellow 12wt
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11 Aug
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Quilt the Life Into It {Mini Quilt}

I am really thrilled to get to share this mini quilt finish with you today. I agreed to another private mini quilt swap with Renee @Quilts of a Feather earlier this year, and the ground rules were that I was to make something and use free motion quilting for her and she was to make something and use straight...

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Walking Foot Whole Cloth Mini Quilt
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09 Aug
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Walking Foot Whole Cloth Mini Quilt

On Saturday, I mentioned that I had made a class sample for my upcoming Quilting on Your Domestic Machine class that I will be teaching at Bolts in the Bathtub on September 18th, and I finally have the time to tell you more about the walking foot whole cloth quilt I made! The mini quilt layout was inspired by some...

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Starlight Crystals - Quilt Photography by Kitty @Night Quilter
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27 Jul
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts

Introducing Starlight Crystals & The 2017 Quilter’s Planner

I am so excited that I can finally share my quilt pattern and design that is included in The 2017 Quilter's Planner today: let me introduce you to Starlight Crystals. There is so much to tell you, I don't know where to start! First, let me thank Kitty @Night Quilter for the beautiful quilt photography. Kitty is doing amazing photography...

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Bundle Buster
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15 Jul
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilt Pattern, Quilts

Bundle Buster {August Stash Builder Box Pattern}

I am so thrilled to get to share with you my latest quilt finish and newest quilt pattern today: Bundle Buster! I teamed up with Amanda @Stash Builder Box, and Bundle Buster will be one of the two patterns included in the August Stash Builder Box. So after you read all about the pattern and my version of the...

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Rainbow Rose QAL
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13 Jul
2016 Finished Quilts, quilt along, Quilts

Rainbow Rose QAL {Finished Quilt}

I am really pleased to share with you my finished Rainbow Rose QAL quilt today! I made the small / baby quilt size during the quilt along, which finishes at approximately 40-inches square. It was a joy to put together, and I loved getting to do the final photo shoot and see all the bright colors outside. One of the...

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Snowflake Shimmer
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01 Jul
2016 Finished Quilts, quilt along

Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Fabric Selection}

Welcome to the official start of the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along! I am so excited to get started and I hope you are too! Quilt Along Intro The Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along will run from July 1st, 2016, until October 7th, 2016, with a set of directions or a link up party revealed on the Fridays listed in the schedule at the bottom...

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