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10 Feb
Giveaway, Review

Modern Curves & Bold Stripes {Book Review & Giveaway}

It is my pleasure today to share about a book written by my two good friends Daisy Aschehoug (@warmfolk) and Heather Black (@quiltachusetts): Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes (affiliate link). As you might surmise from the title, each quilt pattern within the book combines curved piecing and striped elements. I have to admit that while I find the...

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22 Apr
Blog Hop, Giveaway, Review

Quilts with an Angle Blog Hop and Giveaway

I met Sheila Christensen when I participated in the Cotton Cuts mystery charity quilt in 2017. While Sheila, who lives in New Zealand and blogs at Mystery Quilter, loves creating Mystery Quilts, she also owns a quilt shop, teaches, and is also now an author. Today, I am looking forward to introducing you to her first book, Quilts with...

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19 Mar
Blog Hop, Review

Quilter’s Negative Space Handbook Blog Hop & Giveaway

When I had the opportunity to film 2 segments of Fresh Quilting in June of 2017, I also had the good fortune to get to meet Sylvia Schaefer from Flying Parrot Quilts in person. Sylvia was flying in and setting up to film the day after I filmed and we had a bit of time to chat before I...

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31 Oct
Discussion

Book Review {This is Marketing by Seth Godin}

If you've been following me for a while, you have heard me mention Seth Godin before. However, if this is your first introduction to Seth, I am excited to be the one to introduce you. He publishes a blog post every day. Every day. I'll pause and let that sink in for a moment. Seth is eloquent, kind, and deeply invested...

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26 Feb
Life

Review: Free-Motion Designs for Allover Patterns

Occasionally I am contacted by C&T Publishing with an opportunity to review a book, and in return I offer to write a blog post with my honest reactions and thoughts. Today, I am sharing about Free-Motion Designs for Allover Patterns (affiliate link). The book includes over 75 designs from Natalia Bonner, Christina Cameli, Jenny Carr Kinney, Laura Lee Fritz,...

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13 Oct
Blog Tour

Artful Improv Blog Tour

"I'm convinced that everyone has the ability to create. Sometimes we forget our creativity in the hustle of daily life, but it is there waiting for you when you are ready to give it space to grow. One of the secrets to being creative is giving yourself permission to play," and with that fantastic start, Cindy Grisdela had me...

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15 Jan
2016 Finished Quilts, Quilts, Review

Cut and Shuffle Quilts {Book Review}

I am thrilled to get to share with you about Jan Ochterbeck @The Colorful Fabriholic's recent AQS publication, Cut and Shuffle Quilts (available for purchase from AQS and Amazon *not affiliate links*). I met Jan in May 2014 as part of the 2014 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop, and I have enjoyed continuing to get to know her through her blog....

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