Somerville Circle
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26 Jul
2023 Finished Quilts

Somerville Circle {Just Two Charm Pack Quilts Book Hop}

Sometimes I'm amazed at how well (and for how long) I can keep a secret; I have been looking forward to today for a little over 16 months. When Cheryl Brickey (Meadow Mist Designs) asked me to make a quilt for her second book, Just One Charm Pack Quilts, I was tickled and I really enjoyed getting to make...

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17 Oct
Giveaway

Curated Quilts 2019 Calendar {Giveaway}

I am honored to have my quilt, Sunburst, featured in the 2019 Curated Quilts Wall Calendar. I think it looks beautiful as the December quilt! To celebrate the fact that the 8" x 14" 2019 Curated Quilts Wall Calendar is now shipping, I have 2 of the calendars to giveaway that I can ship anywhere in the US. You know I...

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08 Jun
Giveaway, OLFA Creators

OLFA 60mm Endurance Blade {Giveaway}

I don't know about you, but I was curious about the OLFA 45mm Endurance blade when it was released last March, but I use a 60mm rotary cutter, so it was mostly just a blip on my radar. I saw people discussing how it worked for them, and I was hopeful that OLFA might extend their product offering to...

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25 May
Giveaway

Giveaway Friday

Wow, it's hard to believe this is the 4th week of Giveaway Friday... and I've got weeks of giveaways lined up to keep going! My husband and I are building a custom expedition vehicle, and we purchased the habitat box from Total Composites. The big expedition vehicle “conference” (think the equivalent of QuiltCon) of the year, Overland Expo West, was...

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18 May
Giveaway

Giveaway Friday

Welcome to installment 3 of Giveaway Friday! My husband's maternal grandparents have been a big influence in both of our lives and are part of the inspiration in our consideration for downsizing. His grandparents had a lovely home and extra large yard where they raised 5 children. Upon his grandfather's retirement, they decided to move into a condo living...

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11 May
Giveaway

Giveaway Friday

Welcome to installment 2 of Giveaway Friday! There were a lot of questions about my downsizing last week, and I will definitely be filling in more details when I can. For now, we are just doing a lot of de-cluttering, donating, selling, and general spring cleaning. This week, I'm giving away more 100 Blocks magazines. I am giving away (1) 100...

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Downstream
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25 Apr
Giveaway

Recent Publications & Giveaway

Have you heard of Machine Quilting Unlimited? It is a sister magazine to Modern Quilts Unlimited. I just received a May/June 2018 issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited which has a feature of Downstream on page 80. I am definitely looking forward to setting aside time this week to read through the magazine to glean some quilting inspiration. In January, Amy Ellis reached...

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22 Jan
Giveaway

Scrappy Cushion Pattern Giveaway

I met Carla from Granny Maud's Girl in 2014 when we were both participants in the New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop. I count Carla as a very good friend, and I am so grateful that we met on the blog hop! We have traded mini mini quilts, and Carla was super pivotal in my quilt pattern writing journey: as...

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04 Jan
Fabric, Giveaway

Alice Caroline Fabrics {2 New Liberty Fabric Collections + Giveaway}

At the end of December, I was contacted by Alice Caroline, who are Liberty fabric specialists in England. They launched 2 new Liberty Fabric collections on January 1st, and were wondering if my readers might like a giveaway for 8 fat eighth pieces from one of the collections. I figured the answer to that would be, "Yes!" First, let me...

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17 Nov
Giveaway

Ultimate Bundles Giveaway

I just wanted to drop in with a quick note about an awesome giveaway that just opened! How would you like to win a Cricut Maker Machine ($400), a Brother Embroidery and Sewing Machine ($390) or any of 18 other prizes? Here’s what’s happening: The good folks at Ultimate Bundles are running a giveaway…and not just any giveaway! Including the prizes I...

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Quilting Jetgirl Designer Bundle
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11 Aug
Fabric

Curated Bundle for Fat Quarter Shop & Giveaway

I had the great pleasure to work with the Fat Quarter Shop in July to curate a fat quarter bundle, and I am really excited to get to share it with you today! The Quilting Jetgirl Designer Bundle contains 14 fat quarters from 4 of the newest fabric lines that Fat Quarter Shop started stocking in August. I was giddy to...

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04 Sep
Fabric, Giveaway

August Stash Builder Box & Giveaway

Sometimes life just does not go quite the way I have planned. I am guessing you might be able to relate; this seems like a universal happenstance. As I mentioned on July 15th, I had a pattern printed and included in the August Stash Builder Box: Bundle Buster. Amanda from Stash Builder Box very kindly shipped to me an...

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04 May
Giveaway

Giveaway – Flower Sugar FQ Bundle from Fat Quarter Shop

**The Giveaway is now closed** Congratulations to Suzan who selected the Stargazer colorway! To celebrate their renewed sponsorship, the Fat Quarter Shop is offering up a 14 piece Flower Sugar Fat Quarter bundle to one of my readers. What makes this giveaway even better is that you will get to select the colorway of the bundle if you win! a Rafflecopter giveaway https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js This giveaway will...

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Sunburst at Badwater Salt Flat, Death Valley National Park
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04 Mar
2016 Finished Quilts, Giveaway, Quilts

Sunburst Background & Giveaway

Today I wanted to share more about Sunburst, which is probably my favorite quilt that I have finished to date. I love blogging and sharing my thoughts on a quilt as I am working on it, and I really missed out on getting to share details and lessons learned with you as I made Sunburst. I have been looking...

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10 Feb
Giveaway

Welcome Fat Quarter Shop!

Happy Wednesday, everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful week! Today, I am very excited to welcome the Fat Quarter Shop as a Quilting Jetgirl sponsor. The Fat Quarter Shop aims to branch out with the best fabrics, exclusive kits, quilt clubs, BOMs, and more, while always giving customers the best products and service. The Fat Quarter Shop is also a consistent...

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18 Dec
Giveaway, Life

2016 Quilting / Blogging Planning and Giveaway

Why Plan? {Short Discussion} It probably comes as no surprise to long time followers / readers that I love to plan by making lists and that one of my favorite things to do is cross an item off a list! I am really motivated by that. I have been reading "The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life's Most...

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Nite Owl Halloween Placemats
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27 Oct
2015 Finished Quilts, Giveaway, Quilted Placemats

Nite Owl Halloween Placemats, Tutorial, & Giveaway!

Today I am excited to be sharing a quilted placemat tutorial on the Inspired by Fabric blog featuring the Nite Owl fabric line. You can also find the free tutorial in my Craftsy store. I think the design I came up with looks a lot like candy corn when using the Nite Owl fabric, and I especially enjoyed keeping the...

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Prismatic Rainbow - Quilting Detail
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15 Sep
2015 Finished Quilts, Blog Hop, Giveaway, Quilts

Jaftex 85th Anniversary Blog Hop – Prismatic Rainbow

Co-sponosored by: Aurifil Threads, Schmetz Needles, and Janome I am so excited to help continue the blog hop to celebrate the 85th anniversary of Jaftex. If you are a new visitor to my site, welcome, and I hope you come back to visit again soon! I had the pleasure of receiving a 20-piece fat quarter bundle called Fusion Illusion from Blank Quilting. I played with organizing groups of...

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02 Sep
Blog Hop

Fabri-Quilt New Block Blog Hop, Day 4

Welcome to the fourth and final day of the Fabri-Quilt New Block Blog Hop! Today's group is being hosted by Terri Ann @Childlike Fascination. Thursday, September 3rd Host – Terri Ann @Childlike Fascination Robyn @Hoops & Thimbles Helen @Midget Gem Quilts Jinger @Trials of a Newbie Quilter Anja @Anja Quilts Kathryn @Upitis Quilts Mary @Quilting is in my Blood Emma @My Handmade Home Francine @Mocha Wild Child Dina @Living Water Quilter Deb...

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