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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09 Sep
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Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Finishing Details}

Welcome back to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along! This is the final week of instructions! I timed myself as I went through the quilt making process, and finishing the quilt (backing prep, quilting, and binding) took me just over 11 hours. I know we all work at different paces (especially when it comes to quilting), but I thought that I would try to give...

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Snowflake Shimmer in Blue - Pieced Quilt Top
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02 Sep
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Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Linkup #4}

Welcome to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along Linkup #4! I am so excited to see the quilt tops starting to come together, and today you can link up a blog post, Instagram photo, or email me to be included in the linkup which makes you eligible to win one of four awesome prizes from fabulous sponsors Aurifil, Meadow Mist Designs, Sew...

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26 Aug
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Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Piecing Instructions #2}

Welcome back to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along! This week we are piecing the quilt top! I timed myself as I went through the quilt making process, and it took me 3 hours to piece the quilt top. I know we all work at different paces, but I thought that I would try to give you some kind of expectation of...

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Snowflake Shimmer in Blue - First Piecing
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19 Aug
Quilts

Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Linkup #3}

Welcome to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along Linkup #3 for the first set of piecing instructions! I have really enjoyed getting to see the progress everyone has shared so far, and today you can link up a blog post, Instagram photo, or email me to be included in the linkup which makes you eligible to win one of four awesome...

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15 Aug
Giveaway

Snowflake Shimmer QAL Linkup #2 Winners

Life got really busy last week. It was a vacation week for me, and I am recharged and ready for the week ahead. Without further ado, how about naming the 5 giveaway winners for the Snowflake Shimmer QAL Linkup #2?!!? There were 26 entries in the link up and 7 email entries. Using numbers 1-26 for the linkup and 27-33 for the email...

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12 Aug
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Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Piecing Instructions #1}

Welcome back to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along! This week we are making square in a square blocks. I timed myself as I went through the quilt making process, and the first piecing instructions took me 3.5 hours. I know we all work at different paces, but I thought that I would try to give you some kind of expectation of the work...

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Snowflake Shimmer in Blue - Fabric Preparation
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05 Aug
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Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Linkup #2}

Welcome to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along Fabric Selection Linkup! I have really enjoyed getting to see the fabric everyone has shared so far, and today you can link up a blog post, Instagram photo, or email me to be included in the linkup which makes you eligible to win one of five awesome prizes from fabulous sponsors Aurifil, Meadow Mist...

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29 Jul
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Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Fabric Preparation}

Welcome back to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along! This week we are preparing the fabric for piecing the quilt top (and cutting our binding strips, just to get all of the cutting out of the way). I timed myself as I went through the quilt making process, and the fabric preparation took me 1 hour. I know we all work...

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Snowflake Shimmer in Blue - Michael Miller Cotton Couture in Bright White, Sky, and Blue
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22 Jul
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Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along {Linkup #1}

Welcome to the Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along Fabric Selection Linkup! I have really enjoyed getting to see the fabric everyone has shared so far, and today you can link up a blog post, Instagram photo, or email me to be included in the linkup which makes you eligible to win one of four awesome prizes from fabulous sponsors Aurifil, Meadow Mist...

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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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24 Jun
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Final Countdown!

One week from today, on July 1st, I will be unveiling the design along with the first set of instructions for my free Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along! The Snowflake Shimmer quilt is a 72 ½ʺ x 88 ½ʺ generous lap / twin size quilt top, and the Fat Quarter Shop will be selling fabric bundles for 2 different colorways. As I...

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30 May
quilt along

Coming Soon! Snowflake Shimmer QAL

I live in California, at the very southern end of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and the mountain town that I live in is affectionately known as "The Land of Four Seasons". My husband and I look forward to the winter snow, and my husband has been known to capture and photograph snowflakes using a chilled microscope, macroscopic photography,...

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