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Disappearing Nine-Patch Quilt-Along
I wanted to participate in a quilt-along offered by Freda at Impera Magna and try the Disappearing Nine-Patch block. My problem is that I’m not good at reporting my progress on quilt-alongs and...
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Cats and Dogs Springtime Wall Hanging
My youngest daughter likes to have a quilted wall hanging in her family room and hinted broadly that she’d like one with some spring colors. She didn’t have any other ideas and said something with...
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An Easter Bunny Tote Bag
A friend sent my daughter and me really cute wall hangings made from a towel and washcloth. We wanted to make something for her and collaborated on a large tote bag. My daughter did her great...
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Super Stars and Sofa Cushions
Wedding Dress Blue has an interesting quilt-along and tutorial for an easy version of the Lemoyne Star called Super Star that is fun and quick to put together. Click here for her tutorial. I have a...
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A Mini-Version of the Super Star
I joined Deanna at Wedding Dress Blue to make two Super Star cushions. I had some leftover jellyroll strips of Civil War reproduction fabric and thought this pattern would be a good one to convert...
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Addie’s Car Quilt
We got our little beagle/dachsund Addie in February and found that she loves to ride in the car. She also sheds a lot and my daughter thought it would be nice to have a quilt that would fit in the...
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Indian Summer Paper-Pieced Block
My blogger friend at knitNkwilt posted about an interesting paper-pieced block called Indian Summer. There’s a free downloadable pattern on Craftsy.com. I like paper piecing for small projects and...
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A Small Linus Quilt from Scraps
I’ve been donating quilts to the Greater Cincinnati Linus Project since I first started quilting 11 years ago. Most of the donations (4 to 5 a year) have been twin size, but I’ve been having back...
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Star Cluster Block
One of my Mother’s Day gifts from my son and daughter-in-law in St. Louis was a two-yard length of some exciting fabric. I love the silhouettes of a hometown marching band with exploding fireworks...
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A Vintage Chair with Cushions
I’ve been wanting an extra chair that I could bring into the living room when I have company. Normally, I only sit comfortably in one corner of my couch and I really needed that space for guests, so...
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Lone Starburst–Free Paper-Piecing Pattern
LONE STARBURST – FREE PATTERN Last week, Craftsy featured a free paper-pieced pattern called Lone Starburst. http://bit.ly/1mmTa0H There are no directions given but it’s an easy 12-½ -inch unfinished...
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Judy Martin–Free Pattern–Modern Basket
Judy Martin has just posted a free pattern in her Block of the Moment series. Like all of Judy’s patterns, it takes easy patches and turns them into something a little different. I made my test block...
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A Swan Cushion Set
A few months ago, I bought a vintage folding chair at an antique store and made a cushion set for it. I thought it was time to have a change of cushions and looked through my scraps to see what I...
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Vintage Scenes Scrap Wall Hanging
I’m still working on my goals for this year of using up all of the small scraps I have. I found a lot of fussy-cut scraps from some material I bought 5 years ago to make this apron which won a blue...
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Fall Embroidery and Quilting Projects
I’ve made a few pieces that incorporate my TV-time embroidery panels. I made another set of cushions for my vintage folding chair. The nice thing about a folding chair is that it can also go outside...
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Sew Sweet Simplicity BOM – Block #1
I was interested in a new BOM offered by JacquelineSteves.com because I have been doing a lot of embroidering from vintage patterns lately and her BOM has a nice 6-1/2 center block to fill with...
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Sew Sweet Simplicity Block of the Month – #2
Since Christmas preparations took top priority this past month, I just completed block #2 in Jacquelynne Steves’ block-of-the-month series, Sew Sweet Simplicity. As with the first block, I used an...
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Sew Sweet Simplicity – Block #3
I just completed BOM #3 in Jacquelynne Steves’ Sew Sweet Simplicity series. I’m using vintage bluebird patterns to embroider the center block for these 12-inch finished blocks. I’m using coordinating...
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Sew Sweet Simplicity Block 4 and Bonus Block 1
I’ve completed Block 4 of this series with another hand-embroidered vintage bluebird. I’ve decided to make the two bonus blocks to make a total of six and here is Bonus Block #1. I have one more Bonus...
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