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The Farmer’s Wife 1930’s Quilt-Along

Have you heard about the biggest quilt-along of the year?  Angie at Gnome Angel is hosting a year-long quilt-along (say that ten times fast!) to make the epic quilt in Laurie Aaron Hird's new book, The Farmer’s Wife 1930s Sampler Quilt: Inspiring Letters from Farm Women of the Great Depression and ... View Post

Diamond Superstar

Last week, I finished the 18" version of my newest paper-pieced block.  I also chose a name: Diamond Superstar! I've been busy perfecting the templates for both the 14" and 18" block and I'm hoping to release both in PDF pattern form very soon. My daughter immediately claimed the block as her ... View Post

Spring Bouquet PDF Pattern

I am happy to announce that I FINALLY have finished the Spring Bouquet Sampler Quilt Pattern! This one was a doozy to write and I am really excited to share it.  The pattern gives step-by step instructions and templates for making ten different blocks of increasing difficulty.  I have broken the ... View Post

Kaleidoscope Block

This past week, I've been having fun working on a new paper-pieced star pattern. As of right now I'm calling it Kaleidoscope, but I am trying to think of a more unique name (any ideas??) This is a 14" x 14" block I made from Kona Cottons. How could I NOT make a rainbow version??! This ... View Post

Right Round Medallion Quilt Finish

Is it really the end of summer already?  School starts next week for us!  My family spent five weeks driving across the country (twice), and visiting my family back East.  We saw the Grand Canyon, the Meteor Crater, Amish Country, Las Vegas, hiked waterfalls, scaled the Rockies (in a car), swam ... View Post