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WIP Wednesday

Would you believe that I JUST realized it's Wednesday?  Things have been in an uproar here with our move, plus we were traveling for 4 days this past week, so not a lot got done. Here is a sneak peak of my project for Fab Little Quilt Swap: It's a little crinkly in the photo, because the papers ... View Post

WIP Wednesday

I can't tell you too much about my first WIP this week, because it's for a secret swap on Flickr.  I am really, REALLY excited about it and I can't wait to see how it turns out. Here is the fabric: • • • Here is the other project I am working on right now.  It's going to be a gift and I am ... View Post

Scrappy Lone Star Tutorial: Part II

Here it is!  The second part to making your very own Scrappy Lone Star!  You can find Part I here. Lay your 8 diamond panels from Part I out, admire your work, and decide where you want each panel to go.  You can place a pin at the inner point of each panel, so you don't accidentally sew one the ... View Post

Scrappy Lone Star Quilt Tutorial: Part 1

I'm going to show you step by step how I made my Scrappy Lone Star Quilt so that you can all go make your own!  This will make a 33" x 33" complete 8-point Lone Star.  If you want to make only a partial star, like I did, just adjust accordingly. In Part 1 we will sew the 8 diamond panels that make ... View Post

Scrappy Lone Star Quilt

I finished my Scrappy Lone Star Quilt this week! I made it for the North Bay Modern Quilt Guild Challenge.  We were asked to make a quilt that demonstrates what modern means to us and also to try something we have never done. I have always wanted to make a Lone Star and I was actually inspired by ... View Post

Quilted Plus Pillow

When I was about 9 months pregnant, I kept seeing photos of"Plus" pillows on various blogs and being in a nesting mood, I decided that I MUST sew one.  I had only scraps left from Emmeline's baby quilt, so I took those and added in a few complimentary fabrics to get the job done. I really think ... View Post