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Doll Quilt Swap

24 Jul
mini doll quilt

Doll Quilt Swap  is always so much fun.  It's one of the biggest swaps on flickr and I always loved being challenged to try something new and please my partner. This time, my partner was Amy.  Here was her inspiration mosaic: I was drawn to all the squares in squares in her mosaic.  Amy also ... View Post

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Finished Quilts, quilting, Sewing
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Doll quilt, Heather Ross, mini quilt, Munki-munki, Red Pepper Quilts, square in square

WIP Wednesday: Word Blocks

18 Jul

 I'm in a bit of transition right now.  I'm trying to get reorganized before I start the next quilt and hopefully finish a few UFOs. I am working on these word blocks for my quilting bee.  Alison asked for our name and also a word that makes us think of Alison, our bee, or the LAMQG.  She mailed us ... View Post

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quilting, Sewing

Preppy Garden Fence Baby Quilt

17 Jul

My dear friend Debra was due with her second girl in April.  One of the first quilts I ever made was a stacked coin quilt for her older daughter, Annabelle. When I make a baby quilt, I try to match the personality of the mom, because I can't really tell what the baby is going to be like (though I ... View Post

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Baby, Finished Quilts, quilting, Sewing
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Arctic White, baby quilt, Bliss flannel, elephants, FreeSpirit, Garden Fence Quilt, Hyacinth Quilts, Laurie Wisbrun, Pink & Green Quilt, preppy, Robert Kaufman, Tangerine, Urban Circus, Valori Wells

Two Birthday Quilts

16 Jul

You are going to hear me say this a lot, but I think I am in the best darn sewing bee that ever existed.  Bee Happy is comprised of ladies from the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild (though many of us have moved away now) and we are going into our third round soon. Each month these 11 ladies challenge ... View Post

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Finished Quilts, quilting, Sewing

Where I Sew

13 Jul

Pink Chalk Fabrics is spending the month of July showcasing where various crafters create and sew.  I've been positively drooling over the beautiful sewing rooms and lamenting my lack of one. (I was downgraded to the dining room table after the birth of my daughter.  You can see my prior sewing ... View Post

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quilting, Sewing, Uncategorized
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organization sewing table, sewing corner, Sewing Room, space

Fab Little Quilt Swap

10 Jul

I LOVE doing swaps, because I am always inspired to try something new.  The only bummer is that I am always giving away my very favorite projects (though what quilter actually gets to keep anything he/she makes?). I designed this mini quilt for a new swap called "Fab Little Quilt Swap".  It truly ... View Post

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quilting, Sewing
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art quilt, curved neutrals, Doll quilt, flying geese, organic, wall hanging, Wonky

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