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Scrappy Lone Star Quilt Tutorial: Part 1

19 Aug

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

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quilting, Sewing, turtorials

Quilted Plus Pillow

13 Aug
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

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Baby, quilting, Sewing

WIP Wednesday

8 Aug

The only project I managed to work on this week was my Lone Star Quilt for my MQG challenge.  I just have to bind it, but I'm not going to show the entire quilt until after the meeting on Monday.  I'm hoping to get a tutorial up soon after that.  I never knew a Lone Star could be so easy! Here is a ... View Post

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WIP Wednesday

A Healing Quilt

26 Jul

Did I ever tell you that I am in the SWEETEST, MOST AWESOME quilting bee ever? (Uh, only like a million times, Janice.)  One of our members, Yolanda, has been having some health issues, so we have been rallying together to help her finish her quilts. We also made her a "Healing Quilt". Here is the ... View Post

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Finished Quilts, quilting, Sewing

WIP Wednesday

25 Jul
Flying Geese in the Forest Quilt

This past week I've been digging deep into my project pile to finally finish a couple UFO's (That's "Unfinished Object" in quiltin' speak.  Most quilters have about 5 or so half finished projects laying around). This is my "Geese in the Forest" Quilt.  It was a BOM (Block of the month) by ... View Post

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quilting, Sewing
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Flying Geese Quilt, Geese in the Forest Quilt, vintage bed linens

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

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