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New Year - New Swap
Swap Time is almost here! Drum roll...........The Churn Dash - Woo Hoo!Modern ReproductionI will be starting sign ups next week. I will provide all the details at that time. DON'T START ANY BLOCKS...
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2018 Swap Sign Up Open!
UPDATE: The Swap Groups are Closed. I added 5 spots to modern. Details, instructions, colors and timing coming soon!Sign ups for the 2018 Churn Dash Swap is officially open today! The photos are...
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2018 Churn Dash Tutorial
Hello 2018 Swappers! Long Post - Read then READ again.Wow - Sign ups closed in a matter of hours. I gave up my spot on the repro list and added spots to accommodate as many as possible. There is a...
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Monday Musings
Happy Martin Luther King Day!I usually post on Wednesdays, but thought I'd pop in today with a few random things.I finished my baskets and bow tie quilt top.For the backing I used this pretty print...
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Fan-tastic Fan Quilting
Hello. I injured my wrist last week, so I don't have a lot of new things to share. I thought I'd share some Fabulous Fan Quilting images that I've collected.What a great small antique quilt. These are...
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Do You Hygge?
This winter I am. A little book that I gave Hanna for Christmas.I spent some Hygge time yesterday watching a movie and thumbing through one of my favorite quilt books under a cozy quilt.It was like...
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First Finish For 2018
It is only 12" square, but it is a finish!I used leftover Modern Bow Tie Blocks from the 2015 Swap. Hanna called "dibs" on it right away.I use a single binding on these little quilts so there isn't a...
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Sewing at Sea
Hello Friends~I'm back after a week in the Caribbean.....aaaahhhh that's better. I had a little stitching time on the way to Ft. Lauderdale.We cruised on the Nieu Amsterdam of the Holland America...
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I'm In Love...
....with my new 4-block Applique' Project!My working title is Whigging Out, but that might change.I'm using chrome yellow as my background. It isn't for everyone. What do you think?Here are some...
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Barb the Builder
Hello! Thank you Ocean Waves Quilt Guild for inviting me to present a lecture and lead a Workshop. I had a great time and you did too.Helen and Denise came from Cape May on a very bumpy ferry -...
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Darling Doll Quilts Duo
So, it's snowing again here and that's all I'm going to say about that.Love Nest - Little Liberated Medallion Quilt 22 x 24.I made these two workshop sample blocks a couple of weeks ago.Last week I...
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Spring? Where?
My son said today "mom, if you build it; it will come"....Spring that is. I sure hope so.It's a Miracle!!! Paper Pieces now offers circle papers for making berries. Seriously how did I not think of...
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Lollipop Garden
The only garden growing here is a quilted one! Lollipop Garden.I presented my Scrap Quilts lecture on Monday for the Shoreline Quilters. Thank you ladies (& gentleman) for being such an...
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Quilty as Charged!
Creative Craziness is happening in the development of a couple of new workshops. Here is one "mood board" approach. Stay tuned.I pulled blocks and scraps from every corner of my sewing room. I'll be...
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Christmas in April?
Christmas Memories of Jill In my last post I showed you the start of this project.  I hope you can see my machine quilting in this shot. I will show you my method of "relaxed crosshatch" next week.The...
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Quilty as Charged
Hello from almost spring Connecticut!   I have daffodils in my yard but I'm finishing talking about my Christmas Quilt.My favorite way to machine quilt a liberated quilt is what I have termed: Relaxed...
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May-hem Muchness
This is Renata's quilt with my fan stencil machine quilting. Love it! Goes so great on this quilt. She did a great job!At the Quilt show in NJ I ran into Jean and she had her finished churn dash...
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News Flash
Hello!I've decided to celebrate the arrival of spring with a Etsy Sale!  All Items are 20% off.  Click here to visit my Shop.In other News, I have a new Lecture ~Inspiration! - Interpretation to...
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Sharing - All Quilts Matter
All Quilts take planning and time to create. They are all a reflection of the makers vision. I would not be the quilter I am today if Quilters before me had not shared their work.A group of Berry...
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Missing Post - ooops
I found out I wasn't supposed to share even a sneak peeks on social media - ooops.I'll share here the other parts of the post.....which isn't much.I found another great example of Large Baptist Fan...
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