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Tackling some challenging blocks
Things came to a crunch this week with some very over due Bee blocks that could no longer be ignored, no matter how hard I tried. One of the things I love about doing quilting Bees is that you are...
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Lots of X’s
This week my quilting life has been full of just one block – a paper pieced X block of varying sizes. I made the original block pattern, a 4 inch x 4 inch block, for the next border on the PMQG...
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An interesting Colour Play challenge
First up a little bit of background before I show you what I am playing with this week…. Last week I gave a presentation on Playing with Color in quilting to the Portland Modern Quilt Guild. I talked...
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Paper piecing Monday missing in action…
This week Paper Piecing Monday was usurpered by Portland Modern Quilt Guild’s Charity Sew Day.. sorry. I have decided on a new paper pieced quilt and have designed the first block for it, but have not...
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Building some more houses…
Paper piecing Monday is back this week, after a flu induced hiatus, with another house block… This 10 x 10 inch paper pieced block was a not as complex as my last block… I am getting better at this...
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Some Random block fun…
I am desperately playing catch up on my Bee blocks and other projects that have been sitting around too long. First up I have caught up on my Do.good.stitches blocks which included this fun ditty… A...
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Another quilt top done…
If you follow me on Pintrest you will know that I have been obsessed this past week with finishing my orange and brown quilt top. I got a bee in my bonnet and could not let it go, even though I had...
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Monaluna Ohio Star production
This week I have been working on doing some more Monaluna block for the PMQG, this time I made a handful of Ohio Stars in the new Haven Range. For the block I used the wonderful tutorial by Tessa at...
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Cross Stitch Sparkle Pattern Testing
Over the last couple of weeks I have been doing some pattern testing for the fabulous Sara at Knottygnome. The block I have been playing with is called Cross Stitch Sparkle… It is a block made up of...
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Starflower Quilt block
For today’s Paper Piecing Monday block I did something a little different. The block still uses the simple square block, but only one… ..and yes kitties are still involved. It follows the rules of...
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Continuing the catch up with curves
I am still playing catch up… and today’s work in progress is another project that was on my design wall before we headed to Australia… to give you a hint it all started with this… Yep I have been...
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Constellation crosses
In a moment of crazy at the end of last year I decided that I would not start any new projects in January or February this year. I have so many wips and unfinished quilt tops I thought I needed to do...
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New York Beauties
A couple of weeks ago, at one of our Guild Sew Days I got an amazing burst of creative energy. It all started with the fabulous Bill Volkening and his amazing collection of vintage New York Beauty...
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A flurry of butterflies….
Yesterday was a public holiday here in the US and I fully embraced the good weather and took the day off…. so no paper piecing Monday this week. Instead I wanted to share one of the paper piecing...
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A fabulous little Bee Block
It has been a while since I posted any of the Do Good Stitches quilt blocks I have been making. Every month I make blocks as part of this charity Bee and I love it. I look forward to the first of the...
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A fun Bee block…
This month I am the designated Quilter for my Do.Good.Stitches group….which means I get to set the block for the month that my other Bee members will be making. My recent down time allowed me to paw...
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Wonky Circles tutorial
February is my month again to set the block for my Do Good Stitches Circle. After setting some more precision based blocks for my last two times out, I decided to go the wonky route this month… Yep I...
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Playing with small curves….
On a whim yesterday, I decided to play with a fabric die cut machine a friend has lent me. I have never used one of these machines before but it seemed like a fun thing to use scraps on… so I grabbed...
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A Bee Block for July…
So June has been a crazy month. If you want to know what I have been up to you can check out this post by Living Room Real Estate… here is a hint… it involves fabric and kids… But in between classes I...
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Back with some Bee blocks
This week I managed to get some Bee blocks done in between work and another cold. I must admit I love making Bee blocks like this one… Blocks that are more complex and use small 2 inch squares and...
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