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My Design Wall is full of ideas and pieces today. I really enjoy working on projects with different styles at the same time. I have never been good at working on only one project at a time!Plus, I like to do the “leaders and enders” kind of sewing and with different types of projects going…
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Pattern in the works! Enjoy making this while you wait:) With Joy,Sarah Vee
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Here it is! A “thank you!” pattern to mark reaching 300 posts on my blog. I was asked if my first placemat pattern was ‘charm friendly’, and in truth, it isn’t really. {But it’s still a fun pattern to try!:)} I took on the challenge and designed this placemat. As it’s name suggests, you need…
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Last Tuesday, Nov. 2nd, was the start of the Layer Cake Quilt Along hosted by Konda at Moose on the Porch Quilts. Click on the photo above and it will take you to the very first post with the information about fabric requirements. The first designer was Gene Black. He called his block Alabama Spinner.Click…
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Saturday was a very creative day at our house.Those who play instruments, played, and those who quilt (that’s me!) played too!This is a sneak peek at one option for my newest pattern – with lots of fabrics trying out for various roles.I’m trying to add different styles/colour options right in the pattern – so you…
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November’s first string block.This one is made up from the string bin. A block made with ‘bonus’ half square triangles.Right now it measures 10″ square.I’m thinking about making it into a pillow,or a doll blanket,or a mini wall hanging. Molly monkey {who is still waiting for the neck repair work} is holding onto my other…
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It’s that time again! The biggest blog tour of quilts thanks to Amy! Here is my submission. A wallhanging I designed called, “Holiday Trees”.I’m finding it tricky to photograph – the tan is a much more sparkly gold, but I think you get the idea! This quilt taught me a lot about myself as a…
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October String Blocks done.Mostly used strings from the bin this month.There is some binding leftovers from Holiday Trees {to be revealed shortly} Playing with ScaleFor my Pillow Swap{only peeks and process on this one – my partner is following:)} {time to empty the selvage bag again} Lots more quilting planning and designing going on –…
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I designed a liberated Churn Dash block that I’m using as the block for my Sew Modern Bee quilt. This is a tutorial explaining the steps I took to make my block. UPDATE JULY 2012 QUILT PATTERN AVAILABLE! A pattern for the quilt I made using my Bee Blocks. The tutorial information has been…
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My Design Wall today is holding up lots of works in progress. On the left {behind Molly Monkey} are my string blocks for October. 1 more to go this week. The Variable Stars are for October’s Block Lotto. I can make 2 more max – the goldish square you can see on the bottom right…
