Category: Block of the week
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Sample Spree Summer Quilt Along! Starts today!!!
A fun summer quilt along…who’s in? I know you are doing the American Quilter’s SAL…but I don’t want to miss out either!!! So let’s just all do what we can and just keep stitching on…whatever we get done we get done…I did just finish my last Sewcialite Block today!!! Can’t wait to show that off!…
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American Quilter’s SAL-Block 1
I hear you all have your fabrics starched up! If not, here is a starching video…and way back in January when we thought it was almost time to start we did this post on getting ready. American Quilter’s Block 1 Lisa Bongean/Block 1 American Quilter Click here for YouTube Video Tutorial TWO-Cutting Red…
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Happy Valentine’s Day….
My hope for you this Valentine’s Day… is LOVE…whatever form that it may come in… I like to celebrate LOVE all month…not just one day…with my fisherman, with my grandbabies, with my staff…my girlfriends….my sewing group, on and on. As promised on my LIVE yesterday… I have written that recipe for the cookies…Here it…
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Moda Block Heads 3 Quilt Along- Block 55 & 56
Block 55 -Wine Not?-is from Moda fabric designer Jen Kingwell. This is a fun block but I messed it up and cut my last squares the wrong size!! Oh well, it’s a variation! I wish I could say I had too much wine! Pattern Link for Block 55 Then… here is the last Block…
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Moda Block Heads 3 Quilt Along- Block 54
Block 54 -Windmills-is from Moda fabric designer Janet Clare. I love looking at the blocks and wondering why the designer gave each one its name, this one is pretty obvious. I pieced this block a little different than the pattern and in doing so I did not get the triangles correct in my center square…
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Hogs for Heros…American Quilter’s Stitch Along/Prep
HOGS FOR HEROES checking in here…and we are stunned, and honored, by this beautiful effort to support our healing mission! We only just learned of Lisa’s generous plan and can hardly believe quilters across the nation will unite to sew their hearts out to benefit veterans’ healing. Thank you! A little bit about us, because…
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Moda Block Heads 3 Quilt Along- Block 53
It’s Wednesday! Moda Block Head Day! Block 53 -Bear Cubs Round the Campfire-is from Moda fabric designer Robin Pickens. You have to stop by her blog and see how much fun she had with color making her blocks! Click the button below for easy travel to her site. Robin has a new fabric line called…
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Moda Block Heads 3 Quilt Along- Block 51 & 52
It’s Wednesday! Moda Block Head Day! Now don’t fall over…but I have my block(s) done and I am up to date. It is a NEW YEAR, and I think I am ready for it. It takes me a bit to get there. I do not rush into it…as I believe anytime is a good time…
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Moda Block Heads 3-Block 48
Hey There! It’s Block Head day…and today it is MY block! (Finally got this to work…) Block 48- Purpose… Click HERE to Print your Pattern for Block 48 Purpose is not an easy block…(esp 4″) but It can be very manageable with triangle papers… The above photo shows the triangle papers used for the 4″…
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Moda Block Heads 3-Blocks 40-42
Hey there….It’s been awhile since I have been here…my world is pretty crazy and I find that I wanted to take the time to come here…and do something that was familiar…I have posted some of my blockhead blocks in our facebook page, but I wish for life to have some resemblance of pre-corona virus…and that…