Month: October 2010
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Here’s my entry for Amy’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival. I made this Springtime Chubby Chicks quilt for my folks earlier this year to celebrate them moving into a new house. The pattern is from Black Mountain Quilts, the green chick fabric is from Pat Sloan’s Nikki line and the chicks are assorted 1930’s scraps. The chicks…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 36 Total countries: 6 Total provinces: 3 Total states: 20 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. A haunting we will go!By: Em, Utah, USA Wonky holiday fun! Quilt size: width: 24" height: 42" A Little HauntedBy: Jennifer Ofenstein, Texas, USA I designed A Little Haunted especially…
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Please join me in welcoming Aunt Spicy as she guest blogs today and shares her love of fabric with us all. Hello. My name is Aunt Spicy. I have a problem. It’s called fabric. Colors. Patterns. The crisp feel of a new yard. Or two. The emotions that certain prints and colors evoke. Don’t tell…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 25 Total countries: 8 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 9 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Carson’s StarBy: Susan Cook, Pennsylvania, USA My son, Carson, who was 9 at the time, sat beside me while I designed this quilt on my computer and helped me to…
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Woohoo!! The new Quilt Guilds section is now ready for Guilds to start entering their information. The Guilds will be organized geographically by country and sub-divided into province and state for Canada and the USA. Each Guild will be able to add links to their web site, blog, Facebook, Twitter and email, as well as…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 30 Total countries: 5 Total provinces: 2 Total states: 16 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Carisa’s QuiltBy: Nanabanana, Kansas, USA I made this scrappy quilt for my dauther’s 23rd birthday in 2006. I have made her many quilts through out the years, so I used…
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Please join me in welcoming today’s guest blogger Munaiba Khan. Perfection. It is the bane of many people’s lives. It prevented me from doing something I loved to do for almost 35 years. How silly is that? One day I had the proverbial “ah ha moment” when I realized there is one thing sadder than…
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I have been working on scrappy blocks for a new queen-sized bed quilt for myself. I started with 320 paper templates, cut at 5″ from an old phone book. Testing the layout of 16 squares (trimmed to 4.75″) on the design wall. Need 20 of these blocks that are 17.5″ unfinished. Auditioning the 20 blocks…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 24 Total countries: 9 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 9 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Amanda’s Autumn LeavesBy: Amanda Ryan, United Kingdom I designed this little quilt for a competition run by local Women’s Institute group. The applique is all done by machine and it…
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Please join me in welcoming Vanessa Wilson as today’s guest blogger. She shares with us her very busy family and quilting life. She’s also giving away two patterns to two lucky winners that leave a comment here. See below for details. Hi there! My name is Vanessa Wilson. I am the wife and mother behind…