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    Black Flower Boxes

    Remember my Flower Boxes tutorial?  I planned the size of the blocks to use up the fabric I had available, without thinking about how they would fit together as a whole, and it bothered me that the corners for the…

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    How To Sew Half Square Triangles

    Now that you know how to cut fabric and how to piece a 16-patch quilt block, you are ready for triangles! When it comes to sewing, triangles are a little trickier than squares and rectangles, but still totally within a…

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    How To Sew A Quilt Block

    You set out to make a quilt.  Good for you!  You’ve cut your fabric, so the scariest part is behind you.  Now the real fun begins, you are ready to piece your quilt!  There are affiliate links in this post-…

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    How To Make A T-Shirt Quilt

    I got paid to quilt!  A stranger found one of my posts, and sent me a message asking if I would turn her daughter’s t-shirts into a memory quilt.   I got paid to quilt!   This was the first…

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    Cutting Fabric For A Quilt

    The most important part of making a quilt is the cutting. Let me say that again, nothing is more important to do correctly than cutting fabric. It’s the part of quilting that requires the most precision. It’s the part that…

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    Monkey Block Quilt Tutorial

    These monkeys! I suppose the toucans are pretty cute too, but did you see the monkeys?!?! Most of the vines and background are varying shades of teal and blue, but the monkeys are navy, and their bananas are yellow. Materials:…