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2025 Quilting Goals

January 1st means it’s time to talk about my 2025 quilting goals. I’ve tried to type “quilting” three times just now and each time it has come out as “quitting”. …

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January 1, 2025
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Scrap Quilt with Star Sashing

This Scrap Quilt with Star Sashing came about for two reasons.  One, a never-ending battle with an overflowing scrap box, and two, disappointment that a clue in a mystery quilt…

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October 22, 2021
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Jelly Roll 2024 – The Beachy Quilt

I made a new version of the Beachy Quilt for the Jelly Roll Quilt 2024 event! National Sew a Jelly Roll Day occurs every September, I usually try to have…

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October 11, 2024
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How to Pick Colors and Fabrics for a Quilt- The Quiltville Mystery Version

Trying to decide how to pick colors and fabrics for a quilt can be a hair-pulling nightmare!  I am by no means an expert on such things, but I am…

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November 17, 2020
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10+ Christmas Quilt Patterns and Tutorials

Too early to be thinking about Christmas?  Not for crafters and quilters!  July is the time when many new holiday fabric collections are released and that makes it a great…

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July 11, 2024
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Making Do When Quilting Half Squares

Making Do When Quilting Half Squares is a funny title for a quilt tutorial, isn’t it? There are many things that this tutorial is not. This is not about half…

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January 27, 2025
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Baby Giraffes Baby Blanket

I had lots of giraffe prints, and made one up into a quick baby quilt! As I pulled fabrics to match the colors in the print, I worried that the…

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July 6, 2018
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Diamond Twist Quilt Pattern

This is Diamond Twist!  I started the year with a goal of writing two patterns.  I checked that off of my to-do list with Hexie in a Hexie and Sweet…

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June 23, 2019
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Light and Bright- Star Points

Light and Bright, part two! This quilt has 3 different blocks. Block C was revealed in THIS POST, as were my behind-the-scenes notes for adjusting the pattern. Block B will…

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April 2, 2018
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Hexie in a Hexie Pattern Release

The Hexie in a Hexie Quilt Pattern is now available!

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January 9, 2019

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    2019 Year End Wrap Up and Quilting Goals

    / December 31, 2019

    How are we at the end of 2019 already?  This has been a crazy busy year!  So many unexpected things have happened, some good, some lousy, but one thing remains, I quilt.  I quilt for fun. I quilt for work. …

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    How and Why to Make a Temperature Quilt

    / December 9, 2019

    I made a temperature quilt this year and documented my progress along the way on Instagram.  I also wrote a quick tutorial back in January, when I only had a few weeks of the quilt done. Now that the year…

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    DIY Adorable Journals – The Perfect Homemade Gift

    / December 2, 2019

    This post is not about quilts!  Or sewing of any kind! Today I’m going to share my journal with you!  No, not like that!  You can’t read my diary.  That would be wrong.  But also (and mostly) because I don’t…

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    How to Sew Curves- The New York Beauty Quilt Tutorial

    / November 14, 2019

    Making a New York Beauty quilt (and, therefore, a New York Beauty Quilt Tutorial) has long been a dream of mine.  When I started this blog in January 2018, I took it from the dream world and made it a…

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    Blitz Quilt Pattern for Scrappy or Ombre Fabrics

    / November 1, 2019

    This quilt pattern came out of nowhere, but that’s not why I named it Blitz – more on the name later! If you are looking for the pattern and don’t want to read through the post to the links at…

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    Looking for the Perfect Homemade Gift? This Potholder Tutorial is Quick and Easy!

    / October 24, 2019

    I really don’t like knick-knacks and other dust collectors.  They take up space.  They serve no purpose.  I make an exception for holiday decorations, but that is about it.  I have a tiny house.  It’s perfect for me, but my…

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