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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.  …

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May 17, 2018
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Quarter Square Triangle Quilt Tutorial

A quarter square triangle quilt tutorial – making a Quarter Square Triangle (QST) Quilt and writing an accompanying tutorial has been on my quilty to do list for several years…

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July 28, 2022
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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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2024 Quilting Goals

Some years writing quilting goals comes easy, and other years it’s a bit of a stretch.  As I start typing this, I don’t have a plan for my 2024 quilting…

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January 1, 2024
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Quiltville Mystery Quilt Frolic – A Finished Goal

Let the mystery quilting begin!  For many years, one of my sewing dreams was to make a mystery quilt.  The premise is simple – you get to learn each new…

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January 31, 2020
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2025 Quilting Goals Failure

Each January 1st I set out my quilting goals for the year, and each December 31st I look back to see how I’ve done for the year. I ended my…

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December 31, 2025
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Flower Boxes Tutorial

I’m trying to clean out my fabric stash, and had this pretty flower fabric to use. I wanted to do something with larger pieces so the blooms wouldn’t be cut…

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January 19, 2018
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What to do with leftover Half Square Triangles?

What to do with half square triangles.  Late last fall and early this winter, I participated in the Quiltville Mystery Quiltalong.  Steps one and three were to make lots and…

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June 19, 2020
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Modern Baby Lattice Quilt Tutorial

This modern lattice baby quilt turned out super cute, and has been delivered to its forever home where it will get lots of love, but I have to admit that…

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October 1, 2020
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How to Mark Lines for Quilting

I have recently tried out a new method for how to mark lines for quilting that seems to be working well for me.  It uses items you already have in…

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November 19, 2024

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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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