While I have several other sewing projects I could be working on today, I am going to work on controlling my fabric scraps. They’ve been collecting for a few months and seem to be spilling out of their containers. For the larger pieces of fabric, I fold them up and keep them in plastic shoeRead More
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Block of the Month
February’s Block Of The Month Blocks for 2021
Today I completed my current blocks for the two Block of the month (BOM) quilts I’m participating in at my local quilt shop. I wrote about block of the month programs last month, “Have You Joined A Block-of-the-Mouth for 2021?.” I have a bad habit of waiting till the last minute and then hurrying toRead More
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The Making of a Dresden Plate Quilt (Part 1)
One of my most favorite quilt blocks is the Dresden Plate and yesterday I started working on my fourth Dresden quilt project. Using the AccuQuilt die sure makes cutting the blades and the circles an easier task. In the past I have used a blade cut out of cardboard as a template and cut each by handRead More
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Quilt Pattern Beginnings.
Have you ever wondered how a quilt pattern begins? Have you struggled with the written directions? Learn more about my quilt pattern Points to Stars and Diamonds and join me in making this row by row quilt.Read More
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10 Free Accuquilt Patterns
*This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission, at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link on this blog. I would never recommend a product I don’t use or love myself! ______________________________________________________________________________ Which free accuquilt pattern will be yourRead More
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The Making Of John Wayne Quilt By Riley Blake
Last week I had an opportunity to work on something other than just face masks. My great-niece asked if I would make a John Wayne quilt kit. I asked for the link to the site that was selling it and saw that it was a John Wayne Quilt Kit made by The Riley Blake Fabric.Read More
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Make a Face Mask Using the AccuQuilt Tumbler Die
Learn to make a face mask using the AccuQuilt 6 1/2 inch Tumbler die #55020. When AccuQuilt first released it’s mask dies, I decided to keep doing face masks by either using my paper template or to cut the 9 x 6 rectangles for my masks. However, now that I’ve made about 250 masks onRead More
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Participating in the Unity Quilt Along
Where I live, our state is going into the second week of social distancing. Last weekI filled my time with making masks. This week I am joining Bonnie Hunter’s Sew-in-Place Unity Quilt Along. A new part of the quilt will be posted each Monday. If you haven’t seen the post over on her Facebook pageRead More
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New Quilting Products and Specials
It’s Wednesday morning and the second day of Michigan’s “Shelter In Place” order. I’ve kept busy making masks for various health care facilities and haven’t taken much time to share some of the new products and specials that have been going on through the month of March. Can you believe it, we are almost toRead More
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March is National Craft Month – Let’s Talk AccuQuilt
March is National Craft Month and many of the crafting companies are celebrating with special sales and product releases. For the Month of March, I would like to feature some of the products available for quilting. I often think of my grandmother and how amazed she would be to learn of all the improvements andRead More
