Weaving together my life as a maker and other spheres of life: Best of July, experimenting with diagonal quilting, an Australian-immigration TV show recommendation and choosing to live in each day, grateful for today.
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Today I’m welcoming a new sponsor to this space, whose offerings extend beyond quilting to all kinds of crafty goodness. Annie’s Kit Clubs deliver creativity to your doorstep!
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My feet are sore, but my heart is happy! This weekend I spent a lot of time standing beside my longarm quilting machine, working on one of my own projects - Seafarers quilt. I’m so excited with how it’s coming out.
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Sometimes it feels so good to rediscover a project that’s been stored away. It can be exciting to get all the blocks out again and take stock of the bigger picture! That’s how I felt when I pulled out my Penny Sampler Club blocks yesterday.
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Of course, summer 2020 is not a typical summer in The Netherlands. I’ve heard a lot about how the summer holidays are supposed to go. There have been some nice surprises! Let’s talk.
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Free batting, anyone? Just order all-over or custom quilting, your choice, and you’ll receive free Quilter’s Dream batting sized correctly for your quilt. That’s up to a €76 value, depending upon your quilt!
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The world is bursting with inspiration and you are full of fantastic palettes just waiting to happen. Let’s practice finding and following inspiration via Experiment 12 in my book.
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A snapshot of community contributions for Neutrals + Story via Quilter’s Color Quest. Plus, Spice up Your Stash with my custom curated fabric bundles, available at Fenceline Fabrics.
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This weekend I got really excited about my Seafarers quilt. I love it so much, I think I’m going to have to offer it as a stand-along pattern! Let’s catch up on that progress.
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Today is new issue day for Make Modern, a beautiful magazine written by quilters for quilters and delivered digitally to creatives across the world. Patterns, interviews + ideas for the modern quilter.
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This morning over breakfast, my 15-year-old Aria chirped, “It’s 170 days until Christmas!” I kid you not. This child LOVES Christmas. Listens to Christmas music all year long. Has probably already started knitting a gift for at least one person.
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New Ice Cream Soda blocks, plus a good look at my English Paper Piecing project bag. Here’s the process and tools that work best for me. I love a take-along project for summer!
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A Picnic at the Park, anyone? Story gives you something with so much depth and texture to inspire your color and pattern choices. If you haven’t used story before, now is the time to give it a try!
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Sampler quilts are so interesting to sew, kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure book. It’s hard to see at the beginning where it is all headed, but with a little luck, by the end of the journey, the cumulative effect is quite exciting!
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