This quilt design is not mine; it’s a pattern called Concert from the book Quilt Modern Curves & Bold Stripes. Comfort Circle quilt bee did a fantastic job sewing this intermediate quilt block. Look how well those stripes match up!
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I’ve been wanting to sew this block since I saw a friend making it at a sewing retreat in 2012. Isn’t that funny? How did it take me this long? The paper piecing pattern I’ve developed for this block can be used to make a braid of any length desired!
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Aria is really hard to shop for these days, but I had a late epiphany that I could make her something to do with knitting. She loves to knit, and said she said could use another yarn-keeper. This bento bag is super easy to sew!
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My new scrap drawer system in my Dutch sewing room is a little smaller than what I had in the States. That’s as it should be, as everything is smaller here. I’m getting used to it! But do you know what I found when I was putting scraps away?
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Introducing, Iridescent! My latest work in progress is a new pattern in my Color Mentor series. Are you color-curious? This scrappy string quilt is poised to broaden your horizons.
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A quilter at work: trimmings, triangles, tools. A book in the background or a child underfoot. In batches or snatches, something lovely comes.
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It's finished! This Moody Strings scrap quilt was so satisfying to piece. The idea was born out of practicality, because I really needed to use up my scraps
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This weekend I had a lovely crafterday making string blocks while Rora slept. On a project like this, I become fully immersed in the Choosing - which color, which pattern...
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Do you know what I think when I buy a new dining chair with a padded seat? I think Patchwork. It's so easy to wrap and staple a dining chair cushion with quilted patchwork.
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String-a-ling-ing-along. That's me. All week I've caught moments in the early morning or just before dark to stitch at my string blocks. I'm doing them quilt-as-you go
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Thrift is at the heart of patchwork. In baskets, bins, drawers and jars all over the world, we tuck away the trimmings from other projects until we have enough for something new. Something Made From Scrap.
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Do you know what I found when I finished my Lake Cabin baby quilt top? Scraps. Lots of leftover scraps. Those suckers are resilient. But so am I!
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Time to hit the scraps! I'm feeling the itch to clean out my scrap bins. Maybe it's the sunny spring time weather? I'm going to indulge in some simple, repetitive piecing
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