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 About a year ago I joined a bi-monthly fabric club that gave a selection of Kona solids. I can’t remember exactly how many were in each bundle, at least 12 perhaps even 15. Anyhow, I decided then that I wanted to do a Judy Martin pattern out of her book Stellar Quilts called Card Shuffle. It’s a variation of the Card Trick block using star points in the blocks. I started this quilt a year ago, after receiving the first fat quarter bundle. I picked up the last bundle a week or so ago. I’d had to ...

 I went to pick up the next batch of Kona Solids from the subscription I’ve signed up for. This was number 5 out of 6. So I was able to do a few more colour combinations for Card Shuffle. It is past the halfway point now and there are a few more combinations that can go into further rows. I also pulled out the paper pieced blocks for Circle of Friends, which was a block of the month put out by Carol Doak in 2024. I’m working on this one as a quilt as I go project, since ...

 I worked on my Judy Martin design Card Shuffle, from her book Stellar Quilts, this past weekend. I got quite a big chunk of it done. It is almost halfway finished. I might put it aside for a bit and wait for my next batch of Kona cottons from the subscription I’m in. My lovely husband acted as quilt holder. I’ve run out of floor space to lay it out. I need a greater variety of colours, so this one is going back into the waiting box. I have lots of greens and lots of blues, but I ...

 Back on Sunday I mentioned that I have been working on a project of my own and that I would write about it later this week. Life always slows down for us come the colder weather months, as it does for most people, I suppose. The quieter times, especially on the weekends has allowed  me to designate Saturdays and Sundays for my own projects. I have been signed up for a local quilt store’s Kona Solids fat quarters bundle subscription that comes every other month. I decided to use it for a Judy Martin design called Card Shuffle from ...