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Bergamot Reveal from Road Home Quilting

My writing club friend, Sylvia, asked me to design a cat quilt.

Sylvia raises those adorable Ragamuffin cats. You can contact Sylvia at KeepsakeKats.com and she will help you prepare your home for a super sweet extra fluffy kitten of your very own.

In the meantime, you can make your own Bergamot cat quilt bed runner!

Bergamot includes directions for Honey-Bun piecing and for piecing from stash/yardage. Best of all, he is available in every format:

Booklet

PDF

eBook

Do me a favor, OK? Whichever format you choose, please let me know how it looks ...

added by Ronni 3 years, 8 months ago. under bergamot , design tips , honey bun

Vintage Remake from Road Home Quilting

I found this flannel log cabin in a vintage shop some years ago.

It is small, about 30" square. The red centers are only 1/2"!

I've always wished to try recreating this very clever design.

Have you seen this block before? Does it have a name?

The leftover honeybun scraps from Bergamot cat quilt are ideal for this project!

And there are even enough scraps for two colorways; orange and white.

This is Moda bakeshop, obviously, but I haven't been able to find the collection name for you, sorry. I got this right before the lock down ...

added by Ronni 3 years, 10 months ago. under bergamot , design tips , log cabin , scraps , vintage sewing

Crazy Overlay Crochet from Road Home Quilting

Texture! My favorite aspect of crochet. This new Leisure Arts book, Overlay Crochet: 10 Projects Add Dimensions and Style to YourHome by Kristi Simpson, creates crochet texture in fabulous new ways. “Dimension and style” is no joke here. Look what I made:

Kristi’s book Features a variety of projects: table décor, pillow, box, hand towel, blanket, ottoman pouf, wall hanging (mandala), granny square style blanket (but it’s not your granny’s style!), and an amazing boho crossbody bag – which is going to be next project, for sure.

I have always shied away from colorful crochet projects because I ...

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