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May 20, 2023
RSC Week 20 - May is Orange from Grandma's Red Needle

 Hello everyone! 
Any progress on Orange - the RSC color for May, hosted by Angela over at SOScrappy
I'm a bit behind, but will get there eventually. I have been busy finishing the purple quilt top. More about that in another blog post. 

Orange. Orange has never been a favorite color and that is visible in my stash; approximately 4.5 yards.


Some of them may be seen as yellow with orange, like #6 from left. The spots are orange and since I have only a few, I chose to use it as orange. I had already cut the squares ...

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March 8, 2023
Too Many Bunnies and Busy Quilting Week from Grandma's Red Needle

 One week into March! Any progress on my sewing table? 
Let's see what I've done: 
- Table toppers from this post are quilted and trimmed, bindings cut. 
- Table runner is thread basted (ran out of quilting thread, more on the way)
- Pink girly quilt is trimmed and binding cut
- One big and two small GREEN blocks for the Swirling Stars Quilt and RSC
- two small blocks for the same in BLUE
- Cut white background fabric for the Swirling Stars Quilt's remaining blocks
- 4 Pinwheel star blocks for the Star Streams (blue) quilt

Any progress on UFOs? Nope! 
The ...

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July 18, 2022
Simply Delightful Fabrics by Sherri & Chelsi from A Quilting Life

Simply Delightful Fabrics by Sherri & Chelsi featured by Top US Quilt Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, friends, and happy Monday! I’m so happy to share with you our upcoming collection: Simply Delightful Fabrics by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda fabrics. This beautiful collection of essential prints and colors is one we’ve been happily sewing with for the past couple of months. There will be lots of gorgeous quilts to share, […]

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April 26, 2022
Seashore Drive Fabric Update from A Quilting Life

Seashore Drive Fabric Update featured by Top US Quilt Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, friends! I’m happy to share a Seashore Drive Fabric Update. The Seashore Drive collection which was scheduled to ship in January has arrived. It should be arriving at your favorite quilt shops any day. I have a few updates here for those of you who might be looking for pre-orders and more! Seashore Drive […]

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April 12, 2022
10 Tips for Choosing Fabric for a Quilt from A Quilting Life

10 Tips for Choosing Fabric for a Quilt featured by Top US Quilt Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing 10 Tips for Choosing Fabric for a Quilt. I originally posted about this topic back in 2015 and get frequent questions and requests for suggestions and help. So, using my original post as a starting point I’ve added in several more ideas that I’ve come up with over the past […]

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March 22, 2022
Seashore Drive & Emma Bella Solids Coordinates from A Quilting Life

Seashore Drive & Emma Bella Solids Coordinates featured by Top US Quilt Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, friends! I’m stopping in today to share the Seashore Drive & Emma Bella Solids Coordinates. I know it’s been a long wait for our Seashore Drive Collection, but it looks like shipping is just around the corner. And while our Emma collection won’t ship until September, I thought I’d add the Bella solids coordinates […]

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March 18, 2022
Emma Fabric Collection Pre-Orders from A Quilting Life

Emma Fabric Collection Pre-Orders

Today I’m stopping in to share the links for the Emma Fabric Collection Pre-Orders. These beautiful fabrics will not be shipping until September or October of 2022. But orders have to be placed in the next few weeks to ensure delivery. Get all of the information and details below. Emma Fabric Collection Pre-Orders Country Home […]

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January 24, 2022
Not all blizzards are blue: WINTER GAMES FABRICS from Nestlings By Robin

 When I first designed Winter Games,
I went in with that old taught color
theory that Winter, cold, snow, 
ice, etc. all equated to a 
blue and white color palette.

That doesn't have to be true!

Entering into this quilt along
with you, 10 years after 
making the original, I realized how
much my fabric choices 
and color palette 
have changed as I studied
what was truly pleasing to me!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1163772155/winter-games-quilt-pattern-pdf?click_key=6c05efa9ae6fcfd7ac81a0a4a5d9d6f1aad16b8b%3A1163772155&click_sum=c5529b2b&ref=shop_home_active_10&sts=1

So, I will be making my 
new version in lovely
muted colors of 
taupe and gray and mustard.
Not sure I have the exact yardage 
I need for each ...

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September 10, 2021
Seashore Drive + Sincerely Yours Fabrics Update from A Quilting Life

Seashore Drive + Sincerely Yours Fabric Update featured by Top US Quilting Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, everyone, and happy Friday! I just want to stop in quickly to give you a Seashore Drive + Sincerely Yours Fabrics Update. I know it’s been super hard to keep up with fabric arrival times due to all of the shipping issues causing delays. Keep reading for details on arrival and shipping dates for […]

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August 20, 2021
A Whimsical Holiday With Cozy & Magical + Plaid Of My Dreams Fabrics by Maureen Cracknell from Art Gallery Fabrics-The Creative Blog

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Happy Holidays, Makers! 

I know we are in the middle of August but here at the Studio, it might as well be Christmas! It’s a nostalgic day today because we are releasing Maureen Cracknell’s latest collection releases, Cozy & Magical and Plaid Of My Dreams! Celebrating cherished traditions like decorating the tree with twinkling ornaments, wrapping presents, and cozy sweaters, these whimsical prints have everything you need to make holiday sewing magical. This is Maureen’s second-holiday collection and it was meant to coordinate with her first collection “Cozy & Joyful” while still being ...

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July 30, 2021
Zen Mode with Vert Fusion Fabrics from Art Gallery Fabrics-The Creative Blog

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Hi, fabric friends!

Here at AGF, we love coming up with innovative designs and pushing the definition of what low volume prints mean, so we added a little spice! In some of our past Fusions, we released collections like Ballerina Fusion and Serenity Fusion that were based on the same idea but with a twist. Ballerina Fusion had a hint of pink, Serenity Fusion had a tint of blue, and now with our latest release of Vert Fusion, our approach was sage and aloe tones. 

If you’re new to AGF, our Fusions are a mixture of prints from other ...

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June 28, 2021
FLOURISH QAL: Supplies from Nestlings By Robin

 We are only 3 days away 
from this fun and inspiring quilt along!
So Exciting!!

Last time we talked FABRICS!
If you are new to the conversation,
go read the introduction HERE
We will wait...
Ok, now that you are back, 
let's talk supplies.
Some of my favorite supplies!
My swirly twirly designs
are back for this project
as well but I wrote the
whole pattern for 
fusible applique' and 
that is what we will 
focus on throughout
the QAL.

 *Still love the Magic sizing 
for PRESSING my seams.
*You see my favorite 
Bohin pencil is back.
That will ...

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June 26, 2021
FLOURISH QAL: Fabrics from Nestlings By Robin

 The first exciting step in starting a new
project....FABRICS!! 
YAY! YIPPEE! YAHOO!

I had a lovely floral print, 
"First Impressions" designed by
Mary Anne Henderson 
from Red Hen Fabrics 
for Northcott 
that started it for me.
The color is true in the pic above.
I used the colors in the print
to pull my applique' and other
piecing fabrics.

 I placed a ruler over the 
fabric so you can get 
an idea of the print scale.
This print worked perfectly 
with the size of the templates.
You want a small to medium
print so that the fun details show ...

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May 14, 2021
Bramble Blooms from Nestlings By Robin

 The May issue of AQ Magazine is out and you will 
find my Bramble Blooms within its fine pages.

Let's talk fabrics:)

My fabric supplier was very
generous with this HARLOW 
collection from Northcott.
There is some truth to having too many decisions:)

Sometimes you need to try a new
technique, quilt style, or in this
case, a new block.

I have an affinity for pinwheel
blocks and tried something new 
this time by splitting one square of 
a half-square triangle set up 
before stitching together.  
It gives some fun extra movement.

Then you chain piece
every step of ...

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May 6, 2021
AGF Collection Reveals: 2021 Part 2 from Art Gallery Fabrics-The Creative Blog

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Here at AGF, we celebrate a lot of holidays but there are a few dates that are on our calendar that we treat the same… COLLECTION REVEALS! They are here and here’s where we show you what we’ve been working so hard on for the last couple of months. We are so thankful and proud to have this opportunity to continue bringing you original designs & beautiful fabric collections. Although last year was a hard one for everyone, it was a time that allowed us to get together and work even harder! We strive on having the prettiest fabrics ...

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April 14, 2021
Patchwork Stars Quilt + More from A Quilting Life

Patchwork Stars Quilt featured by Top US Quilting Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, friends! Happy Wednesday! Today I’m sharing a few fun things including a new pattern, the Patchwork Stars Quilt pattern. I’m also sharing a few other fun goodies in the shop and the pre-orders for the Sincerely Yours Project packages. Patchwork Stars Quilt The Happy Days project packages have been shipped, and so it’s time […]

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January 18, 2021
Holly Jolly Christmas from From the Strawberry Patch...

You might remember those "Stitch Pink" blocks that were published daily by Moda back in October. I downloaded them all and stitched them up in Christmas fabrics instead, this wall quilt contains twenty five of them. The remaining five are destined to appear in a future table runner. After Christmas I got this loaded onto Snowbird and quilted it with a wonderful new (to me) pantograph by Urban

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Holly Jolly Christmas from From the Strawberry Patch...

You might remember those "Stitch Pink" blocks that were published daily by Moda back in October. I downloaded them all and stitched them up in Christmas fabrics instead, this wall quilt contains twenty five of them. The remaining five are destined to appear in a future table runner. After Christmas I got this loaded onto Snowbird and quilted it with a wonderful new (to me) pantograph by Urban

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December 21, 2020
New Quilt Project from Quilting Stories

Fabrics leftovers

Fabrics leftovers

Fabric shelves

Fabric shelves

Panettone

It has been a long time since I started a new quilting project. Missing quilting...
After reorganizing my closet I found various leftovers, among which those solid colors, and I wonder wether they could match or not in a new quilt. I am thinking of a simple and quickly sewn quilt like a nine patch or a four patch.

I love the four patch quilts but I always found the most difficult to match the colors, and was often disappointed with the result. Sometimes the most simple things are the most difficult to succeed in.

As regards my fabric shelves ...

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September 17, 2020
Happy Days Quilt Kits & More from A Quilting Life

Happy Days Quilt Kits & More featured by Top US Quilting Blog, A Quilting Life

Hello, and happy Thursday everyone! Today I’m sharing the pre-order information for the Happy Days Quilt Kits I will have available. I’m also offering something fun for next year’s Quilting Life Block of the Month and have a few other things to let you know about as well. Happy Days Quilt Kits | Sweet I […]

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