I got a fun email from Jeannine. She made one of our quilts, Jimmy John. Jeannine writes: Sending you a picture of my upsized Jimmy John quilt. I added one more width of the solid and striped pieces. I was making a blue quilt for a monochromatic guild challenge, and instead of cutting 96 strips …
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read moreI have two different email addresses…The one I prefer blog readers to use is joscountryjunction@gmail.com. I have a personal email as well. I only read my email twice a week. I have scheduled days that I look at it and block time out for it. I go through as much as I can during that …
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read moreI got some happy email from Rosalie. She made one of our quilts, Stars and Scraps Forever. Rosalie writes: Jo, I used your pattern and my scraps to make this quilt. I started cutting in May using Accuquilt. I took it to a retreat in June and then kept working on it. Finished and sent …
read moreOne of my favorite things is featuring your version of our quilts on the blog. I think seeing how other people transform our quilts into their beauties is so fun!! Today it’s Juli’s turn to wow us with her version of Ariel’s Wedding Quilt. Oh my. I love it!!! The turquoise is so fun!! Juli …
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read moreI got an email from Becky. She just recently found the blog. Becky writes: I just discovered your page, because I was inspired to make a quilt from a pattern I saw in June 2015 American Patchwork Quilting magazine. I had saved the pattern and after going to the July 4th parade, I decided I …
read moreOne of my favorite things as a designer is seeing how you take one of the quilts Kelli and I designed and make your own. Today is one of those days when I can share a quilt made by you! In this case, it’s a Piccadilly Circus quilt, and it was made by Brenda. Brenda …
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read moreI have a regular feature here on the blog called Made by You. We have free patterns listed on the right sidebar of the blog, we have a book Country Girl Modern, and we have patterns often featured in magazines. We have so many of you are taking those patterns and making them in your …
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read moreI have a little series of posts called Made By YOU! It features quilts that were made from patterns my daughter Kelli and I designed. We have had many patterns published in magazines. We have a published quilt book, Country Girl Modern. You can find it HERE. We also have a lot of free patterns here …
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read moreI have a little series of posts called Made By YOU! It features quilts that were made from patterns my daughter Kelli and I designed. We have had many patterns published in magazines. We have a published quilt book, Country Girl Modern. You can find it HERE. We also have a lot of free patterns here …
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read moreBack in 2023, I made this quilt, Oregon or Bust, designed by Bonnie Hunter. The quilt comes from the book Scraps and Shirttails II. It came out way back in 2011. By the way, this book is currently being offered for free if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription. I used the pattern but made changes similar to …
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read moreI have a little series of posts called Made By YOU! It features quilts that were made from patterns my daughter Kelli and I designed. We have had many patterns published in magazines. We have a published quilt book, Country Girl Modern. You can find it HERE. We also have a lot of free patterns here …
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read moreI have a little series of posts called Made By YOU! It features quilts that were made from patterns my daughter Kelli and I designed. We have had many patterns published in magazines. We have a published quilt book, Country Girl Modern. You can find it HERE. We also have a lot of free patterns here …
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read moreI have a little series of posts called Made By YOU! It features quilts that were made from patterns my daughter Kelli and I designed. We have had many patterns published in magazines. We have a published quilt book, Country Girl Modern. You can find it HERE. We also have a lot of free patterns here …
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read moreI have a little series of posts called Made By YOU! It features quilts that were made from patterns my daughter Kelli and I designed. We have had many patterns published in magazines. We have a published quilt book, Country Girl Modern. You can find it HERE. We also have a lot of free patterns …
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read moreI was reading email and came across my favorite type of emails…the Made by YOU! emails. This one was from Laurie L in Meridian Idaho. She writes:“I don’t think I’ve ever sent this to you. I finished it last year. It is one of my very favorite quilts! I love it so much, and I …
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read moreOne of my favorite things in my email inbox is notes from you. I recently received an email from Donna. She wrote: “I have to thank you for posting your Brick House Quilt. I finally got my first one quilted!! I have made 2 quilts both large Queens. Attached is the one that is quilted. …
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read moreOne of our all time most downloaded patterns is Ariel’s Wedding quilt. The quilt is jelly roll friendly and is a quick quilt to make with very little talent needed for matching seams. At the time I made it, I was a bit at a loss. The gals that were getting married all were decorating …
read moreBlog reader Marianne sent me a recent email that made me smile. She wrote:“Hi Jo, Here are my version of your Bow ties and your Meet in the Middle. They have both been donated to our local hospital.” Here is her version of my Bow Tie quilt. I love the colors…Perfect for a guy. Here …
read moreI love seeing quilt that readers make using our patterns. I’ve had LOTS of people make our quilt Picadilly Circus. I think that is because I did the three part YouTube series on how to make it. Today, I have two blog readers who are sharing their quilts. First up is Linda in the UK. …
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read moreI’m crawling through old emails and found this gem from Julie in MN. She writes: I’ve been reading your blog for a very long time. I’d like to share a quilt I made using your Moment of Zen pattern. There is a backstory to this quilt…Way back in 2012, I followed the “Sew Sweet” Moda Blog …
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